Enviroschools has 5
guiding principles -
Empowered Students are enabled to participate in a
meaningful way in the life of their early childhood centre or school. Their
unique perspectives are valued for the knowledge and insight that they bring,
and they are supported to take action for real change.
The principle of Learning for Sustainability recognises
the types of teaching and learning that foster student empowerment,
decision-making, action and sustainable outcomes.
The principle of Māori Perspectives honours the status of tangata
whenua in this land and the value of indigenous knowledge in enriching and
guiding learning and action.
Respect for the Diversity of People and Cultures acknowledges the unique gifts, contributions and perspectives of individuals and groups, reinforcing the need for participatory decision-making in Enviroschools.
Respect for the Diversity of People and Cultures acknowledges the unique gifts, contributions and perspectives of individuals and groups, reinforcing the need for participatory decision-making in Enviroschools.
Sustainable Communities act in ways that nurture people
and nature, now and in the future, to maintain the health and viability of our
environment, society, culture and economy.
There is a lot of evidence of all the Guiding Principles in
our school, across all the areas of school life.
This is really exciting, and something we have been building
on for a number of years. We are now ready to have an Enviroschool Silver
Reflection.
These 5 key areas are what we need to show-
INCREASING range of depth of learning/action
MAINTAINING what we are doing
EXTENDING projects and participants growing
CONNECTIONS developing and integration
Visitors from the Enviroschool organisation will be coming
to our school on Wednesday 10 December. They will be looking at what we have been up to. Hopefully they
will see enough evidence to award us with silver!
