Marlborough teachers from early childhood, primary and secondary schools gathered at Monkey Bay, Rarangi for our second Rongoā workshop this month. As they arrived they were greeted by the glassy rolling swell of Tangaroa, the warmth of Tamanuiterā and the cool, refreshing presence of Tānemahuta. After a busy day in the classroom this warm welcome was the medicine needed to nurture a busy mind. Hosted by the Marlborough District Council Environmental Education team as part of their PLACE focus this year, they invited Ripeka, Whaea Tricia and Koka Lovey from Manaaki Ngahere Trust to share their knowledge on Rongoā plant identification.
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This introductory workshop took kaiako on a guided walk into the...
Read More Rongoā session 2 In term 4 we hosted Ripeka Hook, Tricia Hook and Koka Lovey from Manaaki Ngahere to run an introduction to Rongoā workshop. In this session they will delve more specifically into Native Plant identification. Please wear appropriate shoes for walking in the bush. Thursday, 14th of March Join us from 3.30pm, workshop 4pm-5.30pm Monkey Bay carpark RSVP to ramonamillen17@gmail.com by Monday, 4th of March...
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Join us for an introduction to Rongoā Māori with Ripeka Hook, local Rongoā practitioner.
Thursday 23rd November 2023
Mayfield Kindergarten
3.30 - 5pm
Come along from 3.15 for a catch up over coffee and cake before we get started. RSVP to Ramona before the 15th November
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Read More Keen to introduce more science concepts into your classroom? Angela will share her tips and tricks to successfully raise seed with your students to transplant into your Kids Edible Gardens (KEGs). She will also cover the process of germination, what a seed looks like inside, some of the reasons why a seed may not germinate or survive to planting out stage as well as easy science experiments that explore plant growth. You will come away with a seasonal seed raising chart that includes beneficial flowers and herbs for companion planting. Thursday 7 September 3.30 - 5 pm Join us early at 3.15 pm for coffee and cake before the mini workshop begins. Venue to be confirmed Email angela@wenties.nz to register...
Read More Initially organised for the beginning of the year to kick start our focus on Sustainable Communities, it was great to finally see this workshop take place in term 4. Tamanuitera shone, though Tawhirimatea made his presence known, and we were able to start in the Kids Edible Gardens of Blenheim School talking about some of the companion plants we could see growing and nibbling on the new leaves of the prolific broad beans.
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Getting down to the nitty gritty we identified what a Sustainable Community could look like. We found that in building a Sustainable Community we are also building our hauora as we connect with nature and foster relationships with people around us.
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Read More Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child’s day. On two days of action each year, teachers take children outdoors to play and learn. All year round, the Outdoor Classroom Day community campaigns for more time outdoors every day....
Read More The students at Richmond View School became Botanists this term as they explored the classification of native plants on the Taylor Awa.
People have always given names to things that they see, including plants and animals. So, of course most of us turn to names as the first form of classification. It was a scientist, Linnaeus, that first developed a hierarchal naming structure (of 7 parts no less). This conveyed information about what a living thing was and also its closest relatives. Earlier this term, if you happened to be walking your dog down the Taylor Awa, you may have come across Richmond View School students studying the Tui to Town plantings. Their inquiry for...
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