This document provides an extensive calendar of environmental events, workshops, funding opportunities and competitions occurring throughout 2007 for schools and educators. Key events and dates included are: March Monitoring competition in Term 1 Week 4; Seaweek from 5-9 March; World Water Day on 22 March; Earth Day on 22 April; International Migratory Bird Day on 12 May; World Environment Day on 5 June; Conservation Week from 6-13 August; and Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week from 17-24 September. The calendar aims to inform educators of opportunities to engage with environmental education and sustainability throughout the year.
This document provides an extensive calendar of environmental events, workshops, funding opportunities and competitions occurring throughout 2007 for schools and educators. Key events and dates included are: March Monitoring competition in Term 1 Week 4; Seaweek from 5-9 March; World Water Day on 22 March; Earth Day on 22 April; International Migratory Bird Day on 12 May; World Environment Day on 5 June; Conservation Week from 6-13 August; and Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week from 17-24 September. The calendar aims to inform educators of opportunities to engage with environmental education and sustainability throughout the year.
This document provides an extensive calendar of environmental events, workshops, funding opportunities and competitions occurring throughout 2007 for schools and educators. Key events and dates included are: March Monitoring competition in Term 1 Week 4; Seaweek from 5-9 March; World Water Day on 22 March; Earth Day on 22 April; International Migratory Bird Day on 12 May; World Environment Day on 5 June; Conservation Week from 6-13 August; and Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week from 17-24 September. The calendar aims to inform educators of opportunities to engage with environmental education and sustainability throughout the year.
This document provides an extensive calendar of environmental events, workshops, funding opportunities and competitions occurring throughout 2007 for schools and educators. Key events and dates included are: March Monitoring competition in Term 1 Week 4; Seaweek from 5-9 March; World Water Day on 22 March; Earth Day on 22 April; International Migratory Bird Day on 12 May; World Environment Day on 5 June; Conservation Week from 6-13 August; and Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week from 17-24 September. The calendar aims to inform educators of opportunities to engage with environmental education and sustainability throughout the year.
ES=Enviroschools; EW= Environment Waikato; EBoP= Environment Bay of Plenty; SSS= School Support Services TERM 1 Details Week 4 March Monitoring Month competition www.emap.rsnz.org/events/marchmon/ 26 Feb – 2 Mar National Bikewise Week: www.bikewise.co.nz 1 March - Organic Gardens in Schools Fund www.wwf.org.nz applications close Week 5 Seaweek: “One Ocean-Te Moana takutahi” www.nzaee.org.nz/seaweek and 5 Mar – 9 Mar www.doc.govt.nz Walk to School Week (7 March - National Walk to School Day) 7 March - Te Rā O Te Tamariki - Children’s Day www.childrensday.org.nz Week 6 14 March - Thames/Coromandel Cluster workshop: Day 1 (SSS) 12 Mar – 16 Mar 16 March - King Country Cluster workshop: Day 1 (SSS) Week 7 22 March - World Water Day www.worldwaterday.org 19 Mar –23 Mar 22 March - Waiora and Lakes Ed Workshop (EBoP) 22 March - BOC Where There’s Water Community Environmental Grants applications close www.nzwwa.org.nz/wherethereswater 23 March - World Meteorological Day www.wmo.ch/wmd Week 8 30 March - NZ Glass Environmental Fund expressions of interest close 26 Mar – 30 Mar www.recycleglass.co.nz 31 March - Environmental Education Action Fund www.wwf.org.nz and Envirofund (Hamilton) http://hamilton.co.nz/page/pageid/2145827084/Envirofund applications close Week 9 Kiwi Recovery Project (SSS+DOC) 2 April –5 April TERM 2 Week 1 22 April - Earth Day www.earthday.net/ 23 Apr – 27 Apr 26 April - ES Awards workshop (EW, SSS) Sir Peter Blake Trust Youth Environment Forum (applications through Regional Councils) www.mfe.govt.nz/withyou/youth/ Week 2 Nature Heritage Fund information at jmorton@doc.govt.nz 30 Apr– 4 May 2 May - ES Regional Event (EW Waikato) 3 May - Getting to know the NZ environment: Rotorua (SSS) Week 3 International Composting Week www.compost.org.uk 7 May – 11 May 7-8 May -Sustainability Education in Secondary Schools; Rotorua (SSS) 12 May - International Migratory Bird Day Week 5 Youth Week (NZ) www.youthweek.co.nz 21 May – 25 May 22 May - International Biodiversity Day www.biodiv.org/default.shtml 22 May - Thames/Coromandel Cluster workshop: Day 2 (SSS) 23 May - ES Regional Event (EBop; Bay of Plenty) 24 May - King Country Cluster workshop: Day 2 (SSS) Week 6 31 May& 1 June -Sustainability Education in Secondary Schools; Rotorua (SSS) 28 May – 1 June Week 7 5 June - World Environment Day www.4million.org.nz 4 June – 8 June 5 June - Arbor Day www.arborday.org 8 June - World Oceans Day www.gdrc.org/oceans/oceans-day.html 8 June - Life’s a Beach launch and workshop (EBoP) Week 8 16 June - Matariki 11 June –15June 17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought www.unced.int/publcinfo/menu.php Week 9 18 June - Getting to know the NZ environment: Raglan (SSS) 18 June –22June Week 10 Environmental Enhancement Fund ( Bay of Plenty) enquiries 25 June –29June www.envbop.govt.nz TERM 3 Details Week 1 Environmental Enhancement Fund opens (Bay of Plenty) www.envbop.govt.nz 16July –20July Environmental Art Awards enquiries (Bay of Plenty) www.envbop.govt.nz Week 2 ES teachers workshop (EBop; Bay of Plenty) 23July –27July Week 3 1-3 Aug - ES National Hui 30July – 3 Aug Week 4 Conservation Week www.doc.govt.nz/Community/002~Events/Conservation- 6 Aug –13 Aug Week/index.asp 8 Aug -What is Sustainability? (EE Guidelines workshop) Hamilton (SSS+EW) 12 August - International Youth Day Week 6 24 Aug - Environmental Art Awards closes (Bay of Plenty) www.envbop.govt.nz 20Aug –24Aug Week 7 30 Aug - What is Sustainability? (EE Guidelines workshop) Bay of Plenty 27Aug –1Sep (SSS+EBoP) 1 Sep - Environmental Education Action Fund applications close www.wwf.org.nz 1 Sep - Organic Gardens in Schools Fund www.wwf.org.nz applications close 1 Sep – YHA Young Conservationist Awards www.yha.org.nz or www.doc.gvt.nz/community/awards Week 10 Keep NZ Beautiful Week www.knzb.org.nz 17Sep–24 Sep 16 Sep - International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer www.uneptie.org.Ozonaction/events/ozoneday/index.html 16-18 Sep – ES Youth Jam 19 Sep - New ES information evening (EW; Waikato) 21 Sep - International Day of Peace www.internaionaldayofpeace.org/ 22 Sep - World Car Free Day www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/ TERM 4 Details Week 1 3 Oct - Walk or bike to school day/week/month 8 Oct –12 Oct 9 Oct – Gisborne Cluster day (SSS) 10 Oct - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction www.whatstheplanstan.govt.nz Environmental Art Awards Regional Exhibitions (EBoP; Bay of Plenty) Week 2 World Rainforest Week www.ran.org/info_center/factsheets/ 15 Oct –19 Oct 15 Oct – ES Awards applications due (Waikato) 18 Oct - World Water Monitoring Day www.worldwatermonitoringday.org 18 Oct – Waiora and Lakes Ed workshop (EBoP) Week 5 6 Nov - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in 5 Nov –9 Nov War and Armed Conflict Week 6 ES Awards applications due (Bay of Plenty) 12 Nov–16Nov Week 7 23 Nov - Buy Nothing Day 19 Nov–23Nov Week 10 11 Dec - International Mountains Day 10 Dec–14Dec www.fao.org/mnts/intl_mountain_day_en.asp