Hawke’s Bay

71Enviroschools VIEW ALL

31 ECE centres

40 Schools

8,500 Tamariki & students

24% of early childhood

38% of primary & intermediate

10% of secondary

33% of composite & other

6 Regional Partners

2 Collaborators

Nga ahu māra grows from Earthwise koha and awesome community support

Nga manu tui tuiā o nga ahu māra ā Papatūānuku - weaving and growing within the embrace of Papatūānuku. The ahu māra at Hastings Intermediate School has seen planning, collaboration, muscle work, teamwork, planting, monitoring, harvesting and enjoyment for all. Find out more about how these gardens have emerged with the support of the whole school's community.

Growing Enviro Go-getters in Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools

Hinerangi Price is Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Environmental Education Community Facilitator and works predominantly with secondary schools. Here she shares her experience of planning, running and supporting the inaugural Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools’ (HBSS) Enviro Challenge.

Sowing the seeds of a better future

Napier Central School has sown the seeds for a better future after joining the Enviroschools programme last year. This combined with the support from Garden to Table and the wider community has fed the ground for on-going learning and action for their local environment.

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.

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