Our aim is to impart the skills, knowledge, and enduring commitment to practise sustainability within and beyond our community. We do this through our:
Learning for sustainability is rigorously embedded across the curriculum and aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and capacity to respond effectively for the benefit of all.
Our curriculum goes beyond raising awareness and seeks to engage students with environmental issues from multiple perspectives through rigorous discourse based on sound research. Queenwood is committed to providing opportunities for students to learn about sustainability in the curriculum through:
Mapping and supporting environmental content across the curriculum
Ensuring curriculum content is rigorous
Looking at issues and solutions through multiple perspectives
Professional development for staff on sustainability
Indigenous educators sharing ancient and contemporary environmental wisdom
A Queenwood education aims to motivate and equip young women to respond to complex environmental challenges.
This rests on our conviction that every student can be an agent of change through her individual and collective contributions. We encourage students to make sustainable, informed choices and Queenwood offers a range of projects to learn about sustainability beyond the curriculum. Some examples include:
Clean up events
School newsletter and magazine articles
Junior School sustainable garden
Senior School bush tucker garden
Earth Hour and consumption reduction campaigns
Fashion swaps and ethical fashion learning
Reuse campaigns to collect and donate products to our key charities
Whole school sustainability education through assembly presentations, guest speakers and Wellbeing sessions
Project based learning including:
Solar powered town in the Junior School
QUTE, a solar powered utility vehicle built by the Senior School Engineering Club
Solar Racing Club
A Sustainability Committee
We are committed to ensure sustainability on our physical campuses and in our daily operations.
Sustainability is at the forefront of our planning to maintain and develop our sites. This includes energy and water consumption, architecture, waste management, and operational processes. Queenwood is committed to responsible design and management of our facilities through:
Green energy providers for electricity
LED light bulbs across all campuses
Solar panel roll out
Reuse of used solar panels to build an EV charging station
Minimal use of heating and cooling systems
Green focus on new campus design
Modifications to existing buildings and systems to increase efficiency
Reduction of water use, utilising rainwater tanks and filtered water taps
Prioritising local, native plants and sustainable garden design
Monitoring use of non-renewable energy to ensure there is a downward trend
Selecting furniture and fittings with eco-credentials
We prioritise the efficient use of materials through:
Automatic lighting control systems to minimise electricity use
Moving towards paperless processes
Sustainable consumption of water
Canteen and catering prioritising the use of reusable and biodegradable materials
Waste-sorting bins and nude lunch campaigns
If you would like to offer material support to our sustainability initiatives through the Building Fund, your contribution would be very welcome. Philanthropic support accelerates the pace at which we can deliver projects and we are grateful to the alumnae and parents who contribute. Donations can be made through the Support Us page linked below or contact development.office@queenwood.nsw.edu.au or contact +61 2 8968 7704.