Earthwatch Australia Teach Live

Welcome to teachers, their schools and students

Earthwatch Institute is an independent, non-profit environmental organisation. Our mission is to engage people worldwide in scientific research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment. Earthwatch gives people the opportunity to be involved in scientific field research by becoming a member of a research team.

“Earthwatch were always an efficient and inspiring organisation in my dealings with them. I would like to thank them for the opportunity to be involved with an organisation that gives people a way to be involved in genuine useful scientific research through this TeachLive program. Earthwatch has a vision that in the current climate is becoming ever more important to see fulfilled.”

2009 TeachLive Teacher, Geraldton, WA

Earthwatch launched a pilot TeachLive program in 2004 that sent four Victorian teachers on Earthwatch Projects across Australia. In 2005 the TeachLive program expanded, allowing seven teachers from Western Australia to join the Echidnas and Goannas of Kangaroo Island research expedition. In 2007, 2008 and 2009 through the support of Woodside Energy, the TeachLive program allowed teachers from Western Australia to join the Whalesharks of Ningaloo Reef research expedition off Exmouth and teach live back to their classrooms.

The Victoria Electricity Eco-Gold Environmental Fund also supports environmentally minded individuals and organisations within the community to enhance their understanding and knowledge of sustainability and conservation. In June 2009 Eco-Gold sent one Victorian teacher on the Wildlife of Brazil’s Pantanal expedition in South America to teach live back to her classroom and raise environmental awareness among her students.

Visit Victoria Electricity’s Eco-Gold TeachLive website to learn more about their program.

Archive: 2005 TeachLive Echidnas & Goannas of Kangaroo Island , South Australia and 2009 TeachLive Whalesharks of Ningaloo Reef , Western Australia