Southland

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16 ECE centres

36 Schools

5,500 Tamariki & students

27% of early childhood

44% of primary & intermediate

42% of secondary

0% of composite & other

5 Regional Partners

2 Collaborators

Hot Air Experience helps lift learning to a new level

Developing an appreciation for taonga species, long-finned eel/ tuna has been aided by experiences of looking at life from the perspective of a kāhu auditing rubbish that has been collected from a local roadside, learning about water quality to planting natives at Rimu School

A lifetime of learning with Enviroschools

From being a student involved in the Envirogroup and activities in the local environment at Limehills Primary School to becoming a lead teacher for the Enviroschools Programme at Heddon Bus - Sarah Guise shares her story of how these childhood experiences influenced her decision to teach and how she continues the work of others.

Hedgehope students immersed in local flood plain forest learning

Students from Hedgehope School are taking on a two-year restoration project within ‘Sherwood Forest’, a native bush block located close to the school in Southland. Find out more about how the Action Learning Cycle process has helped guide local curriculum and how a drone is used to measure the current situation.

Surplus puaka and provocations lead to Lees Street Kindergarten Sharing Shelf

Lees Street Kindergarten in Invercargill, Southland was a recent recipient of an Earthwise grant in 2021. This enabled them to get materials for a project that considered how to share surplus from their gardens with the community. Find out more about this tamariki-led inquiry that follows the Enviroschools Action Learning Cycle, explores community, sustainability, manaakitanga and building design.

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