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​Environmental Education Programmes 

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

HOW WE TEACH
Some LOUP members offer Climate Positve education; offering a variety of methods to instill in students a love for the environment and an awareness of how they can protect it.

The purpose of our school based education is to empower students to be actively involved in developing a sustainable future for New Zealand.

We create learning situations selecting from the teaching strategies of:
· Investigation: e.g. around school waste issues, packaging in lunchboxes
· Inquiry: e.g. data collection of compostable resources on or near school grounds
· Knowledge building: e.g. demonstrations, visits to resource recovery centres.
· Interactive learning: e.g. school garden, compost building, worm farms following inquiry and investigative work.
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With the support of the Far North and the Whangarei District Councils, EcoSolutions is able to provide free environmental education to schools and ECE's in these districts.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

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KnowWaste is about raising awareness of the issues surrounding waste by inspiring and supporting students and schools to take action in reducing waste. Contact one of our awesome educators for more information.
Whangarei
Cezanne Hamilton
027 257 4674
[email protected]
Upper Far North
Sharee Crawley
021 464 221
[email protected]
Mid Far North
Anouk van Donzel
027 254 5462 
[email protected]

Lessons include:​
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Download Know Waste brochure
Download Lessons and Activities list
School Support includes:
  • Helping schools run zero waste event
  • Waste Audits
  • Introducing school wide recycling and waste minimisation systems 
  • Setting up composts and worm-farms
  • Setting up the Paper 4 Trees programme
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Know Water navigates students along the journey water takes through our environment and shows how we can conserve it. This programme is only available to schools in the Whangarei District. It includes site visits to the waste water treatment plant and wetlands.  
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​To conduct your own household water audit​ click here.
Download Introduction
Download brochure
Download curriculum links
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Fun, interactive learning
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Student learn about safe drinking water and how to test it
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Whangarei's waste water 'polishing' wetlands

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WASTEWISE SCHOOLS AWARD

WasteWise Schools is a free programme in the Far North and Whangarei District that supports tschools to reduce waste and awards them with the WasteWise status when they do.
​WasteWise Schools provides a structured process for the development, implementation and maintenance of school-wide waste minimisation.  Becoming a WasteWise School can be gained by successfully passing an on-site audit.
A short guide to Waste Wise Schools
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For more information about becoming a WasteWise School please contact the team today! 

Far North District:  Sharee Crawley  Mb:  021 464  221  E:  [email protected]  
Mid North District:  Anouk Van Donzel  Mb:  
027 254 5462  E:  [email protected]
Whangarei District:  Cezanne Hamilton Mb: 021 08269003  E:  [email protected]

For more information about our services & programmes please contact us on P: (09) 438-8710 or E: [email protected]
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