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Mazda Foundation Grant
Special Green Teams Project
(For schools in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria only)
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Background:
Each year Millennium Kids conducts a "Postcard to the New Millennium"
campaign where young people from around Australia have the opportunity
to develop project ideas about how they can help the environment.
Schools in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria
nominated projects that fell into the following categories:
- Adopt Regional Tree Planting Project
- Adopt a Local Threatened Native Species Project
- Water Resources and Pollution Project
Nominate a Project:
The Mazda Foundation has kindly sponsored the development of three
Special Green Teams Projects in 2001. Millennium Kids aims to identify
three core projects by 31st May 2001. If your school has
a project idea that falls into one of the three categories listed
above then fill in the Mazda Foundation
Grant form in the Forms section along with an outline of your
intended project.
Project Criteria:
A Green Teams Project must:
- Be set up on a voluntary basis where young people who want
to be involved in it have identified the project.
- Be of a particular concern to the young people and something
about which they feel they can take practical action.
- Provide practical Training and hands on opportunities so that
young people can measure the practical successes and devlop useful
skills as well.
- Be set up so that it supports project self management by young
people.
- Supply progress reports at least two a year, to the Millennium
Kids Youth Board and Council.
- Encourage young people tpo express their views on environmental
and citizenship issues in their local community, particularl\ily
through the media.
- Be of benefit to the environment.
- Participants in a Green Teams Project must present a report,
written or multi media presentation, that can be tabled at the
Millennium Kids Helping Kids Environmental Conference.
Grant Details:
Schools that are selected as a Special Green Teams Project will
receive a grant of $2500.00 to go towards on the grounds costs associated
with their project development. Winners will receive a Grant Agreement
that will need to be signed by a representing agency (school, service
club or local council) and a final report detailing activities and
budget expenditure will need to be forwarded to the Millennium Kids
Office by 1st October 2001.
For more information about this grant call 08 9388 9377 or contact
us at info@millenniumkids.com.au
For an example of project development see tables below.
Basic Project Plans
Adopt a Regional Tree Planting Project
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General Tasks
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School Based Action
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| School based activities to learn about Landcare |
Identify the Landcare issue in their state. Communicate
with Landcare stakeholders |
| Identify range of conservation needs. |
Undertake a site visit to area of need. |
| Liaise with community stakeholders.
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Meet with community stakeholders to
identify issues and discuss plan of action kids could undertake.
Consult with stakeholders as to the species required to address
issue. |
| Identify a particular project activity that the
young people want to become involved in. |
Students identify regional tree planting project
for the year.Students undertake propagation and seed collection
training program.Infrastructure support identified for ongoing
needs of program i.e. build shadehouse. |
| Develop implementation plan for project. |
Submit implementation plan to Millennium Kids
and other stakeholders for feedback. |
| Participate in activity. |
Site visit for tree planting activity.Take photographs
for public relations purposes. |
| Undertake local publicity |
Students write media release and photograph about
their Millennium Kids Green Team tree planting activities and
submit to Millennium Kids for their website.
Students also distribute story and photo to local media, school
newsletter and local Council. |
| Monitor and evaluate progress |
Write 2 progress reports based on Millennium Kids
Evaluation Criteria and submit to Millennium Kids. Based on
this, the Clean Up Australia Foundation will write a twelve
month progress reports to funder (Mazda Foundation). |
| Conference report to Millennium Kids |
Prepare mini presentation in video( 3.30 minutes),
power point for showcasing at the Millennium Kids conference.
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Adopt a Local Threatened Native Species Project
(QLD)
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General Tasks
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School Based Action
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| School based activities to learn about the animal
habitat and breeding behaviours. |
Identify range of native animals being endangered.
Research animals native to the local area. |
| Identify range of conservation needs. |
Undertake a site visit to area of need or zoo
to learn what possible role can be undertaken by students |
| Liaise with community stakeholders.
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Meet with community stakeholders to
identify issues and discuss plan of action kids could undertake.
Consult with stakeholders as to the species to be addressed.
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| Identify a particular project activity that the
young people want to become involved in. |
Students identify particular animal they want
to adopt for the year.Students determine actions they will undertake
to protect or conserve the animal.Infrastructure support identified
for ongoing needs of program eg building frog friendly gardens. |
| Develop implementation plan for project. |
Submit implementation plan to Millennium Kids
for feedback |
| Participate in activity. |
Site visit for animal conservation or preservation
activity.
Take photographs for public relations purposes. |
| Undertake local publicity |
Undertake local publicity Students write media
release and photograph about their Millennium Kids Green Team
native animal conservation/preservation activities and submit
to Millennium Kids for their website.
Students also distribute story and photo to local media, school
newsletter and local Council. |
| Monitor and evaluate progress |
Write 2 progress reports based on Millennium Kids
Evaluation Criteria and submit to Millennium Kids. Based on
this, the Clean Up Australia Foundation will write a twelve
month progress reports to funder (Mazda Foundation). |
| Conference report to Millennium Kids |
Prepare mini presentation in video(3.30
minutes) , power point for showcasing at the Millennium Kids
conference. |
Water Resources and Pollution Project
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General Tasks
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School Based Action
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| School based activities to learn about local water
issues. |
Identify range of water resource and pollution
issues.
Research local area water issues. |
| Identify range of conservation needs |
Undertake a site visit to area of need so students
can "see" what possible role can be undertaken by students. |
| Liaise with community stakeholders. |
Meet with community stakeholders to identify issues
and discuss plan of action kids could undertake. |
| Identify particular project activity that young
people want to become involved in. |
Students identify particular water problem they
want to adopt for the year.Students determine actions they will
undertake to address the water issue.Infrastructure support
identified for ongoing needs of program eg water quality monitoring |
| Develop implementation plan for project. |
Develop and submit implementation plan to Millennium
Kids for feedback |
| Participate in activity |
Site visit for testing or monitoring in partnership
with local government or other agency.
Take photographs for public relations purposes. |
| Undertake local publicity |
Students write media release and photograph about
their Millennium Kids Green Team native animal conservation/preservation
activities and submit to Millennium Kids for their website.
Students also distribute story and photo to local media, school
newsletter and local Council. |
| Monitor and evaluate progress |
Write 2 progress reports based on Millennium Kids
Evaluation Criteria and submit to Millennium Kids. Based on
this, the Clean Up Australia Foundation will write a twelve
month progress reports to funder (Mazda Foundation). |
| Conference report to Millennium Kids |
Prepare mini presentation in video(3.30 minutes),
power point for showcasing at the Millennium Kids conference.
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