Enviroschools celebrate this year’s successes

Canterbury’s Enviroschools celebrate this year’s successes and plan to keep up the good work

Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson will be talking to some of Canterbury’s youngest and most dedicated conservationists today at a hands-on Enviroschools workshop.

In the annual event, nine of the region’s Enviroschools will come together to celebrate the achievements of the past year and learn more about how they can take action to create sustainable communities.

Andrea Taylor, Enviroschools Regional Co-ordinator, is thrilled about the fantastic progress achieved over the last year. “We have many Enviroschools who have been involved in the programme for a number of years; meaning sustainability is now second nature to them in their school practices.”

Run jointly with DOC, the workshop will use the great-spotted kiwi/roroa to demonstrate to the students and teachers involved how life on earth is infinitely and absolutely connected.

“What better year than the International Year of Biodiversity to have biodiversity as the focus,” says Andrea

“It’s all about exploring and understanding the bigger picture; how we fit in the world alongside other living things, and how through our actions we can positively influence our environment now and in the future”

Enviroschools Canterbury is a whole-school approach to education for sustainability. With support from the school community, students plan, design and take action towards creating a sustainable school environment.

“Through the Enviroschools programme, children are showing us what we can do to keep Canterbury’s water clean, our air fresh and our soil fertile. We hope their enthusiasm will prove contagious,” says Andrea.

Enviroschools Canterbury is a partnership between Environment Canterbury, Department of Conservation, the Enviroschools Foundation, Christchurch City Council, and Waimakariri, Kaikoura, Selwyn, and Timaru district councils.

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