ENVIROSCHOOLS
What is Enviroschools?
Enviroschools is a growing network of schools and communities in New Zealand and internationally that want to make a positive difference in our environment. Schools create an environmental pathway and then move along that chosen path. Each school starts from a unique place and has a different journey.
The Enviroschools Programme is a unique sustainability journey that is being undertaken by over 950 early childhood education centres and schools in New Zealand.
Through exploration and discovery, tamariki and students develop learning and language, care and creativity, relationships, and responsibilities suited to their developmental stage. A connection with nature and a sense of belonging to the environment and community emerges.
Through these connections with the environment, tamariki can consider the world we live in and consider how we make decisions to improve the physical and social environment of our places, our community, and our world.
Cambridge Primary School is an Enviroschool
Cambridge Primary School is proud to be a Green-Gold Enviroschool with students and staff involved in learning for sustainability and taking action for the environment. We continue to measure and minimise our waste and understand our impact on the earth’s resources. Our students take part in a variety of projects, including pest tracking and trapping, composting and gardening. We have a number of environment-related groups at school that students can take part in, as well as environment-focused lessons being taught in classrooms each week.
Cambridge Primary embraces and celebrates the cultural diversity of the people in our school. Our staff continue to deepen their knowledge of tangata whenua in the region. Our school culture focuses on showing respect, being kind and honouring tradition. The story of Cambridge Primary School is displayed in the front office, leading to the vision map and the care code: At Cambridge Primary School we want our environment to look, feel and sound happy, welcoming and alive in a sustainable way. We respect people, plants and creatures.