Ministry of Education - Education for Sustainability Advisors'
For help and advice with environmental projects at your school contact the HB Advisors to Schools:
Trees for Survival
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has provided funding which has enabled ‘Trees for Hawke’s Bay’ to employ a part-time facilitator to assist schools with growing native plants for their school grounds and community planting.
- Trees for Survival National Facilitator - Nicky Elmore, ph (09) 520 4347
TKI - Te Kete Ipurangi
On-line learning centre with curriculum-based learning materials to encourage an understanding of the environment and the importance of effective environmental decision-making.
Enviroschools and Enviroschools Awards
Enviroschools originated in Hamilton in 1993, with the purpose of creating healthier, more peaceful and sustainable schools. Through a whole school approach students plan, design and create sustainable projects that benefit the school and the wider community.
Enviroschools is now available nation-wide with the support of the Enviroschools Foundation and a growing number of national and regional partnerships.
To date more than 340 schools are planning, designing and creating sustainable schools in areas such as recycling, worm farms, riparian and forest restoration projects.
To find out more contact Emily Rockwell, Enviroschools Regional Coordinator at Hawke’s Bay Regional Council email - Environmental Education.
EMAP - Environmental Monitoring and Action Project
A large number of schools throughout Hawke’s Bay have participated in the National Waterways Project. Several thousand children have enjoyed the experience of hunting for invertebrates in our streams and rivers, measuring things like temperature, pH, water clarity and speed.
The NWP has now been combined with the international 'GLOBE' environmental programme. The new programme is called EMAP - Environmental Monitoring and Action Project.
EMAP is funded by the Ministry of Education LEOTC fund and delivered through the Royal Society of New Zealand. Regional facilitators have been appointed and they will support schools in becoming involved with these environmental education programmes.
Ian Cairns, who is the Hawke's Bay Environmental Monitoring and Action Project Facilitator, is available to any school who wishes to become involved with EMAP. This is an opportunity for teachers to scaffold from using their simple equipment into gathering weather, soil, vegetation and other environmental data into the stricter protocols of GLOBE
At whatever level schools wish to become involved - Ian is ready to support them with monitoring equipment and entry of data into the global database.
You can contact Ian at i.cairns@xtra.co.nz or phone 844 3384 or visit http://emap.rsnz.org/