Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari offers people of all ages the opportunity to learn about the New Zealand environment and the flora and fauna which makes it unique. Here visitors can develop a deeper understanding of conservation in New Zealand and learn about the methods that have been used to keep the sanctuary pest-free. In essence the hope is to inspire others to look in their own backyards and work towards protecting the many precious environments found worldwide.
Get out of the classroom and step into an environment that inspires and engages students' inquisitive minds and where learning is done by experiencing and immersing yourself in the natural environment!
The Sanctuary Mountain® conservation education programme offers students the opportunity to:
Experience the ambitious conservation project that is New Zealand’s largest pest-free fenced sanctuary – its past, present and future.
Build on their knowledge about New Zealand’s unique biodiversity (flora, fauna and fungi).
Discuss key conservation challenges facing New Zealand’s wildlife and the technologies Sanctuary Mountain® is using to protect the maunga.
Become field conservation scientists as they learn new skills and act as kaitiaki of our taonga.
Learning experiences could include:
Conservation challenges:
During your guided hikoi students might see:
North Island robins, tomtits, kākā, tūī, bellbirds, hihi, tīeke, fantails, pōpokotea, kererū and wētā.
What can schools expect?
Our education programme is a fully-facilitated, experiential programme of maximum four hours in duration. The themes for our programme have a very strong focus on conservation and natural history. This programme is best suited to Years 4 – 10.
We can also cater for NCEA programmes (Science, Biology, Social Sciences, Geography, PE and Health or EfS), Cambridge Syllabus (Biodiversity and Conservation) and IB programmes.
Cost: $13.00 (inclusive of GST) per person, with free entry for teachers.
We also provide education programmes for early childhood, international students and New Zealand tertiary students.
Don’t miss out!
Bookings are essential. Please email Tali Jellyman at education@maungatrust.org
Enquiries can also be made via the ‘book now’ page under the education programme tab: https://www.sanctuarymountain.co.nz/book-now
We are grateful to have the support of Mother Earth who help fund our Education Programme.
Without these contributions our Education Programme would not be where it is today.
We love to receive photographs of your students engaging in our education programme and we love to hear what actions you take when you get back to school! Let us know about your learning!
If you would like to make a further koha to our conservation project you can donate now.