Schools
Te Puke Intermediate
Background Te Puke Intermediate is located at the southern end of town near the Ohineanaganga stream and adjacent to Noel Bowyer Park. The school has a role of approximately 300 students and is our newest ‘Wild’ school. Term 1 and 2 2017 Learning how to assess their local stream health. Examining the differences […]
Whakamarama School
Background Whakamarama School is situated in a very picturesque rural location 4.7 km up Whakamarama Rd. There are a number of bush remnants on private property nearby including two blocks just down the road that use a comprehensive pest management programme to control rodents and possums. Just up the road the 40 hectare Puketoki Scenic […]
Matahui Road School
Background Matahui Road School is a small independent primary school situated within a picturesque rural setting in Katikati in the Bay of Plenty. It was founded in 1988 by Christine Hobart and Mennie Scapens as an alternative to what was offered in the catchment area. http://www.wildaboutnz.co.nz/schools/matahui-road-school/A learning journey led the school to embrace Howard Gardner’s […]
Katikati College
Background Katikati College is a co-educational Year 7 to 13 school. It is located in the town of Katikati which is approximately 40 km northwest of the city of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The school has an ideal setting for unleashing its Wild side – the beautiful Uretara […]
Pyes Pa School
Background Pyes Pa School is situated in the sunny Bay of Plenty, just 10km south of Tauranga. It is a 6 teacher rural school with a roll of 160.The school has spacious well-sheltered grounds and a lovely section of native bush which the school eagerly uses. 2008 saw each class devoted to different environmental issues, […]
Omokoroa Point School
Background Omokoroa Point School is a Decile 9 full primary school (Year 1 to Year 8 – N.E. to Form 2) with seven classrooms. It is the only school on the peninsula and is located in possibly the most scenic school setting in NZ. They have been involved in WaNZ projects for a number of years […]