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Cover Painting (top): William M, Collingwood Area School

Celebrating Enviroschools in Tasman DistrictNau mai, haere mai

TIAKINANā Keri Tākao, Motueka, 2012 Kia hiwa rā e ngā tēina o te taiaoa Ranginui rāua ko PapatūānukuTiakina te whare nui a TāneKi te kore ahauKa kore he whare-oraTiakina te wai a TangaroaKi te kore koeKa kore he wai-oraTiakina te hau a TāwhirimāteaKi te kore iaKa kore he hau-oraTiakina!Tiakina!Tīhei mauriora! We hope you enjoy this scrapbook celebration to honour all who are and have been involved in Enviroschools in the Tasman District as at June 2015. Ngā mihi nui.

Tasman District Council was the �rst to foster the Enviroschools Programme in the Top of the South and values the partnerships with the local Enviroschools, Toimata Foundation, Nelson City and Marlborough District Councils, Nelson Tasman Kindergarten Association and the Department of Conservation.

I am very pleased to continue support for our Tasman Enviroschools. Children, students, teachers and parents are important partners for growing our District’s connections, resilience and environmental health. This celebratory scrapbook provides great examples of the variety of learning and actions that are building knowledge to inform children and students’ decision-making for projects and more sustainable practices that can make a di�erence now and in their future.

Mayor, Richard Kempthorne

Bring to attention the youngest of the natural realmof Rangi and PapaGuard The Great House of TāneShould I notThere will be no life nurturing shelterTend to the waters of TangaroaShould you notThere will be no life nourishing waterLook after the winds of TāwhirimāteaShould she/he notThere will be no life sustaining airCare forLook afterSneeze the breath of life!

I am very pleased to continue support for our Tasman Enviroschools. Children, students, teachers and parents are important partners for growing our District’s connections, resilience and environmental health. This celebratory scrapbook provides great examples of the variety of learning and actions that are building knowledge to “

ContentsToimata Foundation supporting Tasman Enviroschools Page 5

Nelson Tasman Kindergarten: Enviroschools Partner Page 6

Kia hiwa rā e ngā tēina o te taiao – Embedding sustainable decision-making Page 8

Tiakina te whare nui a Tane – Page 9 Taking action for biodiversity and living landscapes

Tiakina te wai a Tangaroa – Taking action for healthy water Page 10

Tiakina te hau a Tawhirimatea – Page 12 Best use of resources: recycling, upcycling and energy savings

Tiakina, Tiakina – A Facilitated Programme Page 13

Contributions from our Tasman Enviroschools…Central Takaka School Page 14

Collingwood Area School Page 15

Dovedale School Page 16

First Years Richmond Page 17

Golden Bay High School Page 18

Golden Bay Kindergarten Page 19

Greenwood Kindergarten Page 20

Harakeke Pre-school Page 22

Henley Kindergarten Page 23

Lake Rotoiti School Page 25

Mahana School Page 26

Motueka High School Page 27

Motueka South School Page 28

Motupipi School Page 29

Ngatimoti School Page 30

Parklands School Page 32

Pinegrove Kindergarten Page 33

Richmond Montessori Pre-school Page 34

Salisbury School Page 36

Tasman School Page 38

Waimea College Page 39

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Waverly Street Kindergarten Page 41

Some Tasman Enviroschools Events 2014/2015… Page 42

The Moturoa Mission 2015 Page 43

Battle for the Birds Page 44

Project Possum and Project Predator Page 45

Toimata Foundation supporting Tasman EnviroschoolsNgā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.Toimata Foundation would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to the 25 Enviroschools in the Tasman District for your commitment to the kaupapa of Enviroschools. Your dedication and enthusiasm for empowering children and young people to create sustainable communities is inspiring. Toimata Foundation (formally The Enviroschools Foundation) has been in partnership with Tasman District Council (TDC) since 2003, when TDC came on board as the main funding partner for Enviroschools in Tasman. At Toimata Foundation we are passionate about enabling children and young people in your schools and ECE centres to become equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to think and act sustainably, now and in the future. Keep up the great work, ka mau te wehi!

