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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 - "The best part was going to the Maungarei and picking up the rubbish, we even told some people walking their dogs to make sure they take the poo bags with them because we found so many lying around!" - "I try really hard to pick up trash when I go for bike rides with my parents now"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? N/A

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

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? The kit has had a positive impact alongside our education for sustainability sessions. The children are more aware and passionate to look after our local areas.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Realising that one small action done by many can make a big change.

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) 36.9086° S, 174.8388° E

What was your cleanup location type? Reserve

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

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? Lots of dog poo bags! We picked up lots of rubbish in an area where lots of people walk dogs but people aren't putting the bags into a bin or taking them home after they have picked it up!

“The class really enjoyed learning how they can make small changes to make a bigger impact in the world. They loved the mock river system activity and getting out in our community for the clean up learning experience. It was great to see them becoming aware and active in keeping our school and local area tidy.”

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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 "Can I keep the gloves?" Regular rubbish collection during play time.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The gloves to sort and analyse the rubbish, the visible effect of rubbish and its impact on our environment.

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect?

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? .

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Hopefully a lasting effect of looking after our environment.

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

What was your cleanup location type? Reserve

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

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? The council rubbish - tree protectors and trap markers was our biggest pile of rubbish collected. And some undies and a jandal :)

“So great to see our School Value of kaitiakitanga in action! Our school trip was a success and inspired some great writing.”

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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 All students were thankful to have received gloves in the packs and were unafraid to get dirty and retrieve everything with them on. They also liked the sea animal posters as they were able to visualise the damage that rubbish and waste can have on our environment.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The gloves/bags and the animal posters

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? We collected 5 big black rubbish bags (once they had emptied the paper bags into them)

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? It has become an increasingly daily topic and students take note of the cleanliness of our school and their local neighbourhoods.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The students have found a passion to keep up their work keeping their communities clean.

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) -41.33769082268174, 174.7747645

What was your cleanup location type? School, Other

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

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? We found some food packages and wrappers which were from the early 2000s

“We really enjoyed being able to use the Sea Cleaners 23 kit last term. Our community regularly engages in beach and coastal clean ups and as such we were not able to use them for the express purpose of cleaning up these areas (although they were discussed). Instead we cleaned our school and several blocks around our school grounds. The tamariki had an absolute blast! Once they had been given their bags and gloves they were eager to get started and all said it was an activity they would love to repeat and continue to engage in as they grow older.”

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them We are helping the animals to have clean oceans. The turtles can eat rubbish so we need to pick it up and they don't get sick.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Probably the gloves! They loved having the gloves and it made them really keen to get out there and use them.

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? We collected one bag, but have the other bags still to do more school clean ups or maybe a beach clean-up in future.

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? Since doing this kit, the tamariki have been really aware of rubbish in the playground, often finding some at morning tea and lunch and being kaitiaki and putting it in the bin!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They are more aware of the impact we can have on wildlife and the environment and are more conscious of what they do with their rubbish.

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) We did our school grounds.

What was your cleanup location type? School

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

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? A ball of yellow fluffy stuff

“We enjoyed the Sea Cleaners kit. Unfortunately we didn't end up making it to the beach, instead, we did a big school clean-up. The tamariki loved learning about sustainability and looking after our environment and creatures. We tied it into some art and used some of the rubbish we found to create some ocean animal art which linked to making sure we don't litter in order to keep our wildlife safe.”

