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If you would like to know more about the Enviroschools programme, please contact the Enviroschools Coordinator at Hawke's Bay Regional Council on (06) 833 8036. You can also check out the Enviroschools website www.enviroschools.org.nz. If you are on the programme, you can also contact your school's facilitator.
The Enviroschools Programme delivers environmental and educational benefits. It takes a “whole school” approach which involves students in planning, designing and taking action to create a sustainable school environment.
The Enviroschools Foundation comprises a governing trust board and national management team. Their role involves strategic planning, building and maintaining a network of partnerships, and providing core support services to regions including programme development, resources, and professional development. The Enviroschools Foundation mission is to empower children and young people to make decisions and take action for a healthy, peaceful and more sustainable world.
Enviroschools is implemented on a regional basis, along regional council boundaries. Enviroschools Regional Coordinators and Facilitators are employed by local agencies, principally Councils. Their purpose is to support the creation of sustainable schools where the school grounds, operation, management and curriculum are all part of the sustainability process. Enviroschools are committed to a future where schools are able to provide students with rich learning opportunities through strong connections with their land and the full diversity of their communities. The Enviroschools vision is, To foster a generation of innovative and motivated young people who instinctively think and act sustainably.
Enviroschools originated in Hamilton in 1993 and is now available nation-wide with a network of more than 25% of all New Zealand schools. It is supported by the Enviroschools Foundation and a growing number of national and regional partnerships. In Hawke’s Bay, the scheme is supported by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and the Nina Brathwaite Trust.
“The purpose of the Nina Brathwaite Trust is for the advancement of education of local Hawke’s Bay children so as to provide them with an improved and healthier learning environment and an opportunity for achieving and understanding in all aspects of preservation, conservation and protection of natural resources in the Hawke’s Bay area in the interests of the community.” – Stuart Roper, Trustee
As an Enviroschool, your students could be actively engaged in some of these wonderful activities!
We currently have 29 Enviroschools within Hawke’s Bay. These schools are at a wide variety practice levels within the programme. We use Enviroschools facilitators to work with Hawke's Bay schools.
| School |
Registration Date |
Whole School
Commitment Date |
Award Won
and Date |
| Argyll East School |
March 2005 |
|
Bronze 2007 |
| Central Hawke's Bay College |
March 2007 |
|
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| Ebbett Park School |
August 2010 |
August 2010 |
|
| Elsthorpe School |
March 2005 |
|
|
| Eskdale School |
May 2007 |
July 2008 |
Bronze 2007
Silver 2010 |
| Fairhaven School |
December 2007 |
November 2009 |
|
| Hastings Central School |
May 2003 |
|
Bronze 2005 |
| Hastings Intermediate |
March 2005 |
July 2008 |
Silver 2005
Silver 2007 |
| Havelock North Primary |
March 2010 |
April 2010 |
Bronze 2010 |
| Heretaunga Intermediate |
June 2005 |
|
|
| Heretaunga Kindergarten Assn |
April 2010 |
September 2010 |
|
| Kimi Ora Community School |
August 2009 |
August 2009 |
|
| Lucknow Primary |
June 2010 |
June 2010 |
|
| Mangaorapa School |
July 2007 |
September 2010 |
Bronze 2007
Silver 2009 |
| Napier Girls High School |
June 2007 |
July 2008 |
Bronze 2007 |
| Napier Kindergarten Association |
March 2011 |
|
|
| Napier Intermediate School |
February 2011 |
February 2011 |
|
| Nelson Park School |
March 2005 |
July 2008 |
Bronze 2005
Silver 2007 |
| Oueroa School |
March 2005 |
|
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| Porangahau School |
February 2008 |
September 2010 |
|
| Pukehou School |
March 2005 |
March 2005 |
Silver 2005
Green/Gold 2006
Green/Gold 2009 |
| Tamatea High School |
March 2011 |
March 2011 |
|
| Taradale Intermediate |
March 2005 |
|
Bronze 2005 |
| Taradale Primary |
October 2003 |
July 2008 |
Bronze 2007 |
| TKKM o Ngati Kahungunu o Te Wairoa |
July 2010 |
July 2010 |
|
| TKKM o te Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu |
June 2010 |
July 2010 |
|
| Tiaho School |
February 2011 |
|
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| Waimarama School |
October 2006 |
July 2008 |
Bronze 2006 |
| William Colenso College |
March 2005 |
|
Silver 2005 (junior school only) |
If your school is interested in making a whole school, long term commitment to sustainable behaviour and student driven learning, download the Proposal to become an Enviroschool (Registration of Interest) and have a look at the Sample Enviroschools Agreement. Send your registration of interest form to Enviroschools Coordinator, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Private Bag 6006, Napier. Due to available funding, spaces are limited. Once your registration of interest has been received, your school will be contacted with more details.
These have been planned for each month of the school year. The aim of these informative meetings is to provide the space and time to discuss issues that are important and relevant for all Enviroschools. It is really useful for teachers from various Enviroschools to network and learn from each other. Please feel free to bring students, BOT, principal or parents with you to these workshops.
Different schools host the workshops throughout the year. We meet from 3.30-5 pm with coffee, tea and a light snack provided. If you would like to know the current schedule for Cluster workshops or are interested in hosting, please contact the Enviroschools Coordinator.