Our thanks to all the Enviroschools that contributed to the 2014 national Enviroschools survey. The census was the largest environmental education survey ever conducted in New Zealand early childhood education (ECE) centres and schools.

Key highlights:• 81% of Tasman Enviroschools �lled in

the survey showing a high level of engagement from schools, ECE centres and facilitators.

• There is a wide variety of environmental action undertaken on a large scale by Tasman Enviroschools.

• Active Enviroschools visions positively relate to deepening practices in Tasman.

• As well as Council, there are many community groups that Enviroschools in Tasman engage with to achieve shared goals.

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The most valuable change from being an Enviroschool is...

“ A real empowerment of students to make meaningful decisions about their school environment, increased levels of student engagement… a real sense of pride in their school.”

Without Enviroschools...

“ We would have less focus, discussion, unfolding awareness, keenness and growing commitment and understanding by the team... There would be a gap of growth to a future for our tamariki.”

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Nelson Tasman Kindergarten: Enviroschools Partner

The Enviroschools kaupapa dovetails perfectly with our curriculum, Te Whāriki, and has supported teachers to keep the lens of sustainability in focus. Sustainable practices are embedded and continue to grow. It is exciting to look back and re�ect on the developments that have taken place in our kindergartens.

Manaakitanga: Respect and care for the environment A culture of active decision making with Reduce; Reuse; Recycle is in place and continues to grow. There has been a shift from Kaiako led to tamariki taking responsibility, initiating and leading. This includes:

– Composting and worm farms

– Litterless and healthy kai lunches actively encouraged

– More use made of used/recycled resources and equipment

– Minimal waste planning included in community events

Waste reduction has taken place with less wheelie bins used.

Tiakitanga: Guardianship, Protection, Upkeep Children actively take responsibility for the care of Ranginui and Papa- ‐Tū- ‐ā- ‐Nuku understanding how they might do this and why they need to.

Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as important to the child as it is to the caterpillar.

Bradley Millar“

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Hapaitia te ara tika pumau ai te rangatiratangamo ngā uriwhakatipu: Foster the pathway to knowledge, to strengthen independence and growth for the bene�t of future generations.

Taiao: Environment The outdoor environments have been enhanced by more plantings and natural materials. Kai producing gardens have been established with tamariki actively planning, maintaining, harvesting and processing kai. Tamariki learn about responsible water use. Rainwater harvesting in three kindergartens support tamariki to develop working theories of the nature and cycle of water.

AKO: Teachers as learners Kaiako have bene�ted from numerous professional learning opportunities with and alongside others. Termly network hui for Kaiako in the Early Years Enviroschools has included unpacking Enviroschools kaupapa, sharing practice and visiting each others centres. Cross sector hui have built relationships and provided a sharing of the di�erent programme delivery. Deepening of practice and understanding continues as a result. We acknowledge Kaiako in our Enviroschools Kindergartens, their commitment and passion is resulting in high quality delivery of environmental education. We would like to thank the Toimata Foundation, Tasman District Council, Adie and Claire for their continued support of the Enviroschools Programme in our Kindergartens. Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi Engari he toa takitini.

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Kia hiwa rã e ngã tëina o te taiao a Ranginui rãua ko PapatüãnukuEmbedding sustainable decision-making

The Enviroschools Programme aims for empowered and knowledgeable learners to think and act sustainably.

Enviroschools progress of deepening practice is revealed through a supported whole school/centre self-review process in relation to nationally agreed levels of the journey recognised as Bronze, Silver and GreenGold. This review process is proven to deepen the e�ectiveness of any sustainable actions being taken.

Bronze Enviroschools Students/children and sta� are creating a whole-school/centre vision and exploring ways to take action for a sustainable future.

Motueka High, Dovedale, Collingwood Area, Motupipi, Central Takaka, Lake Rotoiti and Parklands Schools and Henley Kindergarten

Silver EnviroschoolsThere is a clear, shared vision with sustainable practices being kept up and growing. Many people from the community are involved in sharing the decision-making and action.

