Education news
Environmental Curriculum Awards - Applications close 14 May 2008
Posted: 28/4/08: Just a reminder that applications close on 14 May 2008 for our environmental curriculum awards.
The award aims to foster environmental education and schools can apply for a maximum $2000 each from the fund, which must be spent on student-led environmental projects.
Last year 15 Northland schools were funded for a range of 17 diverse projects from replicating an ancient local ecosystem to combating noise and air pollution.
Get details and download an application form
Where There's Water Community Environmental Grants are now open
Posted: 27/3/08: Applications for the 2008 funding round of the "Where There's Water..." Community Environmental Grants are now open. The grants provide funding to help the community understand, maintain, protect and improve their water environment.
Closing date for applications this year is 15 May 2008.
For more information, or to download an application form, please go to the website: http://www.nzwwa.org.nz/wherethereswater.html
New DVD Resource on "How to Save Kiwi"
Posted 5/2/08: A great resource if you are planning to study the Kiwi @ your school this year.
"How to Save Kiwi" is designed to be shown to a variety of audiences. The first chapter is general and about kiwi. It can be shown at displays, events, workshops, to children or adults, as advocacy material about kiwi. It is intended to generally inform people about kiwi, their threats and what is being done to protect them. The following chapters contain more detailed information, in the form of tutorials, on a variety of topics which kiwi protection projects or landowners may use.
The DVD is available from the Save the Kiwi website www.savethekiwi.org.nz This website also has other kiwi information and you may choose to create a link to it on your website.
DVD resource on Climate Change available
Posted: 10/09/07
ICLEI Communities for Climate Protection New Zealand has released a new 9 minutes long DVD based on climate change issues, including the latest evidence, the potential impacts on New Zealand, and some things each and every one of us can do to help mitigate climate change.
You can buy a copy, complete with samples of other climate science resources, for $20 (including GST and p&p). Contact email: ccp-nz@iclei.org