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How inspired are your students to engage in future sustainability action?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them 1. It was fun and very tiring. I loved that the gloves were cloth and not plastic. The posters we're cool because it said what we cleaned up and we got to glue rubbish on the sea creatures. 2. The gloves were really good because we didn't have to throw them away after. The big poster we filled out was really cool because we could fill in the information about the rubbish we collected.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The reuseable gloves and the big poster to fill in afterwards to record our findings.

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? We did this as a syndicate and there was approximately 5 full bags.

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? Since the cleanup, the children have said that when they see rubbish on the beach or out on walks they pick it up.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The legacy left behind is the impact of the kinds of rubbish that people

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) 40.964928°S 174.969335°E

What was your cleanup location type? Reserve, Park, Beach

Which of the following types did your class collect? Plastic Bag, Plastic Bottles, Food Wrappers, Straws, Tyres, Household Waste, Tin Cans, Toys

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? We found a few interesting pieces, including a few pairs of almost new shoes, underwear, an almost full uneaten meal in wrappers. We were all very surprised by these items.

“What an amazing opportunity we were able to have to connect and care for part of our community. Having the Sea Cleaners kit enhanced our mission and helped drive our tamariki's understanding of waste, sustainability, and caring for our environment to the next level.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them We loved picking up rubbish and made it a challenge to see who could find the most. It was great to know that something so small can make a big difference.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Identifying all of the waterways in our local area as then they were aware that just because we weren't really close to the beach, our rubbish could still end up in the ocean.

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 20 over 4 trips to the beach

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? They are now aware about the packaging in their lunchboxes and spreading this message with people at home. They have also come up with one thing that they are going to do to make a difference from collecting rubbish with families to making posters to help bring awareness.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Knowing that picking up any rubbish they see will help to keep it out of our oceans and hence keep our oceans clean.

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) 174.6978E 36.6059S

What was your cleanup location type? Beach

Which of the following types did your class collect? Plastic Bag, Plastic Bottles, Food Wrappers, Household Waste

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? A walking stick because how and why would that have been left on the beach

“It was a great kit which gave the children motivation to make a difference which is part of our school vision. They wanted to get out everyday to collect and sort the different types of rubbish.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Loved the Gloves to pick up rubbish.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Gloves and Posters

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect?

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? It was alright for some of them others only while doing the topic.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? How messy the college is with big kids

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) Waimea College

What was your cleanup location type? School

Which of the following types did your class collect? Plastic Bag, Plastic Bottles, Food Wrappers

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? Lollies

“Was a great resource, the gloves were used and kids loved them. Also loved the posters.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "i like that the gloves are long lasting" "we can catch the rubbish before it lands in the sea it has been really helpful"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The scientific thinking - students are now using words like hypothesis in their normal vocubulary and applying it to other studies like finding a birds nest

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? It's an ongoing process, we do it weekly and usually about 2 -3 bags

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? Life long thinking about the future and what their impact is happening now!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Core memories of when the bag went flying in the wind and we had to recover all the rubbish while it was flying away but left a big imprint!

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) We stayed onsight

What was your cleanup location type? Native Bush, School

Which of the following types did your class collect? Plastic Bag, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Cups, Food Wrappers, Straws, Tyres, Household Waste

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? Lots of inner soles of shoes!

“We put it out as a small 'invitation' for play and have been impressed at how they responded to wanting to clean our school. We have a local stream which we didn't quite make it to but in schoolgrounds we have a massive storm drain and have been exploring this and discussing the impacts of plastic in our oceans. The resources are fantastic and will be used forever!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "Well did you know that pretty much everything that's on the ground at our school blows onto the estuary? I didn't think about that part before, I usually just thought about rubbish going into landfill". "I only did a little bit but everyone did a little bit and then when we looked around it was so much cleaner" "

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Gloves - we are still using them! Everyone could have their own named pair which they loved.

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 1 per class

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? It worked in well with understanding that what we do affects our whenua and an unhealthy whenua (and estuary) affects the food we eat.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Healthy land and sea = healthy people

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) I do not know this sorry

What was your cleanup location type? Other

Which of the following types did your class collect? Plastic Bag, Plastic Bottles, Food Wrappers, Household Waste

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? underwear - obviously!

“This fitted perfectly with our school-side inquiry and our journey towards becoming a Silver Enviroschool. We were looking at creating a sanctuary on our school grounds and thinking about how nature's safe places are being negativly impacted by human decisions.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Wow! The gloves are so cool! Can I take a poster home to show my family what happens to the sea animal and rubbish.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The posters where you could stick rubbish in the sea creatures belly. A visual like that is really powerful!

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 3 and a half

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? The kids want to keep doing this and guarding our part of the beach near our school. Being able to sort and talk about what we found after the clean up was a good discussion.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That together we have a job to do to protect our sea animals. We have to step up and help!

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What was your cleanup location type? Beach

Which of the following types did your class collect? Plastic Bag, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Cups, Food Wrappers, Straws, Tyres, Household Waste, Tin Cans

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? A tyre! The kids were just amazed at how such a thing would get to the beach!

“We worked in mixed-class groups to collect rubbish. After play we sorted it into the correct bins…sadly all landfills. We learned that clean glass, cans and plastics 1, 2 and 5 can go in recycling bins. Tamariki were keen to rinse these things at home! It was impressive to see the level of engagement and enthusiasm when looking after and protecting the environment.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them The gloves mean we can pick up rubbish and not get dirty, but still look after our place (the environment).That poor jellyfish!

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The gloves - providing a practical and hands on learning experience. Also the posters - a strong visual connection to what was being taught and provided us an impactful image of our rubbish in art form.

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 2 large black sacks - we walked several kilometres around our local walkways bordering the waterways and on the urban streets by drains!

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? Positive impact - these topics tied in perfectly to our whanaungatanga focus and interconnectedness to the earth (including whenua ora and sustainability) topics early in the year.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? A lasting one I hope. The discussed that the rubbish bits we saw here and there didn't look like much - but when you put it all together it was so much! Most of my year one learners were horrified at harming sea life through our actions and have become more thoughtful as kaitiaki of our environment.

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) I don't know anymore to be honest - this was from Term 1 and Year One learners. This element was not a large teaching focus for the 5 year old learners.

What was your cleanup location type? Green Space, Reserve, School, River, Other

Which of the following types did your class collect? Plastic Bag, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Cups, Food Wrappers, Straws, Household Waste

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? Stringy pieces of plastic (that had broken down) and how this could easily wrap around sea life and harm them!

“This is the best kit I have used / seen so far I believe! It is such a great resource for any time of the year, but particularly for Sea Week in Term1!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "Nothing went into the gloves to hurt us when we picked up rubbish" "The gloves were nice and warm"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? gloves and bag because

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 1 bag

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? Helped to see the amount of rubbish around - good noticing how gross it was

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? kaitiaki of the land and sea

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) unsure

What was your cleanup location type? Beach

Which of the following types did your class collect? Plastic Bag, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Cups, Food Wrappers, Straws

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? A giant metal rod - it was odd to find it on the beach also bones

“Had a great experience going to the Aquarium and using the kit to support my kids. We did a beach clean up using the gloves and bags. The kit was super usful and interactive for the kids which helped them learn in a fun way!”

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Posted 1 year ago