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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 Sorry we left for term break before I asked this but here is some independent writing from two of my ākonga, Year 2. Waitatarua Reserve is a special place because there are sea creatures. We are cleaning the Waiatarua Reserve because the sea creatures might die. Waiatarua Reserve is a special community. Waiatarua Reserve is so beautiful to look at. We walked to Waiatarua Reserve because we went to pick up rubbish. We are keeping the sea rubbish free for the sea creatures. We picked up plastic so the sea creatures do not eat the plastic. We are good at it. We are kaitiaki. We are resilient at that. By Ishita Waiatarua is a special place in the community because it is a place for New Zealand's native birds to build nests. At Waiatarua Reserve we did a big clean up so it wouldn't harm the animals. We were being a kaitiaki at Waiatarua Reserve. Waiatarua Reserve is our turangawaewae the place where we stand. Waiatarua Reserve is an important place for birds to live in. Waiatarua Reserve used to be a fresh water river then suddenly Mt Wellington erupted with bursting lava flowing into Waiatarua Reserve to form a fresh water lake. Waiatarua Reserve became a wetland. Waiatarua Reserve got cleaned by the sea cleaners. Waiatarua Reserve is a special place to all animals. At Waiatarua Reserve it is a special place for everyone. By Dante

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The actual walk was very beneficial, as so often we learn from inside the classroom walls. This was kaitiakitanga in action! We loved learning about waterways and the NZ creatures that live in them.

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? We took all the bags but they were not filled to the tippy top. Refer to photo.

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? We spend a lot of time in Rūma Tahi connecting to the local area, as this is my jam! Looking at whenua ora was another complimentary dimension to our turangawaewae understanding. As you can see from their writing the ākonga felt the 'bigness' of the problem.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? I loved that the trainee Community Constables came with us for our walks and were interacting with the community for a very positive reason. The ākonga are far more self aware of their own actions and littering. They will now notice if any lunch litter is left after eating times and may even call each other out about it. The ākonga attend a Sustainability specialised class as part of their weekly programme. They are very excited to bring this new knowledge back to me and make connections in the classroom. This programme also encourages litter awareness and an understanding of NZ waterways. Our school is looking at how we could keep up the momentum of this learning and walk to clean up other local areas. We have washed gloves and RAMS at the ready.

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) 36°53'02.5"S 174°49'41.5"E

What was your cleanup location type? Reserve

Which of the following types did your class collect? Food Wrappers

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? We found a massive collection of items wedged in a hedge. Illegal dumping - the cane basket with a large paint tin inside and so on. Some of it was from freedom campers - the beer box, European food boxes. We were counting the rather large amount of dry wet wipes. It wasn't until my colleague explained about wet wipe washes (and hadn't I ever done it before??) that I became grossed out about what I was handling. I am not easily grossed out. We used our lunch rubbish to make the art!

“I found this School Kit extremely complimentary as it added another layer of understanding and action to our learning around turangawaewae, kaitiakitanga and showing grit and resilience! I know, Papatūānuku appreciated our whenua ora and sustainability efforts x x”

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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 1. It was fun to put up posters 2. I liked taking the glove home to pick up rubbish on a wlak

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

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect?

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? Caring more about rubbish outside

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Rubbish can end up in the ocean!

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

What was your cleanup location type? School

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

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

“Our learners loved having a glove each and going and picking up 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 "I wore the gloves so I didnt get germs!" "Did you know rubbish destroys animals homes?"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The gloves- practical/hands on resource

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect?

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? Alot- a powerful topic to teach

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? I think a strong collection to their environment and what they can do to help it.

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What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster) Sorry dont have this

What was your cleanup location type? Native Bush, School

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

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

“Thanks for the resources. The gloves made the kids feel very important cleaning up the environment around us!”

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "There is so much rubbish!" The tamariki were surprised with how much we collected and would be proactive during play times to collect and share there findings with duty kaiako and principal.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The gloves were awesome and on the online fourm.

How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? x2

How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability? Completely changed how the viewed rubbish and plastic and how it can follow into the drains and our ocean.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Our ocean needs to be protected

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

What was your cleanup location type? School, River

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

What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why? just the amount of food wrappers we collect.

“This was a great extension for my NE class, we explored the Matariki start waiti, where our journey started looking at our local river health. We explored how rivers are formed, water cycle and then how this flows onto our oceans and oceans health. We also coupled the kit with the science kit 'Big blue future'. Unfortunelty due to staff illness we were unable to get out to our local awa so we kept our kura clean with regular rubbish collection efforts. We also collected all plastic waste from our kai and will be using it all early term 4 to create recycle art pieces.”

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