Practice Note 2.1: A research-informed approach to bushfire education for Victorian primary schools

Schools in Fire Country is a place-based, participatory, curriculum-aligned bushfire education program for Victorian upper primary school students. Built on evidence-based approaches and multi-agency, cross-sector collaborative partnerships, the program empowers students with the knowledge and skills they need to navigate the complexities of bushfire risk management in their households, schools and communities.

In this series of five Practice Notes, the Schools in Fire Country project team introduce the program framework and define the research-informed good practice principles that underpin it. They also describe the human-centred design methodology that guided program development and the school-based trials that informed program modifications and improvements. Taken together, the five Practice Notes provide a blueprint for the development of good-practice disaster resilience education programs that empower children as agents of change in their communities.

Access the full suite of Schools in Fire Country Practice Notes here.