Waikato Regional Council has a range of resources available for teachers in the Waikato region. We provide curriculum linked classroom units, information about our natural environment, and workshops for professional development. Find out more about what Waikato Regional Council offers for teachers.
Mātauranga whakauka taiao – mā te katoa, mō āke tonu atu | Sustainability education – enough for all, forever
Sustainability education – enough for all, forever is a new resource for New Zealand secondary schools.
The resource was created to help teachers navigate the NCEA Education for Sustainability (EFS) Achievement Standards.
It’s intended to help build the confidence of new and experienced educators alike to successfully scaffold student learning in environmental education
Key features
Build students’ Action Competence
Explore culturally responsive pedagogies
Innovate with interdisciplinary modules
What’s inside?
Achievement Standard tips
Case studies
Thinking templates
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Watch professional development webinar
If you’re interested in more professional development opportunities in sustainability education for your school or would like to order a physical copy of this resource, please email: michelle.daly@waikatoregion.govt.nz
Classroom units
Useful links
Environmental education and learning
- New Zealand Association for Environmental Education: The New Zealand Association for Environmental Education is a national, non-profit organisation that promotes and supports lifelong learning and encourages behaviours that lead to sustainability for New Zealand/Aotearoa.
- Environmental Education Online: Sustainability is a critical issue for New Zealand – environmentally, economically, culturally, politically, and socially. We need to learn how to live smarter to reduce our impact on the environment for future generations.
- North American Association for Environmental Education
Protecting animal, bird and plant life
- Kiwi Conservation Club: For over 20 years, Kiwi Conservation Club (KCC) has been teaching kiwi kids about New Zealand’s amazing wildlife and wild places.
- Kakapo Recovery: Kākāpō have inhabited New Zealand for thousands of years but, with the arrival of humans and introduced predators, their once abundant numbers rapidly declined. Find out more about the recovery efforts here.
- The New Zealand Antarctic Institute: See the education and outreach resources, inspiring people to connect with Antarctica through knowledge & collaboration.
- Waikato Biodiversity Forum: This site contains information on biodiversity in the Waikato region. For example, maps of special species and posters of the ecosystems in the Waikato region.
- Trees for Survival : The Trees for Survivial Trust encourages other community groups to sponsor and support schools to grow trees and plant them on eroded land. The Trust has developed a unit about preventing soil erosion called 'Saving our Soils'.
Be active in environmental education! Develop a growing unit in your area and create a sustainable environment for the future. Check out the website
Waste, recycling and sustainable living
- Reduce waste: Become more environmentally friendly by installing the environmental '3 Rs' in your school. There are simple things you can do to help by using the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle). Find out more about how you can help to .
- Auckland Council - Environment and Waste
- Xtreme Zero Waste: Xtreme Waste is turning Raglan’s waste into resources and moving forward to zero waste.
- Home Energy Conservation for Kids: Saving energy is a big deal. It’s important for people, and it is important for the planet, too. Why is it important?
- Green Living - a Family Guide to Going Green: There are hundreds of fun ways your kids can work together to protect the planet! Try these activities and books to help your family act green!
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