Junior Landcare | Environmental Education for children

Help children to learn about the environment and how they can help to protect it.

Explore Learning Activities focused on biodiversity, food production, First Nations perspectives and waste management.

Help children to get out, get active and make a difference.

Junior Landcare empowers the next generation.

Costa welcomes Junior Landcarers

Aware, Empowered, Active

Joining forces with Junior Landcare as the Ambassador, Costa is working with the team to encourage the next generation of Landcarers to get out, get active and make a difference in the environment around them. Watch Costa’s welcome video!

2020/2021 Impact

Your support creates an impact in local communities across Australia

Funding for Junior Landcare Grants

Participating schools, early learning centres & youth groups

Australian children participating in Junior Landcare projects

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Photo Costa Georgiadis with text and graphics

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Explore grants

Junior Landcare grants helps to bring sustainability into classrooms across Australia to help children learn how to care for their local environment. Grants can be offered to schools, early childhood centres, before and after school centres and youth groups.

Inspire the next generation of Landcarers

Read case studies for great ideas on how you can encourage the children in your life to get involved in a Junior Landcare project at home, in the classroom or in the community.

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Inspire the next generation of Landcarers

Read case studies for great ideas on how you can encourage the children in your life to get involved in a Junior Landcare project at home, in the classroom or in the community.

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Learning Activities ready-to-go

It’s easy to bring Landcare into the classroom with over 60 Junior Landcare Learning Activities aligned to the school curriculum for all age groups. You can even schedule your lessons around environmental days.

Explore the Educator Hub

For educators and landcare facilitators, additional education resources and Professional Development tools will help you get the most from the Junior Landcare Learning Centre. Thanks to Woolworths Supermarkets for supporting the Junior Landcare Learning Centre.

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Explore the Education Hub

For educators and landcare facilitators, additional education resources and Professional Development tools will help you get the most from the Junior Landcare Learning Centre. Thanks to Woolworths Supermarkets for supporting the Junior Landcare Learning Centre.

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Meet the winner of the 2022 Woolworths Junior Landcare Team Award

Read about the small bush school in far west NSW that has won the 2022 Woolworths Junior Landcare Team Award, which recognises a school, youth organisation or young community landcare team that is implementing landcare practices and inspiring those around them in the process.

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Is your school on the Woolworths Junior Landcare map?

Explore the Woolworths Junior Landcare map to see the thousands of schools who have a received a grant. Is your local school involved in?

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Connect with other Educators, Landcare groups, & Landcare professionals

Share experiences, best practice, ideas and resources in the Junior Landcare Topic on Landcarer.com.au.

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Junior Landcare Groups

Find your nearest Junior Landcare Group or start a new one. More than 12,000 Junior Landcare groups and schools are registered on the National Landcare Directory.

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Junior Landcare Community

Explore environmental education organisations with a common vision to provide children the opportunity to play an active role in ensuring the safe future of their environment.