Schools

From Northland to Southland, in big and small towns and cities, schools across Aotearoa are putting up their hands to be kaitiaki of their playgrounds and local environments. Meet the 20 latest Predator Free Schools and find out how they intend to protect our native wildlife. We now have 51 … [Read more...] about Latest schools to join our PF Schools programme

It’s been 6 years since Southland Community Nursery near Invercargill, opened its Education Centre and in that time thousands of people – particularly school children – have visited the property, explored the restoration area via the gravel tracks, learnt about local native plants and discovered a … [Read more...] about Southland couple committed to helping children learn about nature

Wainui Beach is a small, beachside community on the outskirts of Gisborne. In 2017 the students at Wainui Beach School made nesting boxes for their local little blue penguins. This year they’re putting their building skills to use again with a new project. Wainui Beach School pupils with their … [Read more...] about Wainui Beach pupils use building skills to help wildlife

Lynmore School, in Rotorua, recieved funding as part of our Kiwibank School programme. Students from Room 1A provided us an update of what they have been up to in the last wee while. Lynmore School students in Waitawa Bush On the 1st of August, some students from Lynmore School in Room 1A … [Read more...] about Lynmore School raises awareness of trapping

St Joseph’s School in Waitara used to have a problem. The school is built on the site of an old riverbed and every winter their rugby field got boggy. So in 2010 they built their own wetland! Great solution – but that was only the beginning. St Joseph's pupils monitor for predators in their … [Read more...] about St Joseph’s students keen to enhance school wetland

Bringing back the birdsong – note by note - is what around 350 Northland children experience each year by taking an Explore launch trip to the predator-free islands of Ipipiri in the eastern Bay of Islands and participating in an educational programme known as ‘Floating Classrooms’. Springbank … [Read more...] about ‘Floating Classrooms’ gives Northland children kaitiaki experience

The Nina Valley Restoration Group is 10 years old this season and in those 10 years, the Years 7 to 13 students from Hurunui College who make up the group have learnt an impressive array of kiwi-handling skills. Hurunui student Anna Clark shows how to hold a kiwi securely. The students not … [Read more...] about Nina Valley Restoration students celebrate 10 years

Has your school got a neglected patch of playground that would benefit from a make-over? Want to make your own garden or backyard more wildlife friendly? Maybe you’re looking for a weekend activity that adults and children can enjoy together. Why not make a lizard garden. It’s fun, it’s easy and … [Read more...] about Create a Lizard Friendly Garden

St Andrews Primary is a rural school in South Canterbury where children and teachers have strong ties to their natural environment. They’ve recently become a Kiwibank Predator Free School – but that’s just the latest in an impressive lineup of conservation projects ranging from monitoring endangered … [Read more...] about St Andrews Primary plans to trap predators and feed rescue raptors