Pinegrove and Golden Bay Kindergartens, Harakeke and Richmond Montessori Preschools and Tasman School

Green-Gold EnviroschoolsThe processes are more embedded, integrated, e�ective, visionary and courageous both inside and outside the Enviroschool.

Ngatimoti School and Greenwood Kindergarten

Continuing as a Green-Gold EnviroschoolSalisbury School has re�ected on its continuing journey and is con�dent that it is retaining its Green-Gold level.<< Salisbury School

We learnt how much had been done by previous students – amazing stu�

<< Harakeke PreschoolAs parents we are learning from our children about more ways to care for our environment

<< Henley KindergartenLitterless lunches really are much healthier for my children and less wasteful

<< Ngatimoti School

Parklands School >>We can see the changes we have made in our school

Tasman School >>We get to have a say in what happens at our school now

Greenwood Kindergarten >>My child knows so much about gardening now

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Tiakina te whare nui a TaneTaking action for biodiversity and living landscapes

Lots of learning:

“ Which native tree?”

“ Let’s plant some orchard trees – how do we look after them if we do?”

“ Gardens have also been developed to entice and protect lizards, weta and butter�ies.”

“ We know how to make predator traps and set lines to catch stoats and rats.”

“ We check possum traps regularly.”

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Control of animal pests

Control of plant pests

A plant nursery

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Restoration planting

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Tiakina te wai a TangaroaTaking action for healthy water

Healthy waterways are essential for our coastal waters. Learning about water catchments, the life cycles of some of the living things in water and the need for cool, clear and covered fresh waterways is supported by the Waimāori Programme.

Tamariki Wai is our local action programme that supports Tasman Enviroschools which adopt and care for part of a waterway. Monitoring, planting and waterway protection are actions taken in both rural and urban settings, as well as experiencing the need to value water usage.

Lots of learning:

“ Being aware of responsible water use is important.”

“So is loving the water around us.”

“ Working with the water and growing cycles.”

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Other water actions

Systems for collecting, treating and reusing waste water

Riparian planting

Storm water awareness

Rainwater harvesting

Devices/systems to reduce water use

Water quality testing and monitoring

Looking after water actions (n=16)

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Tiakina te hau a TawhirimateaBest use of resources: recycling, upcycling and energy savings

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Other waste actions

Reduction systems

Organic waste systems

Recycling systems for administration areas

Recycling systems for classrooms/grounds

Waste reduction actions (n=21)

1: Using no technology solar energy for paper recycling into bowls and paper bricks for burning

2: Waste audits are useful reminders

3: Seed papers from garden seeds and recycled paper for fundraising – sustainable life cycle products

4: Upcycled Christmas decorations

5: Inventing items using upcycled bits and pieces

6: Cardboard recycling bale: Volume to weight testing

7: Worm wee allocation

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“ It is possible to not waste any food when it comes o� the land and goes back to the land via compost, chooks or pigs.”

“ Only processed foods have packaging that you can’t compost or recycle.”

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Tiakina, Tiakina - A Facilitated Programme

The Enviroschools Programme has facilitators to support the commitment schools and centres make to become an Enviroschool. The journey to act more sustainably is a long term one, taking us all into a future anticipated with changes not experienced before.

Tasman District is lucky to have had several wonderful facilitators supporting the Enviroschools with their journeys. Currently, Adie and Claire work with the fantastic teachers and Principals who in turn grow the empowered student/ children leadership and action-based environmental learning in our District. The local facilitators appreciate the collaborative support of Helen and the Nelson Tasman Kindergarten Association; the national team in the Toimata Foundation and the Enviroschool teams from other regions across New Zealand.

Adie Leng Claire Webster Helen Durbridge

The children and students of today need to be supported to create the sort of world they want to live in. The Enviroschools process and tools can help grow students who are informed and collaborative decision-makers able to take actions in their own environment. Adults help by modelling collaboration and being open to share the future-a�ected decision making.”

