Environmental Science

Our Curriculum Intent

Environmental Science equips students with the understanding of how human society relies upon natural systems for resources and life support systems.  In the context of our impacts on a changing climate and rapid degradation of ecosystems, it is our intention that students have the skills, understanding and ambition to enable them to make a positive contribution to improving our relationship with the natural world.

By the end of the course, students will:

• Gain essential knowledge of various environmental science areas and their inter-relationships
• Appreciate scientific methods for investigating the environment
• Develop practical, mathematical and problem-solving skills related to environmental issues and resource sustainability
• Understand the importance of evidence-based decision-making using reliable data
• Cultivate interest in the subject and potential careers
• Recognise how decisions related to the environment impact the economy and society
• Emphasise evidence-based information and quantitative data in addressing environmental issues
• Appreciate the reliance of human society on natural systems
• Propose changes for sustainable lifestyles based on these systems

Environmental Science is taught objectively in a way that includes students from all backgrounds, allowing students to reach their own evidenced based conclusions on the best route to a sustainable future.  Finally, we aim to inspire and lead by example through selecting local sites to conduct fieldwork, while considering resource use and environment impacts in all our actions.