Young voices help shape waipā district council’s long term plan
24 March 2022
Waipā District Council sought student voices towards their Long Term Plan. Embedded in this process were the Enviroschools Guiding Principles of ‘empowered students’ and ‘sustainable communities’. Towards the end of 2021, students from a number of local primary Enviroschools, shared their vision for the district,... Read MoreSurplus puaka and provocations lead to Lees Street Kindergarten Sharing Shelf
21 January 2022
Lees Street Kindergarten in Invercargill was a recipient of the Earthwise Action Fund in 2021. This enabled them to get materials for a project that considered how to share surplus from their gardens with the community. Lees Street Kindergarten community map Through tamariki and whānau... Read MoreNoho Taratahi – Te Aho Tū Roa in Tāmaki Makaurau
21 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. With our kaupapa being based here in Tāmaki,... Read MoreTe Rūma Rātā and Te Rūma Pōhutukawa: Kaitiaki of Birds and Habitats at Fairhall School
21 December 2021
Action based around what students learnt about their local flora and fauna at Fairhall School in Marlborough included installing whare wētā and whare pekapeka in the school ngahere. Feeling proud of their mahi at Fairhall School. The Wairau - Marlborough region has a very strong network... Read MoreArahura Noho Marae helps deepen Connections and build Skills
21 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... Read MoreĀkonga Are – Air Aware at Cromwell Primary
21 November 2021
Cromwell Primary School are an Enviroschool in the Otago region. Through an innovative partnership with NIWA they have built understanding of classroom air quality. This learning enquiry at Cromwell, using the real-life issue of air quality in the classroom, highlights the value of this... Read MoreLockdown inspired Creative Online Sharing with a Positive Outcome for Waiheke High School
21 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. Waiheke High School... Read MoreTupuānuku: Hinonga kūmara
21 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,... Read MoreLearning Barefoot at Paekākāriki
21 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... Read More
