Bringing the paralympic spirit into the classroom
27 June 2024
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Blending real-life stories with robust educational resources, Paralympics New Zealand’s new educational programme is aiming to make a lasting impact
Make a difference to your school community by sharing information about the government programme Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes, offering free insulation to low-income families.
Many New Zealand homes are cold and unhealthy, contributing to respiratory disease and school absenteeism. Outbreaks of rheumatic fever have also been linked to families sleeping together in one room to keep warm.
A warm, dry home with well-installed insulation is healthier and easier to heat and makes a significant difference to the comfort and wellbeing of families.
Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes, which is run by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) is aimed at households where:
The programme is delivered by insulation companies working in most regions throughout the country.
Visit www.energywise.govt.nz/funding-and-programmes/insulation-programme(external link) for the contact details of the insulation companies.
Please share information about free insulation with your school community through your newsletters and other communication with parents. If you need more information or flyers to give to parents, contact EECA’s General Manager Residential, Robert Linterman using the following email address; Robert.linterman@eeca.govt.nz
BY Education Gazette editors
Education Gazette | Tukutuku Kōrero, reporter@edgazette.govt.nz
Posted: 6:19 pm, 23 November 2015
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