Hawke’s Bay

68Enviroschools VIEW ALL

32 ECE centres

36 Schools

7,000 Tamariki & students

24% of early childhood

35% of primary & intermediate

5% of secondary

33% of composite & other

5 Regional Partners

2 Collaborators

Local curriculum/ marautanga enriches learning at Te Kura o Pakipaki

Weaving their own marautanga/ curriculum with the kaupapa of Enviroschools allows tamariki and whānau to learn alongside each other and connect with their whenua and awa. As a deepening connection to the taiao emerges the maramataka is used to guide activities and strategic planning. Read more here about learning and action at Te kura o Pakipaki.

Beetlemania has Te Mahia Students Engaged with Research in their Backyard

Otago University emeritus Henrik Moller, Dr Simon Fowler of Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and Beef + Lamb New Zealand are collaborating with the Whangawehi Catchment Management Group to trial the introduction of 5000 dung beetles for soil and the water management. Read on to find out why students at Te Mahia School were invited to participate and what this has meant for their learning.

Deepening Connections and Confidence in a Hawke's Bay Enviroschool

An holistic reflection helps to identify new ways of using the natural environment as a learning resource and foster a greater understanding of inter-relatedness of all living things and a concern for their place. Here Enviroschools Facilitator, Sonya Sedgwick, tells us about their engagement and collaboration.

Seasonal Rhythms, Growing, Caring and Sharing at An Early Childhood Enviroschool

As an Enviroschool, Havelock North Central Kindergarten have been modelling the concepts around food equity and sharing at their Kindergarten. Frances Blake, the head kaiako of the kindergarten tells us about the purpose of the OOOOBY pātaka and how the staff and tamariki manage it each day.

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