Environmental topics cross many curriculum boundaries and Council is keen to assist teachers and students with resources and information in their quest to learn and make a difference to the way we interact with our environment.
SeaWeek Competition Nelson City and Tasman District Councils with support from Ministry of Fisheries, NZ Marine Studies Centre and Touch the Sea Aquarium held a poetry competition for all school aged children in Tasman and Nelson. There were over 400 entries! Click here to see the winners and some poems.
Education for Teachers 
Environment studies play an important role in students' education. Many events throughout the year provide opportunities for unit studies. Environmental topics cross many curriculum boundaries and Council is keen to assist teachers and students with resources, reports, expertise, or visits, plus working together on specific council/school projects.
Throughout the year there are events like Ecofest, Clean up NZ week and Sea Week, among others, that provide great opportunities for unit studies and student participation.
Other websites to check out:
www.ecofestnelsontasman.co.nz
www.mfe.govt.nz - Ministry for the Environment
www.planetark.org -Great for general information to help with lesson plans.
www.tdc.govt.nz and www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz - Lots of interesting local information for school and leisure.
www.nzasee.org.nz - NZ Association for Environmental Education.
You can download the Environmental Education Events and Theme Days Calendar by clicking on the link below:
 Enviro calendar 2009 (470 K)
Walking school buses 
Walking school buses are a safe, active and healthy way for children to get to school. And they are energy efficient and non-polluting.
Short car trips between school and home consume a lot of energy in terms of fuel. And they emit tonnes of CO2 into the environment. If everyone cut the number of short trips by half, we would prevent 100,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. And that helps everyone breathe easier.
Waste Not - Waste Education Kit Click here to go to the Waste Not - Waste Education Kit.
Ecobuzz
Ecobuzz Term 2 - May 2009 (1700 K)
Ecobuzz Term 1 - February 2009 (1450 K)
Ecobuzz Term 4 2008 (1400 K)
Ecobuzz Term 3 2008 (1400 K)
Ecobuzz Term 2 2008 (1300 K)
Ecobuzz Term 1 2008 (1800 K)
Ecobuzz Term 4 2007 (2200 K)
Ecobuzz Term 3 2007 (1800 K)
Ecobuzz Term 2 2007 (1800 K)
Ecobuzz Term 1 2007 (1540 K)
Ecobuzz Term 4 2006 (1290 K)
Ecobuzz Term 3 2006 (1430 K)
Ecobuzz Term 2 2006 (1070 K)
Ecobuzz Term 1 2006 (1170 K)
Ecobuzz Term 4 2005 (512 K)
Ecobuzz Term 3 2005 (956 K)
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