Air quality We have several teaching resources on the subject of air quality, ranging from a facilitated classroom programme for Years 5-8 to seni ..

Coast We have a range of teaching resources about coasts Check out the links below for lesson plans, activities and information. ..

Energy How can we make the best use of the energy we produce? ..

Natural hazards What hazards do we face in Canterbury from our natural environment? In the past we have experienced extreme weather events like floods ..

Transport In 2006 there were 338,517 cars in Canterbury – that’s nearly 2 cars for every 3 people! And a lot of Cantabrians, such as children, d ..

Biodiversity and Pests Aotearoa - New Zealand is a special place. We have a huge number of species of plants and animals only found here. If any of these spe ..

Waste Did you know... you could fill the WestpacTrust Centre about 3 and a half times over with the amount of waste (263,000 tonnes) that th ..

Water Water is perhaps the number one natural resource issue in Canterbury. Whether we’re talking quality or quantity, the demand for Canter ..

E-Box "Your environment, Canterbury" (we call it E-Box for short) is a twice-yearly publication that investigates local environmental issues ..

Living Here for kids Extra, extra – activity pages from past Living Here publications. Great for helping kids understand various processes like waste, wate ..

We offer:
Programmes:We are available to talk with you about your learning programmes and share ideas about how you may weave aspects of education for sustainability into the lessons. We are also on hand to work with classes focusing on natural resource issues that directly relate to the area or topic that you are studying.  
Contact us to find out about educator availability and how we can help you.

In class: Our educators can visit your school to facilitate any of our programmes or deliver individual lessons on regional sustainability issues that relate directly to your study theme. Our educators travel the region, so even if you are in a remote area, we may be able to come to your class

Out in the field:
If your students are studying a particular area in the Canterbury Region, educators are available to meet you and your students ‘on site’ to look at the physical environment and discuss issues facing the area, or just to learn about aspects of the environment, in the environment. It may be a river, lake, estuary, coastal area or hillside.

Book an educatorWe are a busy team. To ensure we are available, please book early. Book using our online form.