CHCECE012/CHCECE013 Project: Children, World & Sustainable Practice

This assignment provides a comprehensive solution for a project related to CHCECE012 and CHCECE013, focusing on supporting children to connect with their world through sustainable practices in an early childhood education setting. It addresses various aspects such as introducing children of different age groups to the natural environment, promoting respect for the environment, and integrating sustainable practices like recycling and waste reduction into children's activities. The project also considers the inclusion of children with disabilities and emphasizes the importance of creating safe and supportive outdoor spaces. Furthermore, it discusses environmental, social, and economic sustainability strategies, the role of Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs), and the utilization of resources from organizations like ACECQA. The solution provides practical examples and insights into how children and adults can participate in sustainable practices, fostering environmental awareness and responsibility.

SUBJECT CHCECE012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS
Topic 1
1.1
There are different kinds of strategies that can be used to introduce an infant, toddler,
preschooler and a school aged child to the natural environment and outdoor space, such as:
 Infant and toddlers who can crawl should be brought outside in a safe natural environment
should be allowed to crawl in order to explore natural environment and outdoor space
themselves under adult supervision. This will directly help them in exploring outdoor space.
 Pre-schoolers can be brought to play stations like park etc. o that they can play with nature,
and get comfortable with natural environment but before that safety of children should be
kept first especially for children with special needs because such students cannot explore
outdoor space on their own without safety. So, for such pre-schoolers with special needs
proper siting safe spot should be ensured with comfortable siting arrangements at various
levels
 school-age children should be introduced to playgrounds with different playing things such
as sandboxes, self-constructive forts etc. So that they enhance their creative thinking,
imaginative thinking etc.
1.2
There are various ways in which one can show respect and care to environment, such as:
by using reusable bags and avoiding usage of plastic bags, recycling and use things as much as
possible. Other than this, by abiding wastage of water, electricity, non-renewable resources etc.
By planting more and more trees and avoid cutting down or removal of trees or plants.
1.3
Recycling boxes is an ideal activity for children in which they can participate as it involves
recycled resources to be used. Parents can work with children for covering boxes with white
papers, cutting it into different shapes using natural resources such as pipes, thread etc. children
can also use paint, flowers etc for decorating boxes that are required to be recycled.
1.4
Australian government website of department of water, Agriculture and environment all
the information data related to environment can be found
(https://www.environment.gov.au/about-us/environmental-information-data). Four items that can
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be found in resource kit of sustainable programs of children are: natural materials (like laves,
flowers) that can be involved in activity that involves touch, home-made materials (like rattles,
balls, wooden blocks etc.) for making children understand shapes, natural resources (such as
coconut shell, bamboo, plastic bowls etc.) for making children learn about safe space, and play
items like sand to enhance creativity of children.
1.5
 Ways in which development of life skills in children in growing and preparing food can be
promoted are: life cycle of plants and animals can be explained to development of plants and
animals. They can be taught bout where food comes from and how it looks like before it is
seen on plates and ways in which it is prepared, ways in which plants are taken care of, what
happened when a food is squeezed.
Considerations that should be kept in mind while creating these spaces for children are: safe
gardening space should be chosen which is not harmful for children.
 Ways in which development of life skills in children in waste reduction and recycling can be
promoted are: by making children choose items that have less packaging and for this
discussion about packaging, types of packaging and ways in which it can be reused can be
discussed.
Considerations that should be kept in mind while creating these spaces for children are:
recyclable waste bins should be kept so that children can understand ways in which waste
products can be converted into useful things.
Topic 2
2.1
Environment sustainability strategy: by adopting dry clots for packaging instead of using oil-
based plastic for packaging. This can help in addressing sustainability as reduction of plastic use
can reduce carbon emission
Social sustainability strategy: By reducing discrimination in schools and making all kinds of
children work together on a same project. This can help in addressing sustainability as it can help
in creating a diverse community.
Economic sustainability strategy: recycling most of the waste and using it for various purposes
such as storing something etc. This can help in addressing sustainability as it can directly help in
reducing waste.
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2.2
There re few areas that can help in identifying sustainable practices and opportunities for change,
those areas are: environment, social economic.
Environment sustainable practices opportunities for change can be identified in following ways:
natural resources can be used for energy generation for reducing usage of non-renewable
resources
Social sustainable practices opportunities for change can be identified in following ways: making
all the students from different background work together for enhancing equality and diversity
among children.
Economic sustainable practices opportunities for change can be identified in following ways: by
using recyclable waste bins to reduce waste.
2.3
Packaging of books and other stationary things used by children warrants changes in education
and care services. In order to ensure sustainability either cloth bags can be used or digital
technology can be used to replace books.
2.4
QIP is quality improvement plan whose main aim is to help education providers to self- assess
their performance in delivering quality education and care and plan for future improvements. It
servs in enhancing overall quality of education and care.
Topic 3
Two experiences to provide insight of how children and adult can participate in
sustainable practices are:
 By educating children of ways in which care of plants can be taken care of and by pouring
their water bottle water in plants instead of throwing it, sustainable practices can be
explained to children for saving water and growing more plants.
 By encouraging children to use recyclable paper, hand made reusable waste bins instead of
using fresh papers and non- renewable binds.
Topic 4
4.1
Copies of the NQF, NQS and EYLF information can be accessed through ACECQA
(Australian Children's Education& Care Quality Authority) and states Regulatory Authority. All
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kinds of advice, support and information about the NQS, NQF and EYLF be found on website of
ACECQA.
Five outcomes of EYLF where information can be found are:
 Children have strong sense of identify
 Children are connected with and contribute to their world
 Children have strong sense of wellbeing
 Children are confident and involve learners
 Children are effective communicators
4.2
Quality area 3 of national Quality Standard ensure that physical environment s, suitable, safe and
provides a diverse and risk experiences to children that promote their learning and development.
PERFORMANCE TASKS
Task 1
Children can be provided with natural and recycled materials in indoor and outdoor
environments such as: providing leaves for printing, feathers for painting, using mud or sand for
building castles etc.
Interdependence between people, plants, animals and the land can be explained to children by
explaining ways in which animals are dependent upon land and plants for food and living, plants
are dependent upon animals so that that land can be used for making it fertile and for growth of
plants, this interdependence can be explained.
Different kinds of information should be shared with children to access resources about
environment so that they can learn impact of human activities of environment. This provision of
information about different human activities and environment can directly help children in
learning impact of people upon environment and other environment related activities.
For promoting life skills in the growing and preparation of food, waste reduction and recycling,
children can be provided with certain task to participate into such as panting trees and taking care
of those trees, asking them to prepare something from waste cardboards etc.
Task 2
Current sustainability practices: only recycling of waste products sustainability practices adopted
at workplace.
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Instead od spray cleaners soap water mixed with spirit and vinegar can be used. Instead of
disinfectant wipes neat vinegar can be used.
Changes in sustainable practices that can be adopted is using water in an appropriate manner by
reducing wastage of water such as water used for washing hands can be used for planting or
toilet cleaning.
By changing hand washing system so that all the water used for washing hands is collected and
can be used variety of different purposes so that usage and wastage of water can be reduced.
Task 3
By providing sustainable practices education to children and encouraging them to participate in
such practices like using clots as carry bags instead of plastic.
By using recyclable material wherever possible and by encouraging children to turn off light
whenever possible.
Encouraging involvement of children in recycling papers, using used paper in making creative
things etc.
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