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The newly released draft national curriculum documents have gained qualified support from the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Australia’s largest youth organisation.
“Given the future growth of green jobs in our economy, an education system grounded in sustainability is critical to the development of engaged and productive citizens,” said AYCC spokesperson Lucy Manne. “Students themselves know this, and we are glad to see this reflected in the draft documents.”
Over 5,000 young Australians have now signed a petition calling for meaningful inclusion of sustainability in their curriculum. The released documents list a “commitment to sustainable living practices” as one of three cross-discipline perspectives, recognising that sustainability must be central to our education system.
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has published an excellent Opinion piece in the New York Times yesterday. In it he addresses some of the recent controversies surrounding climate science and the Copenhagen conference declaring that “Public officials must rise to this challenge by doing what is required; and the public must demand that they do so — or must replace them.”
Read the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/opinion/28gore.html?pagewanted=1
What do you get when you combine summer weather, good food, and a bunch of AYCC volunteers? Why, Bollywood dancing of course! 
After the excitement of the year that was 2009, it was high time for our hard-working volunteers to kick back and relax, and last Sunday that’s exactly what our Melbournians did. At the AYCC Victoria Summer Picnic there were no petitions to sign, no data to enter, and no votes to cast – just good company, spectacular banana bread, and the sounds of Bhangra and Bollywood beats in Melbourne’s beautiful Fitzroy Gardens.
Of course it wouldn’t really be an AYCC event without dancing. And dancing there was. Our attempt at Bollywood dancing was amusing, if not entirely convincing – but a lot of fun, as always.
2010 promises to be an even more productive and exciting year for the AYCC. But while things might get busy, it’s always worth making time to get together to eat cake, bask in the sunshine, and have some fun. And don’t forget your dancing shoes!
