Tānemahuta, Rongomatāne and Tangaroa greet you at the entrance to Mayfield Kindergarten. These Pou represent the Kindergarten’s connection to their environment. The characteristics of these Atua underpin the learning priorities for the tamariki that attend. Kaiako and tamariki tiaki (care for) these atua and their wide spread environment, made up of the native gardens, mara kai, a rocky awa and open spaces.
Mara kai has been the focus over the last 6 months for kaiako, tamariki and Joy, their gardener. Joy spends 3 hours a week at Mayfield Kindergarten. During this time she empowers the tamariki to be hands on and involved in the garden. Together they sow seeds, plant seedlings, pull out weeds,...
Read More Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child’s day. On two days of action each year, teachers take children outdoors to play and learn. All year round, the Outdoor Classroom Day community campaigns for more time outdoors every day....
Read More Starting in January of 2023, Conservation Kids NZ will be hosting one major event a month, focussing on a particular species or habitat. Events will be held at various locations around Marlborough and through a variety of methods in an effort to make the events more accessible to whānau and tamariki throughout the entire Marlborough region.
Each event will also have all the information, fun, resources, arts & crafts, videos and so much more on their website! Accessible anywhere, any time, and by any one – EVERYONE can be a Conservation Kid and help Save Our Species!
Sign up to their Facebook page or keep an eye on their website for more details https://www.envirohub.co.nz/saveourspeciesprogramme *Dates, species and...
Read More Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5 June since 1973, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world. In 2023, it is hosted by Côte D'Ivoire. https://www.un.org/en/observances/environment-day...
Read More Our mission at Stop Food Waste Day is to ignite change regarding the global food waste issue. We do this by drawing attention to the problem, at the same time educating through engaging with society at all levels and sharing practical, creative, and impactful ways we can all change our behavior to minimize food waste. https://www.stopfoodwasteday.com/en/index.html...
Read More The 2023 International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) theme is truly a collaborative and international effort. This year, we teamed up with the International Compost Alliance (ICA) to select: For Healthier Soil, Healthier Food…Compost! The theme was chosen based on a serious world-wide issue that every nation, unfortunately, experiences: hunger. https://www.compostfoundation.org/ICAW/ICAW-Home...
Read More Come along and learn about how to set up a successful compost or worm farm.
Thursday 23th March
Tua Marina School 3.30 – 5 pm. Join us from 3.10 pm for coffee and cake before we start. To register please RSVP to Angela angela@wenties.nz...
Read More Are you a teacher or educator who is keen to help your school and your students embrace a culture dedicated to climate action? Does the idea of sustainable behaviour patterns for life appeal to you? Or maybe you’d like to be the person who transformed the way your kura/school or kōhanga/early childhood centre thought about and dealt with waste?
More information can be found on the website or Facebook page....
Read More Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child’s day. On two days of action each year, teachers take children outdoors to play and learn. All year round, the Outdoor Classroom Day community campaigns for more time outdoors every day....
Read More Linkwater School is celebrating winning this year’s Lions Youth Environment Award for the upper South Island and West Coast region.
Linkwater School is a small rural Green-Gold Enviroschool in the Marlborough region, so named because it sits between Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound and Keneperu Sound.
Students and teachers at the school are passionate about their environment. Much of their curriculum is based on students’ learning about and taking action for sustainability, supported by their wider community. Linkwater School is also part of the Marlborough District Council's “Kids’ Edible Gardens” programme.
Earlier this term Linkwater submitted their Sustainable Outdoor Classroom development to the Lions Youth Award for District 202E (upper South Island and West Coast) supported by the...
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