Adie Leng

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Central Takaka School Enviroschool’s journey so far ….

2009 we celebrated becoming an Enviroschool.

Every year we are up to good deeds in our community – like picking up litter!

We are really good at making plans for what we do next.

And in 2014 we became a Bronze Enviroschool. Here we are planting a Kauri as part of our celebration.

Contributions from our Tasman Enviroschools…

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Collingwood Area School

Together we ride the wave of lifelong success. Ka eke ngatahi i te ngaru o te angitu.

The Collingwood Area School Envirogroup have been out having fun and making a real difference to their local environment along the way.

1 – The year started with clearing the vegetable garden -the silver beet had turned into Triffids!

2 – We loved eating the fruits (well vegetables actually) of our labours.

3 & 4 - Living by Onetahua – Farewell Spit means adventures out there to gather what we call sea grass (dead eel grass) to use as mulch on the gardens. It’s like black gold! It’s a great place to hang out too.

5 – We are surrounded by National Parks here in Golden Bay so there can be lots of Predators – some of us have been learning how to trap them. Yeah! We can help save the forests and birds!

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Our School was built in 1870 and is still the hub for our rural community and annual Fair.

Moturoa Mission rocks


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The past twelve months have seen a big push from Golden Bay High School into environmental and sustainability education.August 2014: Y9 Students visited the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Takaka and scoped out the site that they would be designing a landscaping plan for. Students then worked in small groups to come up with hopefully the winning design for the screening site.

September 2014: A group of students form a Gardeners’ Group. Lots of discussion around what they would like to try and grow, what produce would be useful for the school canteen, what will grow at what time of the year and where they should have a school garden.

September: A rubbish audit is completed by a group of passionate students, with the help of a couple of sta� and Claire Webster. The rubbish audit showed that there is huge room for improvement in regards to recycling and �nding ways to divert food scraps going to land�ll. Students begin to think about worm farms, composting and strengthening the commitment to increasing the recycling that the school does.

March 2015: Enviroschool Moturoa Mission – four teams were sent to compete with other schools. The day was enjoyed by students and sta�.

April: Student Garden Group make a stall to sell their extra produce to the public. Comments made from a number of members of the public around how cool it is to see students growing their own food.

May: Y10 students re-visit the Wastewater Treatment Plant to plant out the winning design for the tree planted screening of the treatment plant.

May: Golden Bay High School o�cially becomes an Enviroschool.

June: the Senior Building and Construction students �nish their worm farms. They took up the challenge of making worm farms out of found mussel buoys. They researched, planned and constructed the worm farms, trying various designs before settling on the ones pictured. The �nished farms are sturdy, insulated for the colder months, have a hinged lid that stops unwanted pests and are o� the ground so that the worm wee can be collected underneath.

May – June: Yr 10 science class undertakes a study into pollution levels and causes in Lake Killarney

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STEP 1. : Take one creative child and a piece of calico Step 2.: add black

permanent marker and get creative Step 3.: wet the new

creation

Step 4.: add a splash of indian ink for colour

Step 5.: hang to dry. While you line a baking tray with baking paper

Step 6.: sprinkle with grated wax and bake at 100 degrees C until melted

Step 7.: wrap up your yummy lunch

In May our clever children designed themselves a beewax sandwich wrapper, as part of our commitment to teaching our tamariki substainability and how to become environmentally friendly beings—in line with our newly awarded Silver Enviroschool Award.

Our wraps are perfect for cheese and bread, are great for school lunches and reusable bowl covers.

Care: Hand wash in cool water. These wraps are hygenic, breatheable, reusable and durable.


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In 2011 a family moving on to school, the Mitcheners, gifted us a hand pump for use in a proposed water fea-ture. They also organised the services of Tom Carr, a landscape architect, to design a water feature for an under utilised area at our Kindergarten.

We looked at the water feature as an opportunity for teaching water conservation in a fun and interactive way. The plans were drawn, modified, and modified again until the final design was agreed upon. Our wonderful FLG fundraised furiously to make this project a reality, and finally a grand opening was held on the 12th November 2014 where the water feature and hand pump were unveiled by the Mitchener Whānau.

