Join the Centre for Bee Education for a live professional learning webinar celebrating World Bee Day. This session will support teachers with curriculum-linked resources, classroom ideas and practical strategies for teaching about bees, pollination, food systems and sustainability.
✔ Free teacher PD
✔ Curriculum-aligned
✔ Suitable for primary and secondary educators
✔ Certificate of participation provided
This session will explore why bees matter, how pollination connects to food security and biodiversity, and most importantly how these concepts can be meaningfully embedded into teaching and learning across curriculum areas.
Host & Presenter
Liana Beatson – Bee School by Beechworth Honey
This webinar is hosted by Liana Beatson, a qualified and experienced teacher with classroom experience spanning early learning, primary and secondary education. Liana is the Education Lead at Beechworth Honey and has spent the past three years specialising in bee and pollinator education through Bee School and other events. Liana brings a unique blend of strong pedagogical knowledge, curriculum understanding and real-world bee education experience, making this session both inspiring and highly practical for educators.
What You’ll Learn
An understanding of bee types, lifecycles and anatomy, including both honeybees and native bees, and their different needs for survival. How bees pollinate a large proportion of the food we eat and why they are essential for crop production, ecosystems and food security. How honey is made and the role of bees within healthy, functioning ecosystems. Why bees and pollinators are critical to biodiversity and sustainable food systems. Practical ways to support bees and pollinators, including creating bee-friendly environments at school and at home. How bee and pollinator education aligns with the Australian Curriculum and sustainability priorities. Classroom-ready strategies, lesson ideas and teaching resources suitable for early learning, primary and secondary settings. Real classroom examples and case studies shared by experienced bee educators. Ideas for connecting learning to school gardens, local environments and community-based projects.
Who Should Attend
Early learning, Primary and Secondary teachers.
Sustainability and Environmental coordinators, Kitchen Garden Specialists, Agriculture Specialists, Food and Technology Teachers.
School leaders and education support staff.
