Blake Inspire of Teachers

In week 1, one of the most enjoyable things to do is to share what we have been doing in the school holidays. Some people stayed in Auckland, while some people visited other places in New Zealand, or even other countries around the world.

Mrs Bear was lucky enough to be selected for the Blake Inspire for Teachers programme.  Blake Inspire runs programmes designed to inspire the next generation of New Zealand's leaders, adventurers and environmentalists (that's the students in Room 18!)  Their programmes inspire people to care for the environment and prepare them to lead environmental change.

"Sir Peter Blake wanted to reach every classroom in New Zealand to inspire our rangatahi to protect the environment. Blake Inspire for Teachers is a new way of achieving this. By teaching the teachers and developing both their knowledge and confidence so they can integrate environmental education into their own school programmes means we’re reaching more and more children", explained Jame Gibson, CEO of Blake Inspire.

Newspaper article:

Teachers chosen for first Blake Inspire programme

During the week, Mrs Bear and 29 other teachers from around New Zealand, as well as world leading scientists, visited companies initiating sustainable changes and took part in many field studies, both in the bush and in marine environments.  Here we are monitoring life in rock pools in the Hauraki Gulf.

Over the next few weeks, Mrs Bear will be working hard to make everyone in Room 18 more environmentally aware.  We will start in Room 18, then we will move to the Weka Team and then other classes in the school.  This will mean more time connecting with Nature and bringing scientific ideas into our daily lives. that will support our environment.