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Using the kaupapa to ask, listen, understand and share at Pirongia
Pirongia School and community have a rich history of sustainable action, supporting each other and the environment to grow and flourish. An Enviroschools holistic reflection in 2024 gave everyone an opportunity to use the kaupapa as a lens to ask, listen, understand and share stories of learning and action.
Art, mindfulness and nature connection at Hillcrest Normal
A Mantle of the Expert inquiry has provided an authentic context for connecting with nature and interpretation of a whakatauki through art with an environmental lens. Adrienne Grant, Waikato Lead Enviroschools Facilitator supported the process by sharing her artistic knowledge and passion.
Bringing nature into the school grounds
A group of Waikato Montessori students have worked together on developing an outdoor area so that they can be immersed in nature without leaving the school grounds. They have created a special outdoor area that celebrates local plants and will hopefully encourage greater biodiversity over time and become a place of learning and creativity.
Dedicated to diverse schoolground ecosystem
A group of students from Tatuanui School in Waikato have been busy caring for a special place within their school grounds. This patch of native bush, planted by previous students, has had the dedicated attention of a new wave of students keen to be green.
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