Search
Mobile Logo

awareness day Tag

Enviroschools Marlborough / Posts tagged "awareness day"
Whatamango Bay
March 13, 2026
Enviroschools stories General

Sea Week at Whatamango Bay – QCC Rangatahi in Action

A group of 20 Year 7 and 8 rangatahi led by Di Huntly from Queen Charlotte College celebrated Sea Week the best way possible by getting wet, muddy, and hands-on with tuangi/cockle monitoring at Whatamango Bay. The beautiful rimurimu meadow of Whatamango Bay The day was a special collaboration with Glenis Paul from the NZ Marine Studies Centre, Kiara Duke-Love from Te Ātiawa, and the college, bringing together science, mātauranga Māori, and local knowledge in one learning experience. The morning began with Matua Neville Tahuaroa-Watson, who opened the day with a karakia and the laying of a treasured pou. This set the intentions for the mahi ahead and asked for the protection...

Read More
by Enviroschools Marlborough
Waikawa Bay Sea week
March 13, 2026
Enviroschools stories General

Sea Week at Waikawa Bay – Nature of Science in Action

For tamariki at Waikawa Bay School, the moana isn’t something far away; they can see it from their school grounds. It’s part of their everyday landscape, featuring in their murals, artwork, and local stories. So when Glenis Paul from the NZ Marine Studies Centre (Whakatū/Nelson) found time in her busy schedule to support learning during Sea Week, the school jumped at the opportunity. I was also keen to learn a thing or two and joined in for the morning! The focus was the Nature of Science, with students rotating through ten hands-on marine activities, each one deepening their understanding of the sandy bay close by.

They explored the life cycle of crabs, learning how...

Read More
by Enviroschools Marlborough
Outdoor Classroom Day
November 25, 2025
Enviroschools stories General

Outdoor Classroom Day

"Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child’s day". This year Redwoodtown Kindergarten and Seymour Kindergarten took part in Outdoor Classroom Day. Both Kindergartens took a different approach to their involvement but with the same intention of engaging with the outdoor environment. Redwoodtown Kindergarten "The Tamariki of Redwoodtown Kindergarten thoroughly enjoyed participating in International Outdoor Classroom Day, engaging in a range of learning experiences that celebrated exploration and discovery in nature. They demonstrated curiosity, teamwork and creativity as they investigated their environment, worked together to solve problems and expressed ideas through play.

The outdoor setting provided valuable opportunities for developing physical skills, confidence, and a deeper appreciation...

Read More
by Enviroschools Marlborough
Wildflower Seed bombs
November 21, 2025
Enviroschools stories General

Wildflower Seed Bombs for Bee Aware Month

Young tamariki across Marlborough were buzzing as they learnt all about bees and pollination. For the month of September, Ramona visited ECE services to celebrate Bee Aware Month. She took with her a kit of resources that included a bee pollination activity and equipment to make wildflower seed bombs. Ramona talking with the tamariki at Awatere Early Learning Centre   Each session started with a quick discussion about pollen and nectar and some interesting facts; Bees use their antennae to smell. They can detect nectar 2 km away. Worker bees produce about 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in their lifetime. On one flight from the hive to collect honey, a honey...

Read More
by Enviroschools Marlborough
Wild Waikawa
September 14, 2025
Enviroschools stories General

Celebrating Conservation Week at Wild Waikawa

As part of Conservation Week Aotearoa, a group tamariki from Waitohi Kindergarten went on a beautiful bush adventure into the heart of Wild Waikawa — and what an incredible journey it was! Wild Waikawa stands at the base of Mt Piripiri and stretches up the face of the maunga, the mountain sacred to mana whenua. Waitohi Kindergarten have a special relationship with the place, visiting there with tamariki several times a term. Here they connect with nature, explore and discover. These experiences don't sit in isolation either, they are brought back to kindergarten and extended upon.   On this visit their little explorers delighted in spotting Black Witches Butter fungi, lying back to gaze up...

Read More
by Enviroschools Marlborough
Introduction student event
June 18, 2025
Enviroschools stories General

Student participation event

This year our Environmental Education team have taken a focus on the Enviroschools key area of People and Participation. As part of this focus they held a student participation afternoon. They held the event earlier this term with over 60 students from Marlborough schools taking part. It was aimed at primary school student Envirogroup leaders. With World Environment Day coming up, activities were developed and then set up to get students thinking about what activities they could do in their schools to highlight World Environment Day as well as have a bit of fun doing them.

The activities consisted of making seed bombs, recycled t-shirt bags, a recycling relay and a water race....

Read More
by Enviroschools Marlborough
Sustainable Actions
May 4, 2023
News-and-funding

Sustainable Action Ideas | Term Two 2023

Our term two Sustainable Action Ideas newsletter explores the Enviroschools Guiding Principle of Respect for the Diversity of People and Cultures. It highlights some up coming awareness dates that support this guiding principle as well as shares ideas to celebrate other cultures in your school or centre. There are also a number of workshops happening this term. Click here to access our online Padlets to view this newsletter and previous ones....

Read More
by Enviroschools Marlborough
Term 1
February 7, 2023
News-and-funding

Sustainable Action Ideas | Term One 2023

Our term one Sustainable Action Ideas newsletter explores the Enviroschools Guiding Principle of Respect for the Diversity of People and Cultures. It highlights some of the changes we have made to the delivery of the programme as well as some ideas for taking action. On page four you will also find this terms PLD opportunities and awareness dates. Click here to access our online Padlets to view this newsletter and previous ones....

Read More
by Enviroschools Marlborough