I guess as always the year has started with a hiss and roar for you all – hope that some of the joys of summer persist. I have spent countless hours in the garden, it’s all such a mixed bag. Lynda Hallinan one of the editors of the NZ Gardener magazine always has a top and flop crop for the month – well I can relate to that. Top crop – strawberries yet again, I know the Waikato does good strawberries but I seem to just keep on getting big beautiful tasty strawberries, what a dilemma! Flop crop – carrots! I can’t believe it my goal is to try and produce enough staples (spuds, onions, carrots) for us year round and this year I planted some fancy heritage carrots and they have been a disaster. My advice – stick to good old Manchester Table for a reliable and great producing carrot! Please feel free to comment on your top and flop crops!
Thank you so much once again for picking up the whero of
this project and being so open to having your ideas and thinking challenged by
us. Both your Enviroschools Facilitator and I are available to support you in
whatever what we can. However, I would say my strengths are in connecting
(dreaming up) key learning experiences for the contexts you are working with,
with the wider view of supporting students to take action. Your facilitators –
well hopefully you know their strengths by now but there is nothing like
throwing a challenge their way also as part of this kaupapa.
Seriously, please do not hesitate to contact any of us in
the project for support. Below is an updated timeline as a reminder of where we
are at and where we need to get to in this project. Please add comments to the
blog and we will continue to add content here and then email you to advise
there is new stuff.
Ka kite Faye
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Timeline
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Project action
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Where are we up to?
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Sept
2012
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Invitation to participate sent
out to schools to read, discuss and pass on to teachers
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COMPLETED
Sent out
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By Fri
28 Sept
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Schools Register interest to be
part of the project.
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Great response from schools
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Oct 15th-19th
Week 1
term 4
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Follow-up with schools and
further information provided.
Selection process and successful
participants notified
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11 Fantastic Schools YAY
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2 Nov
2012
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1-day hui to further explore the
project, share and clarify thinking and set a planning process for teaching
in learning in 2013 in place
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COMPLETED
Great day at the Botanic Gardens
in Hamilton, thanks for your participation
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Dec
2012
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An afternoon sharing time with
all project participants – what is the plan for 2013?
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COMPLETED
Fantastic afternoon, hosted by
one of our research schools with the most amazing afternoon tea, ka rawe!
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2013
Term 1 and 2
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Undertake
kai projects. Enviroschools facilitator working with classes using the Pūnaha
Akoako /Action Learning Cycle and keeping a record of what happens
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TO DO
This is where we are at! Please be making the teaching and learning happen –
with an action and learning project to have been undertaken by the end of
term 2! Ka pai!
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Term 2
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One day
hui
to share experiences. Research data gathering surveys
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TO DO
This might be a visit from Faye and your facilitator
during term 1 with a networking hui either at the end of term 2 of early in
term 3 (depending on funding)
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Term 3
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Data collected
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TO DO
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Term 4
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Final
evaluation, sharing and celebration of learning and considering the findings
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TO DO
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