Enviroschools

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

Enviroschools Canterbury is a partnership between The Enviroschools Foundation and local organisations and agencies. A regional team offers support to schools across Canterbury in the journey to become a sustainable school community.

Some of the benefits of Enviroschools:

• enhanced learning
• real life context for learning
• action based (inquiry) learning
• links closely with curriculum key competencies and core values
• cross curriculum learning opportunities
• knowledge about sustainability
• skills in decision making, planning, higher order thinking and working cooperatively
• leadership and project management
• financial savings through reducing costs in resource consumption and waste production
• builds relationships between staff, students, whanau and community  
• students work cooperatively on environmental projects they care about
• increased pride and appreciation of their school
• littering and vandalism reduced
• heath promoting, relaxing environment to work and play
• sustainable schools foster sustainable communities
• opportunity to form partnerships with local businesses and communities
• schools inspire and teach the wider community to adopt sustainable practices
• enhancing biodiversity and water quality through native planting and restoration projects
• sustainable behaviours learned at school filters into homes
• promotes health and wellbeing

For more information contact:

Enviroschools Canterbury Coordinator
Andrea Creighton
andrea.creighton@ecan.govt.nz
Ph 353 9737

Check out the Enviroschools Website for further information.

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