Welcome to Brentwood Secondary College's Green Team website.
Welcome to Brentwood Secondary College's Green Team website.
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Brentwood Secondary College is a 7-12 co-educational, single-campus school located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Waverley within the City of Monash. The College has a proud history of educating students in the local and broader community, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019. Since the school opened in 1969 it has grown to an enrolment of 1625 students in Years 7-12.
The Brentwood Green Team is a student leadership group that are focused on protecting our environment to ensure a sustainable future. The team includes students ranging from 7-12 years levels, college staff, and parent volunteers.
The initiatives and projects undertaken by the Green Team align with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the ResourceSmart Schools (RSS) program.
Our Goal
At Brentwood Secondary, we strive to inspire our whole school community to connect with the environment and to make a positive contribution to sustainability at school, home, and beyond.
Brentwood Secondary aims to reduce our ecological footprint by adopting sustainable practices in our everyday operations. We will achieve this by continuing to integrate sustainability into all areas of the curriculum and instilling a sense of ownership of and pride in improving the environment. We will lead the community by demonstrating exemplary practices in waste management, water and energy usage, and continue to develop the school grounds to improve biodiversity.
The Brentwood Green Team is committed to upholding our college values by being respectful and responsible for protecting the environment.
Premier's Sustainability Awards 2021
Premier's Sustainability Awards 2021
Brentwood Secondary College is excited to announce that we have won the Premier’s Sustainability Awards in the Climate Action Category.
Brentwood was recognised for our 'Towards Zer0 Bremissions' campaign, that aims to reduce our current 540 tons of greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030.
Fourteen awards were presented on the night, and we were honoured to be recognized as one of Victoria’s sustainability trailblazers. A huge thank you and Congratulations to our students, staff, parents and community partners on this achievement.
Other winners included The Nature Conservancy Australia, who received the Premier’s Recognition Award and Macedon Ranges Shire Council, who received the Premier’s Regional Recognition Award.
The awards, now in their 19th year, recognise Victorians who have demonstrated leadership and innovation in sustainable practices.
To watch the awards ceremony or find out about this year’s finalists and winners, please visit https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/psa
Sir John Monash Awards 2022 & 2023
Sir John Monash Awards 2022 & 2023
2022:
Our Green Team brought home the following from the Sir John Monash Awards ceremony held at the Huntingtower Performing Arts centre, Mount Waverley, on 5 October:
Sustainability Leadership Award 2022
Outstanding Leadership Award 2022
Youth Leadership Award 2021 - Henry (high commendation)
Brentwood launched the ‘Towards Zer0 Bremissions’ campaign with the aim to reduce Brentwood’s emissions and reach the net-zero status by 2030.
A special thank you to the City of Monash and all our community partners for supporting us through all these years and providing us with the resources we needed to achieve the 5-star ResourceSmart school certification.
2023:
Chinmayi J has won two prestigious awards at the Sir John Monash Awards ceremony held at the Museum of Australian Photography, Wheelers Hill, last night.
Sustainability Leadership award
Overall Outstanding Leadership award
Chinmayi is the Green Team captain in 2023 and an active member of the SRC. She has been the driving force behind many successful student-led initiatives such as the house litter challenge, Brentcast, trash toss, solar buddy and many more.
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