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News
School NewsMonday, July 22, 2019
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NZ’s first Green School build is underway
Construction of the world’s second Green School has begun in Oakura, Taranaki, with the campus set to reflect New Zealand’s…
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Property
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, March 26, 2019
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Solar power: sun, STEM & stimulating cost savings
Case studies and insights: Meet the schools ahead of the solar curve and hear from leaders in the solar sector…
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Administration
School NewsTuesday, March 12, 2019
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Secondary teachers and NZEI support student climate action
“We belong to the successive generations who have made this climate mess, and we are whakamā our young people are…
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News
School NewsMonday, March 4, 2019
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Students protest climate change in Christchurch
12-year-old Lucy Gray is one of the organisers. The school strike movement was kicked off last year by Year 8…
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Industry Voices
Rosie ClarkeMonday, February 4, 2019
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Pump up the heat with max efficiency
10 degrees Celsius is the lowest acceptable temperature for a teaching classroom. We have firmly entered the age of environmental…
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Events
School NewsMonday, October 29, 2018
585
Arctic trip of a lifetime for two Auckland students
Two Year 13 students will go kayaking in Antarctica with a kiwi Olympian as part of a new partnership with…
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Administration
School NewsTuesday, September 25, 2018
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Fresh compost sickens school children
After it was dropped on campus, children began to fall ill within 20 minutes. Safety processes are now being put in…
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News
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, July 3, 2018
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Enviroschool journey: It all started with a worm farm…
In 2015, one very special school embarked on three-year-long journey to become an Enviroschool. School News spoke to Discovery School’s…
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News
School NewsTuesday, June 19, 2018
608
3 Christchurch students win international journalism comp
The winning submission, by Molly McKinstry, Tessa Marshall and Romane Wesener from Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery school, was one of…
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News
School NewsTuesday, December 5, 2017
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‘Where food comes from’ story grows on teachers, students
A free-to-use online tool applies the theme of ‘growing’ to bring to life fun scientific experiments and promote critical thinking…
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News
School NewsTuesday, November 21, 2017
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Schools’ green plans set to blossom
Four schools around New Zealand are set to become Treemendous Schools in 2018 after winning $10,000 each to create their…
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