Nau Mai ki Enviroschools

Enviroschools is an environmental action based programme where young people are empowered to design and lead sustainability projects in their schools, neighbourhoods and country.

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Creating Change

Caring for our place, protecting our pīngao

Funding received from the Earthwise Action Fund in 2021 enabled ākonga from Ngataki School to learn in and about their local pīngao ecosystem. Supported by local pīngao kaitiaki they engaged in propagation and planting. Read more about this meaningful local curriculum learning and action.

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A mouthful of fresh produce and ideas

A competition for students that encompassed growing ingredients and preparing healthy food supported a range of learning opportunities for young people in the Waikato. The 2022 Māra Kai Challenge encouraged students from 16 schools to dig and sow, nurture and nourish, hoe and harvest, slice...

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Experiential learning leads to a living Vision at Paeroa Central School

Experienced teacher and facilitator now working for the Enviroschools national team as Facilitator Support, Beccy Dove, provides a unique perspective on engaging the whole school in a range of learning towards creating a vision for their place and their people.

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St Mary’s awesome orchard action

The Enviro Team at St Mary’s in Blenheim had a vision to provide fresh fruit for their students and community and encourage more wildlife diversity into their school grounds. They considered a range of possibilities before deciding what to do then engaged the whole school...

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Everyone’s a Builder

Not everyone has confidence in themselves as a “builder", but as the team from Enviroschools Te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui found out on their Ecological Building Team Day in March 2022, there are myriad ways to experience this Enviroschools Theme Area, and a...

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146Enviroschools
Northland
Te Taitokerau

2 Regional partners
1 Collaborator

293Enviroschools
Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau

5 Regional partners

196Enviroschools
Waikato

14 Regional partners
3 Collaborators

34Enviroschools
Bay of Plenty
Te Moana-a-Toi

3 Regional partners

28Enviroschools
Gisborne
Te Tairāwhiti

3 Regional partners
6 Collaborators

61Enviroschools
Taranaki

6 Regional partners
10 Collaborators

71Enviroschools
Hawke's Bay
Te Matau ā Māui

5 Regional partners
2 Collaborators

97Enviroschools
Manawatu-Whanganui

10 Regional partners

137Enviroschools
Wellington
Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui

9 Regional partners
7 Collaborators

29Enviroschools
Nelson
Whakatū

2 Regional partners
2 Collaborators

30Enviroschools
Tasman
Te tai o Aorere

2 Regional partners

36Enviroschools
Marlborough
Wairau

3 Regional partners

19Enviroschools
West Coast
Te Tai Poutini

4 Regional partners
5 Collaborators

102Enviroschools
Canterbury
Waitaha

10 Regional partners
8 Collaborators

100Enviroschools
Otago
Ōtākou

9 Regional partners
3 Collaborators

52Enviroschools
Southland
Murihiku

5 Regional partners

NATIONWIDE
1,438
Enviroschools
344,000
Tamariki and students
15,700
Teachers and other staff
140
Regional Coordinators and Facilitators
86
Regional
Partners
45
Regional
Collaborators
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