Eco-Schools Digital Toolkit: Sustainability in Action

Resource overview:
Eco-Schools Digital Toolkit is an online platform offering lesson plans, interactive resources, and practical activities to engage students in sustainability and environmental citizenship. It provides structured guidance for auditing environmental practices, planning initiatives, and implementing actions in school communities. Students learn about topics such as waste management, energy efficiency, biodiversity, and sustainable development goals. The platform encourages hands-on learning, project-based experiences, and critical thinking, while linking local actions to global sustainability issues.

In the classroom:

Teachers can guide students through sustainability audits of their school, develop action plans for improving recycling and energy use, or run campaigns promoting biodiversity on school grounds. Students can track progress over time and present findings digitally or in displays. The toolkit supports both independent and group work, making it ideal for fostering environmental leadership and civic responsibility.

Five features teachers may find useful:

• Curriculum-aligned lesson plans and practical activities.

• Interactive digital tools for tracking projects and outcomes.

• Encourages student-led initiatives and project-based learning.

• Adaptable to different school contexts and year levels.

• Supports integration of local actions with global sustainability goals.

Australian Curriculum links:

• Year 5: AC9HS5S06 – Use digital tools to communicate ideas about sustainability.

• Year 7: AC9HS7K04 – Explore human impact on environments.

• Year 9: AC9HS9S06 – Plan and evaluate environmental initiatives.