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Whole School Approach at Maheno
Maheno School has grown from strength to strength as they have developed their Enviroschools programme from a small group to a whole school approach. The staff, Board of Trustees, Home and School committee, community and whanau have all helped to ensure the success of this programme through enthusiasm, energy, engagement and support for resourcing.
Building blows away Board - embracing ecological building principles
This story starts after an engaging Ecological Building hui in Otago that led to student directed planning and action towards a small ecological building! Enviroschools Facilitator, Tess Mackay, tracks the progress of Warrington School, their engagement with local experts and the process of observing, measuring, exploration, planning, testing, design, and building.
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A City of Literature and Enviroschools Celebration of The Great Southern Bioblitz
From the sandy dunes of Tomahawk Beach to the reeds of the lagoon, Ōtepoti UNESCO City of Literature was thrilled to partner with Enviroschools to publish a collection of poems...
Clutha and Dunedin Enviroschools Great Southern BioBlitz
On the 20th of September, 10 Clutha and Dunedin Enviroschools had the opportunity to increase biodiversity awareness through ‘Citizen Science’ by participating in the Great Southern BioBlitz. A BioBlitz is...
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