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Tai Tapu School celebrates a decade of planting along their awa
For 10 years the Tai Tapu School community has been engaged in a special restoration project close to their school. Each year students gather enthusiasm and equipment to continue increasing the biodiversity of the river corridor by planting and caring for native seedlings. This has helped foster a connection with nature and grown knowledge of restoring local ecosystems.
Secondary students embrace in-the-field learning
Developed in partnership with Enviroschools, a stream monitoring programme is piloting experiential ways to engage year 13 students in relevant fieldwork during typically content-heavy NCEA assessments. It is hoped the pilot will eventually be adopted as a means of formal assessment as part of the school’s localised curriculum.
Leaving a living legacy at Lincoln High School
This outdoor space or Eco-Area is a testament to the perseverance and tenacity shown by a group of secondary students in Canterbury. Multiple challenges did not dampen their enthusiasm for this project. Read more about the process that the Lincoln students followed here.
Students’ Powerful Waste Submissions Impressed Christchurch City Councillors.
In this story from Canterbury, students from 2 schools reflect on their experiences with preparing and submitting to the Christchurch City Council's Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan and speaking to this at a council hearing.
 
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Matariki focus for Kaiako Hui in Ōtautahi
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Enviroschools leaders connect and explore Tūhaitara Coastal Park
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Inspirational Waimakariri Student Hui
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Where to begin: New Enviroschools explore the Kaupapa
The Waitaha tīma hosted an ‘Enviroschools 101 Kaiako and Staff Workshop’ on the 7th of March 2023 for all new Enviroschools in the region and/or new kaiako at existing Enviroschools....