Spotlights

for Inspiration

We put the Spotlight on ākonga, environmental education providers and communities who are working together to solve local issues. Seasonal collections of resources are also highlighted here.

Climate Education: A Teacher's Perspective

Teacher Angie Rayner shares her story, with authentic learning, curriculum links, empowered students and community action.

Climate Education: A Teacher's Perspective

Climate Education: A Teacher's Perspective

Teacher Angie Rayner shares her story, with authentic learning, curriculum links, empowered students and community action.

Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Waitaha | Canterbury
April 21, 2025
Waitaha | Canterbury
climate change carbon action curriculum maths literacy teacher intermediate
Measuring the Mighty: Maths Adventures in Kauri Education

Waikato schools learn key maths concepts through rich tasks related to their local forest and grounds, building skills and values.

Measuring the Mighty: Maths Adventures in Kauri Education

Measuring the Mighty: Maths Adventures in Kauri Education

Waikato schools learn key maths concepts through rich tasks related to their local forest and grounds, building skills and values.

Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Hauora | Nature Connection
Whenua | Land, Soil
Waikato
April 20, 2025
Waikato
math mathematics geometry measure measurement number radius height rich task tree trees biosecurity action kaitiaki kaitiakitanga science
Nature Connection for Aotearoa Educators

Build your understanding and practice of nature connection, with examples from Aotearoa, research and activities for different ages.

Nature Connection for Aotearoa Educators

Nature Connection for Aotearoa Educators

Build your understanding and practice of nature connection, with examples from Aotearoa, research and activities for different ages.

Hauora | Nature Connection
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Whenua | Land, Soil
Aotearoa-wide
April 19, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
taiao worldview relationship relational pld connectedness
Ngahuru | Autumn Seasonal Activities

Celebrate the changing seasons with these activities, stories and rituals related to the harvest time of ngahuru and autumn equinox.

Ngahuru | Autumn Seasonal Activities

Ngahuru | Autumn Seasonal Activities

Celebrate the changing seasons with these activities, stories and rituals related to the harvest time of ngahuru and autumn equinox.

Hauora | Nature Connection
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Aotearoa-wide
April 18, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
autumn collection season seed seeds art harvest
Young People's Voices in Community Decision Making

This article by educator Sian Carvell explores the importance of children and young peoples' rights in climate education and action.

Young People's Voices in Community Decision Making

Young People's Voices in Community Decision Making

This article by educator Sian Carvell explores the importance of children and young peoples' rights in climate education and action.

Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Aotearoa-wide
April 17, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
council local government climate change action student child children advocate advocacy right rights submission consultation
Rākau | Trees in our Learning Spaces

Explore resources & events that support ākonga and the wider community to learn about and strengthen their relationships with trees.

Rākau | Trees in our Learning Spaces

Rākau | Trees in our Learning Spaces

Explore resources & events that support ākonga and the wider community to learn about and strengthen their relationships with trees.

Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Aotearoa-wide
April 17, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
Matariki, Environment and Wellbeing

Resources and articles that support celebration and learning about Matariki, with links to our natural environment and wellbeing.

Matariki, Environment and Wellbeing

Matariki, Environment and Wellbeing

Resources and articles that support celebration and learning about Matariki, with links to our natural environment and wellbeing.

Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Hauora | Nature Connection
Aotearoa-wide
April 16, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
matariki puanga winter celebration book wellbeing hauora
Hangarau: Sustainable, Relational Practice

Explore ideas and resources from Hangarau, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, that emphasise environmental and sustainability contexts.

Hangarau: Sustainable, Relational Practice

Hangarau: Sustainable, Relational Practice

Explore ideas and resources from Hangarau, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, that emphasise environmental and sustainability contexts.

Hauora | Nature Connection
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Whenua | Land, Soil
Aotearoa-wide
March 5, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
marautanga Māori kura technology design food biotechnology
Tackling Microplastics with Citizen Science

Case studies from Tāmaki Makaurau and Wānaka, highlighting projects investigating coastal and freshwater plastic pollution.

Tackling Microplastics with Citizen Science

Tackling Microplastics with Citizen Science

Case studies from Tāmaki Makaurau and Wānaka, highlighting projects investigating coastal and freshwater plastic pollution.

Moana | Marine, Coast
Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
Waimāori | Freshwater, Wetlands
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
March 2, 2025
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
plastic pollution stem drain drains stormwater wastewater research
Connecting to Place, Mātauranga Māori and Histories

Engage with stories, resources and programmes to support local curriculum, with a focus on connection and care for te taiao.

Connecting to Place, Mātauranga Māori and Histories

Connecting to Place, Mātauranga Māori and Histories

Engage with stories, resources and programmes to support local curriculum, with a focus on connection and care for te taiao.

Hauora | Nature Connection
Aotearoa-wide
February 1, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
matauranga maori mana orite place-based Tiriti treaty tauiwi cultural capability
Eco-Building: Muddy Feet and Creative Minds

Explore stories, ideas and resources from Enviroschools across the country who are designing and building with nature in mind.

Eco-Building: Muddy Feet and Creative Minds

Eco-Building: Muddy Feet and Creative Minds

Explore stories, ideas and resources from Enviroschools across the country who are designing and building with nature in mind.

Pūngao Tauwhiro, Waka, Whare | Sustainable Energy, Transport and Buildings
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Whenua | Land, Soil
Aotearoa-wide
December 3, 2024
Aotearoa-wide
house build design cob renewable natural hut outdoor classroom mud enviroschool
Te Kauwhata Community Compost Hub

Para Kore support primary school ākonga in the Waikato to establish this successful example of community collaboration and education.

Te Kauwhata Community Compost Hub

Te Kauwhata Community Compost Hub

Para Kore support primary school ākonga in the Waikato to establish this successful example of community collaboration and education.

Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
Whenua | Land, Soil
Waikato
December 1, 2024
Waikato
compost soil carbon garden primary microbes matauranga mātauranga
Nature Books: Storytelling, Curiosity & Empathy

We explore ways you can use pukapuka to strengthen environmental learning, including discussions with Aotearoa authors & illustrators.

Nature Books: Storytelling, Curiosity & Empathy

Nature Books: Storytelling, Curiosity & Empathy

We explore ways you can use pukapuka to strengthen environmental learning, including discussions with Aotearoa authors & illustrators.

Hauora | Nature Connection
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Moana | Marine, Coast
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Aotearoa-wide
November 30, 2024
Aotearoa-wide
Technology Curriculum: Designing for Sustainability

Explore the links between technology learning and environmental education, with case studies, resources & teacher support from TENZ.

Technology Curriculum: Designing for Sustainability

Technology Curriculum: Designing for Sustainability

Explore the links between technology learning and environmental education, with case studies, resources & teacher support from TENZ.

Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
Pūngao Tauwhiro, Waka, Whare | Sustainable Energy, Transport and Buildings
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Aotearoa-wide
November 29, 2024
Aotearoa-wide
materials textiles food cooking design plan create make stem digital computers innovation pld upcyling reusing ncea
Empowered Students Share Stormwater Designs

Learn more about how students are addressing flooding in Tāmaki Makaurau with innovative LEGO models and experiential learning.

Empowered Students Share Stormwater Designs

Empowered Students Share Stormwater Designs

Learn more about how students are addressing flooding in Tāmaki Makaurau with innovative LEGO models and experiential learning.

Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Pūngao Tauwhiro, Waka, Whare | Sustainable Energy, Transport and Buildings
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Waimāori | Freshwater, Wetlands
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
November 5, 2024
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
putatara pūtatara water design tanks swales swale lego stem engineering technology cross-curricular inquiry
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