Primary and Middle School Education
Take your class for a deep dive into a variety of topics by booking our onsite education programme.
The programme covers a range of topics suitable for Years 1-10 (5-15 yrs) that sit under the umbrella of the Nature of Science and Living World syllabus.
Tiritiri Matangi’s island classroom gives primary and middle school students the chance to understand ecological processes, the impact of humans on our environment and learn about New Zealand’s unique ecology and biodiversity.
Woven through this educational experience is an understanding of the interconnectedness of humans and nature, as exemplified through the Māori world view, “Ko au te whenua, ko te whenua ko au”, “I am the land, the land is me”.
Programmes offered on Tiritiri support teachers to meet the criteria from the New Zealand Science Curriculum http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/The-New-Zealand-Curriculum.
Any focus from the Nature of Science and Living World is covered, along with the following subjects:
- Art
- Creative writing
- Geography
- History
- Journalism
- Outdoor education
- Photography
- Sustainability
- Science - ecology
- Technology
- Weather
Teachers can choose from a number of onsite educational programmes or self-guided options
Education Programmes
We run a number of programmes to suit any classroom. Just select from one of the programmes below!
- Lighthouse technology worksheet with after lunch talk/tour by lighthouse specialist
- Weather focus worksheet (Planet Earth and Beyond) with educator follow-up
- Two choices of scavenger hunt worksheet with a teacher schedule and an after lunch activity
- Y9/10 ecology worksheet with a brief talk/presentation by the educator
A brief interactive talk by the educator on:
The Rat Story (follow up powerpoint sent to teacher in charge after the trip)
or
- changing behaviour in the use and disposal of plastic
- everyone can be doing something for the environment, i.e. volunteer
- moving towards an invader free NZ.
Note: Copies of these worksheets are available below… If they are not displaying please click the refresh icon on the file
Resources
Tiritiri Matangi - student activities resource
Scavenger Hunt to use on Tiritiri after lunch at the Visitors Centre
Student / Short Version
Teacher / Short Version
Student / Long Version
Teacher / Long Version
If you are interested in booking our education programme, please email - schoolbooking@tiritirimatangi.org.nz
Please include the name of your school or education organisation, your name, group size (groups typically cannot exceed 70 students), age range, focus for the trip and any special requests.