Earth Science Western Australia has been delivering K-12 geoscience education training, teaching resources and lessons in schools throughout Western Australia for more than ten years.

Joanne Watkins from ESWA provided AIG Councillors with an enthusiastic presentation on the organisation’s work at the Council meeting in Perth this weekend (19th June, 2016).

AIG Vice President accepted a certificate of appreciation from Joanne Watkins for financial support for by AIG, through the Western Australian Branch, since ESWA’s inception in 2009.

AIG Vice President Wayne Spilsbury receives a certificate of appreciation from Joanne Watkins for AIG’s financial support of ESWA since its inception in 2005.

Certificate of recognising AIG’s support of ESWA since its inception in 2005.

ESWA provides in-service training for K-12 teachers, delivers lessons in Western Australia schools and produces teaching resources including field guides and textbooks meeting national earth and environmental science curriculum requirements.

ESWA field guides, available for greater Perth and the Cape to Cape area of southwest WA, and soon to be joined by a guide to the Kalgoorlie region, provide teachers with resources needed to get students into the field safely with detailed guidance on what to look for.

AIG is also a long term supporter of the Teacher Earth Science Education Program (TESEP) which provides in-service training for Earth and Environmental Science (EES) teachers in South Australia and the eastern States.

AIG is proud to be supporting the development of Australia’s next generations of geoscientists.