Kakariki Kiwi in the Junior School

Kakariki Kiwi

 

Room 33 have introduced a new environmentally friendly programme in the junior school to encourage children to help sustain their surrounding environment, at school, home and in their wider community.

There are 4 whole class levels to work towards- Green, bronze, silver and gold. 

Children are encouraged to take action alongside their teacher, classmates, parents, extended family and friends.

Green- This stage is introducing children to environmentally friendly ways of managing their surrounding classroom environment e.g. monitoring electricity use, water consumption and recycling rubbish.  This stage will be teacher directed and monitored.

Bronze- This stage is building on children’s current knowledge of their direct classroom environment. It is encouraging them to think about other classes around the school and managing the entire junior campus e.g. making sure lights are turned off when there is nobody in a room, teaching year 0 children where to recycle their rubbish, making sure classes have Enviro monitors. This stage can be monitored by class discussions/reflections and photographs.

Silver- This stage is encouraging children to take their knowledge about recycling, electricity and water home to teach their family ways to manage these elements. This stage can be monitored by discussion, photo evidence and parent/ teacher communication or a wall display.

Gold- This stage is building on silver level- however children need to start taking their message to extended family and friends and the wider community e.g. a family beach clean-up, designing and making posters to put up locally. This stage can once again be monitored by photo evidence, discussion and parent/ teacher communication. 

The aim of this new programme is to establish these routines so they become a natural part of each child’s day. The programme is designed to be the student’s responsibility and initiative.