Making a stand through donations
April 2022
Back in 2020, a personal purchase by one of the Toimata team led to being approached by Stand Desk, a designer and importer of feature-packed and environmentally friendly standing desks. They are members of 1% For the Planet and wanted to set-up a regular donation to support the mahi of Toimata Foundation. Read More
Surplus puaka and provocations lead to Lees Street Kindergarten Sharing Shelf
January 2022
Lees Street Kindergarten in Invercargill was a recipient of an Earthwise grant in 2021. This enabled them to get materials for a project that considered how to share surplus from their gardens with the community. Read More
Noho Taratahi - Te Aho Tū Roa in Tāmaki Makaurau
December 2021
Te Aho Tū Roa Poutautoko Pania Newton shares her experiences of mahi in Auckland during 2021, continuing to be innovative in how to support, deliver, or connect with the various roopu and kaupapa through two covid 19 lockdowns. Read More
Te Rūma Rātā and Te Rūma Pōhutukawa: Kaitiaki of Birds and Habitats at Fairhall School
December 2021
Action based around what students learnt about their local flora and fauna at Fairhall school in Marlborough included installing whare wētā and pekapeka in the school ngahere. Read More
Arahura Noho Marae helps deepen Connections and build Skills
November 2021
In August 2021, Enviroschools West Coast gathered at the magnificent Arahura marae for an overnight stay to learn more about the cultural and natural history of the area, to build skills and knowledge for restoring native habitats, and to learn about the restoration of the Arahura River. Read More
Ākonga Are - Air Aware at Cromwell Primary
November 2021
Cromwell Primary School partnership with NIWA builds understanding of classroom air quality. An incredible learning enquiry at Cromwell, using the real-life issue of air quality in the classroom, highlights the value of this learning approach and issues around healthy classrooms. Read More
Lockdown inspired Creative Online Sharing with a Positive Outcome for Waiheke High School
October 2021
Waiheke High School students, staff and community can now confidently say that they are a Bronze Enviroschool. Their enthusiasm to continue the holistic reflection process was not dampened by the COVID lockdown and led to an innovative online sharing and decision-making process.
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Tupuānuku: Hinonga kūmara
October 2021
I tākina ngā karakia o Ruakapanga hei whakarite i te whenua mō te whakatō, ko te maara atua te tuatahitanga. Taua karakia rā, he mea taki na Pourangahua ki ngā maara kūmara a Manawaru, a Araiteuru i tana hokina mai i Hawaiki. He karakia whakatō, he kupu āki i ngā aka, kia tipu mato ai ngā kūmara. Read More
Learning Barefoot at Paekākāriki
September 2021
Paekākāriki School have worked with Enviroschools to build on their place-based ‘barefoot learner’ principles to reach a stage where spending time learning in the natural environment is an integral part of their programme. This helps give ākonga a sense of belonging and citizenship – an ideal foundation for a whole school Enviroschools journey. Read More