The water feature was our first step in our future water conservation journey. In partnership with the Tasman District Council Enviro-schools co-ordinator, A ie Leng, and the Waimāori Stream Care programme instructor, Mel McColgan we have embarked on a life long learning, care, maintenance, and enhancement project for a local stream.

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We are a Bronze Enviroschool. We value the awesome environment we have around us and want everyone to care for it too.

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Our Beliefs• Respect and Care -‐ treat others how you would liketo be treated

• Environment -‐ look after the earth, it’s the only onewe’ve got

• Curiosity -‐ seek and you will find

• Resilience -‐ kia kaha, stay strong, stay positive

•Diversity – everyone together makes life better

• Perseverance -‐ be the little engine that could

•Honesty -‐ do the right thing, even when no-‐oneis looking

We all need survival skills


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M -‐ Manage self S -‐ Show respectS -‐ Strive to learn


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To celebrate reaching Bronze Enviroschool level August 2014

We have made a long-term commitment to Project Janszoon in Abel Tasman National Park

Propogation Shed 2008

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Our stream has been an important part of our

school for 12 years. We regularly test and monitor

our stream. In 2013 our stream was extensively

planted to retain its eroding banks, to provide shade and an important

habitat for wildlife. A path, art and seating were

added to enhance the area.


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We sow, we grow, we nurture, we harvest, we

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Working together to

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OUR PRECIOUS NEIGHBOURS OUR PRECIOUS NEIGHBOURS

We connected with our school neighbours. We helped them at their houses by gardening and helping with

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We worked with the Kea Conservation Trust and Natureland

Zoo to make enrichment toys for kea and to learn about their

behaviours.

FOR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENT

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A pretty flower

garden for our pretty teachers

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native garden is a great place to ponder

about world problems. Hmmm what

should I have for lunch

today?

This kowhai will be huge when I’m old and wrinkly!

We are thinking about keeping bees to help pollinate our fruit trees!

Plenty of nice healthy

veges to feed us kids

and the chickens.

Crispy kale and roast

spuds, Yuuuuum!

garden for our

Right! Who didn’t take their

chippie packet home with them? Grrrrrrr!


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Pinegrove Kindergarten was lucky enough to receive four fruit trees that were donated by Waimea Nurseries. Kate Marshall came from Waimea Nurseries to support the planting of the trees. Graham Smith from Garden Property Services donated his time and Compost to ensure the trees were planted well. Both Kate and Graham worked along side the children from Pinegrove to dig the holes and plant the trees. The trees are plum, apple, fejioa and mandarin. At Pinegrove Kindergarten the children have already planted many fruit trees in the orchard that is situated behind the kindergarten building however as that area is full more trees are being planted in the play ground. As well as the trees the children are very actively involved in caring for the fruit and vegetable gardens that are also in the play ground. Every Christmas we have all enjoyed a great harvest from the cher-ry tree that was planted some years ago. We are very fortunate and all of our trees have been donated by people in the community including many of our kindergarten families.

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All our efforts are rewarded. We are now a silver medal enviro school. Well done everyone.


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Gathering our compost. Sustainable practises at work.

Our outdoor classroom

Our sharing community

The children are fully involved

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Identify the Current Situation

Explore Alternatives

Take Action

Reflect on Change

With our ever increasing residential and indus-trial areas there are rapidly decreasing habitat for Lizards to reside and build homes.

Get Georgina from Mainly Natives to create a design with suitable plants and help with fund-ing application to Kids Restore NZ.

Decide on an appropriate area within the school grounds for the sanctuary.

Visit to Motueka DOC to look at Lizard friendly planting.

Host Ivan Rogers and his Geckoes to share information on Lizards.

Students to research information on Lizards and Weta so they can design information panels which will include text and graphics.

Visit Waimea Intermediate and look at their Lizard area.

Provide a community planting day to carry out the work.

