The Education for Sustainability Calendar covers all learning areas and teachers are encouraged to use a cross-curricular approach to support the attitudes and values of our curriculum.
Treat dates with flexibility and simply as approximate guides so they can easily fit in with your regular classroom programme. It is also recommended that in most cases, the concepts and ideas developed should be extended for a much longer period of time (at least a week or over a month) so they can become a major classroom centre of interest.
DATES AND TOPICS FOR APRIL & MAY 2024
• Takahe Awareness Month – all April
https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/events/national-events/takahe-awareness-month/
• Earth Day - 22 April
https://www.twinkl.co.nz/teaching-wiki/earth-day
https://www.simplykinder.com/earth-day-videos/
https://www.simplykinder.com/earth-day-videos
• Save the Frogs Day – 28 April
https://teara.govt.nz/en/frogs
• Composy Awareness Week – 5-11 May
https://compostfoundation.org/Education/Compost-Resources
https://compostcollective.org.nz/composting-in-schools
• World Migratory Bird Day – 11 May
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/mirandas-migratory-birds/
https://teara.govt.nz/en/search/teara?keys=migratory+birds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CqBfJN4qts