Notices

UNA NZ Speech Awards Launch for 2021! Online

Listed by: United Nations Association of New Zealand

The United Nations Association of New Zealand has held regional secondary school speech awards for over 35 years. This year the competition will again be held online in light of the ongoing COVID19 situation.

We invite your school to share this announcement widely and encourage a wide range of students to apply before 30 June by submitting a recording of them delivering their speech via our online form: http://bit.ly/UNANZSpeechAward2021

Students with a Passion for Astronomy (SWAPA)

Listed by: Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand

The Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ) offers 10 to 15 secondary students scholarships to enable them to attend the RASNZ annual astronomy conference.

The conference will take place in Wellington, Friday 9 (afternoon) to Sunday 11 July 2021 (about 4 pm) . NZ residents currently in Y13, 12 or 11 may apply.

Students should email a statement (max 300 words) explaining why they would like to attend the conference and why they are interested in astronomy. Send this to Dr Nicholas Rattenbury (n.rattenbury@auckland.ac.nz) by Monday 10 May 2021.

New Zealand (nationwide)

09 July 2021 – 11 July 2021

TOCK's Seasons for Change Junior / Preschool Challenge

Listed by: TOCK.earth Limited

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TOCK would like the schools or individual classes to create a picture, poster, collage or model to represent their favourite season / seasons out of items they would normally throw away.

This is the term 1, 2021 environmental challenge from the TOCK.earth environmental education project.

New Zealand (nationwide)

06 February 2021 – 16 April 2021