Pope Francis highlights the importance of ecology within our Catholic faith tradition. There is a clear and strong mandate from scripture and the papal encyclical, Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home for us to be stewards of God’s creation. But, where do we start on this journey?

This course provides resources and examples of how to embed ecological thinking and practices at a whole school level. It provides a strategic approach to enacting the key messages of Laudato Si along with ways to build capacity and bring colleagues along with you on this journey.

Assessment & Accreditation Criteria

This course has been approved by Brisbane Catholic Education as a Professional Development Program for Maintaining Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School and Maintaining of Accreditation to Teach Religion in a Catholic School.

This course has been approved by Cairns Catholic Education Services for Accreditation to Teach Religion in a Catholic School. Staff who complete a course and would like the hours to contribute to their Accreditation hours need to email their certificate of completion to reaccreditation@cns.catholic.edu.au so that the hours can be recorded on iLearn.

This course has been approved by Townsville Catholic Education. Teachers who complete online modules through Little Earthies are eligible to receive six hours per course towards Accreditation to Teach RE up to a maximum of 12 hours. To have modules included for Accreditation to Teach RE purposes, teachers must forward the certificate of completion via email to the Administration Assistant, Catholic Identity and Indigenous Education Services, Townsville Catholic Education.