Creating Change

The holistic, long-term Enviroschools journey creates fertile ground for a range of learning and action.

When tamariki/ students connect with their place and its people, and then plan, design and take action, they are creating change.

Through this empowering experience, they will become life-long change-makers.  The collective exploration is based in the concept of ako, where all participants are simultaneously learners and teachers, and everybody learns from each other.  It is a process of co-creation between people and all of the elements and energies around us. Caring for our place and the whole planet becomes a living curriculum where skills and competencies are gained through experience and mahi within meaningful community settings.

In the following stories you can see how Enviroschools participants are learning with their heads, hands and hearts – connecting with nature, exploring indigenous wisdoms, forming relationships with tangata whenua, collaborating with people in their diverse communities, and finding out about their own qualities and passions.  Learning and action in Enviroschools does not just have environmental outcomes but social, cultural and economic benefits too.

Roll out of refreshed Holistic Reflection process across Ōtākou Region

At the end of 2024, when reflecting on the year and looking forward to what we wanted to achieve in 2025, the Ōtākou Enviroschools team committed to running 19 hui across our region in 2025. Some of these hui are key kaiako hui to roll...

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Discovering Stream Secrets: Marlborough Students Investigate the Taylor River

Earlier this term, ākonga from four Marlborough schools rolled up their sleeves, and trousers, taking part in a hands-on freshwater education event along the Taylor River. Students explored the world of freshwater invertebrates and how these tiny creatures can tell us about stream health.

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Nature Connection at Seymour Kindergarten

When we think about Nature Connection most of us would instantly think of being in the bush somewhere. But in term 4 2024 Seymour Kindergarten tamariki discovered that a walk around the block can tie in all the Pathways to Nature Connection - sense, emotion,...

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Climate Change Learning Programme (CCLP) – Marlborough Pilot

Marlborough District Council's Enviroschools team has been piloting the Climate Change Learning Programme (CCLP) with Year 7–8 students at Redwoodtown and Rapaura Schools. The team has adapted the eight-module programme to reflect Marlborough’s unique climate, challenges, and ecosystems.

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Adaptation in Action - Learning through Play

One of the modules in the new Climate Change Learning Programme in Marlborough focuses on Adaptation — the ways in which humans and nature adjust to changes in the environment. The module was introduced to two Marlborough Enviroschools - Rapaura and Redwoodtown.

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