Years 4 - 6: Introduction to Education for Sustainability (EforS) & being an Enviroschool

 Welcome!  This is our introductory unit for 2021 for Years 4 - 6

Introduction to Education for Sustainability (EforS) & being an Enviroschool

A Flip Grid Challenge: The Guiding Principles at Wakaaranga

 As a GreenGold Enviroschool we follow the 5 Guiding Principles; Maori Perspectives, Empowered Students, Learning for Sustainability, Respect for the Diversity of and Culture.  Can you create a video showing examples of the Guiding Principles at Wakaaranga?

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Our Enviroschool FlipGrid

Flipgrid is a great way to share our learning in short video clips. This is our Wakaaranga GreenGold Enviroschool Flipgrid:

Wakaaranga GreenGold Enviro school Flipgrid

Our Enviroschool Highlights from 2017 - 2019

 

Mrs Everitt along with our Eco Warriors created this beautiful mural to record our Enviroschools highlights.

Can you see evidence of the Enviroschools Guiding Principles:

- Maori Perspectives 

- Sustainable Communities 

- Empowered Learners

- Learning for Sustainability 

- Respect for Diversity

Visual Pepeha - Connecting to our land and whanau

Everyone has a pepeha which links them to their ancestors. It’s like a story that connects you to your waka (how you got to New Zealand), your hapū and iwi (where your family are from). It identifies important places like your maunga (mountain), awa (river) and marae (family home). A pēpi (baby) and their whānau may have several pepeha that link them to their different whānau. Teaching pēpi through stories, photos, pictures or even singing their pepeha helps them grow up feeling connected and familiar with who they are and where their people are from. Watch some of our youngest Waka kids explore this concept in 2d's video:

Can you talk with your family about its origins?  What would be your pepeha?  Could you create your pepeha with drawings, collage pictures or a speech?

Caring for our pollinator friends & our honey bee journey

Find our how to care for our pollinating friends, the honey bees by watching our video below:

Want to find out how Wakaaranga School got their very own beehives way back in 2016?  Watch this presentation by the Bee Team in 2017:

Being Waste Wise @ Waka

 We're waste wise and bin brainy.  You can be too!  

Click on the image below to see the video about how to dispose of waste sustainably.  

What do you do at home to be waste wise?  Comment below ...