Environmental education in New Zealand

Ecological sustainability is part of the values in the Ministry of Education curriculum.

History

The 2009 Government Budget removed funding for Education for Sustainability, effective from December.[needs update]

By 2018, 1,161 schools used Enviroschools, founded by the Te Mauri Tau organisation in the late 1990s, with funding from the Ministry for the Environment and regional councils. Enviroschools take part in activities such as tree planting, recycling and sustainable transport.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Values / The New Zealand Curriculum / Curriculum documents / The New Zealand Curriculum Online - NZ Curriculum Online". nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Home". 29 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Enviroschools : In Your Region". www.enviroschools.org.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Toimata Foundation". www.toimata.org.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Enviroschools : Overview". www.enviroschools.org.nz. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.