Birds, butterflies and local learning links
25 January 2019
By following their children’s interest in birds and bugs, kaiako at Picton Kindergarten are helping children learn about conservation, whanāungatanga and kaitia
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25 January 2019
By following their children’s interest in birds and bugs, kaiako at Picton Kindergarten are helping children learn about conservation, whanāungatanga and kaitia
6 December 2018
The relocation and rebuild of a specialist day school has provided learning opportunities for more than one school community.
22 November 2018
A virtual field trip is providing New Zealand students with the opportunity to ‘visit’ Iceland while learning about Aotearoa in the process.
21 November 2018
A Canterbury geography teacher is using the context provided by the Christchurch earthquakes to help his students explore their personal and shared local histor
7 November 2018
Swannanoa School students enjoy spending time with the school’s baby goats, but the goats are just one part of the school’s ‘Seeds of Learning’ programme.
24 September 2018
The New Zealand ShakeOut, a nationwide earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi, is helping students and staff prepare for an earthquake.
13 August 2018
A full day getting muddy amid ferns, forest and birds every week provides diverse learning for primary students at Waikino School.
13 August 2018
A professional learning and development opportunity is encouraging teachers to embrace the outdoors as their classroom.
13 August 2018
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has published an online resource about biodegradable and compostable plastics.
13 August 2018
Daisies EEC is using its focus on environmental education to explore the concept of kaitiakitanga, or stewardship of our environment.