Solve problems and all work together. Organise an official opening with

blessing. A student to design invitations.

Recreating this lizard habitat will help create an awareness of our natural flora and fauna.

We have a growing number of local schools wishing to visit and look at our native area in-cluding the lizard sanctuary.

We continue to build on the vision of students from 2004 by expanding this native area.


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Students all develop their own Mihi Weekly Waiata and daily Karakia. Welcomed Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Tuia Te Matangi

to view the carvings in our Whare Atea. Matariki Celebrations included two days of making

putiputi, kites for the Whare Atea, restoring previous art works, a boil up for the whole campus.

New Whanau class named Kimi Mataranga– Search for Knowledge

Mini Wananga, Mihi Whakatau to welcome guests Knowledge around using Harakeke, argillite, bone.

Pounamu and food preservation, medicinal use of plants.

Development of own classroom treaty where all students contributed their guidelines.

Rhythm of Life and Maori Myths and Legends Show performed by students

Outdoor Education week. Mangarakau camp and visit to Farewell Spit. Multi Cultural week for all students Identity art boards on display around school Kimi Matauranga class specifically set up for Maori

emersion Celebration of cultural events e.g. Matariki and

Chinese new year, and world environment day.

How people use and reuse resources in innovated ways

Redesign and remake an item of clothing How to create a healthy community by improving

the environment, reducing pollution study Looking at systems that are in place in our

community to assist us such as Fire wise, Keeping Our self safe, civil defence, teen power.

Safety Banner made by students Cyber safety for students Designed school safety signs Keep NZ Beautiful Week Hosting a number of schools and early childhood

centres who visited our native area. Out door education camps, visits to museum,

Founders Park.

Students have made identity bags using recycled material where possible.

Visit to Brook Sanctuary to learn about problems of introduced pests.

Students profiled and researched a native insect and made a 3d copy of their insect.

Planting at Hoddy’s Park and Bird Island Study on the Pacific Garbage patch and other Pollution Rubbish transformed into sculptures. Using flotsam and jetsam to create art works Pest and Predators Course.

Empowered students

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d at monitoring the Moutere estuary and nearby stream to assess the impacts of the Muddy Buddy fundraiser Buddy fundraiser

Awesome steampunk-style upcyclers and overall winners of the Lantern Parade 2014.

Wonderful community support inTasman. Student-led enthusiasm restored an old shed now a potting shed to further their garden work.


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Enviroschools kaupapa has been fostered through...

Evolocity electric bike creation

Environmental student leadership

Education for Enterprise and GATE Programmes

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Being an Enviroschool helps us achieve our Vision to develop confident lifelong learners who

S Show respectT Take responsibilityA Aim highN Never give upD Do the right thing

On Arbor Days we plant natives at FaulknersBush to grow our connection to being kaitiakiof this wonderful reserve at our back door.

Students led learning and held a Market Day, raising $2,000 for a building project in Nepal.


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The tamariki learn about how many rainy or sunny days we have had and about water flow for water conservation when the tank provides the only water for sandpit play.

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Some Tasman Enviroschools Events 2014/2015…

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The Moturoa Mission 2015 Wednesday 11th March

With wonderful support from many agencies and organisations

Teamwork Sustainability Learning Adventure Teams of 4 students – from Enviroschools Years 5 to 8

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Five classes from Golden Bay schools spent a day in November 2014 at Paynes Ford with Department of Conservation, Project Janszoon and Tasman District Council staff. Six activities were set up for classes to experience, explore, learn and have some fun too. The activities included: the rat population explosion in our native forests during mast seasons, what are the main pests, game about Moa and possums, forest ecology, design your own pest!

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In 2014, 27 Tasman and Nelson students worked with Papa Taiao to learn about and gain Unit Standard credits in Possum trapping, skinning and plucking. Some students have even continued to trap possums damaging our native biodiversity.

In 2015, another 30 students met to learn about trapping other predators and gained the skills necessary to have an effect on reducing rat and stoat numbers.

Project Possum and Project Predator

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