Enviroschools - Bronze Status

Enviroschools / science is an area of major importance for Fairlie Primary School.  For children and young people Enviroschools can be a lifelong journey from early childhood, to primary, intermediate, secondary and beyond.  For schools and centres we support long-term participation; lasting changes can take many years to become embedded but every step is a change in itself. 
Every Enviroschool follows a unique journey that:

• Develops from small beginnings and gathers strength and breadth along the way
• Empowers tamariki and students
• Builds sustainable communities
• Integrates into the curriculum; both Te Whāriki and the New Zealand Curriculum
• Is grounded in Māori Perspectives
• Embraces cultural diversity
• Engages in the physical, social, cultural and political aspects of the environment
• Builds towards being a whole-school/ centre approach.

At the end of 2019 the students, teachers and community worked hard to achieve the Enviroschool Bronze Award. This was an amazing achievement and we welcomed our judges with our Mackenzie Haka and the Mackenzie Pipe Band.