Enviroschools Newsletter no. 11 - May 2007 - Waikato Regional ...

Just released great new kids book!
Reed Publishing have just released a great kids book by local Rachael Goddard called
‘Rubbish! – Everything you ever wanted to know about rubbish, landfills, recycling and
worms’. The 32 page book is packed with facts, big colour photos, activities and a cartoon
narrator called Kevin Cockroach who guides kids through the book – introducing them to the
less savoury environmental impacts of waste and landfills.
Kids will find out exactly what is in landfills, how much we are throwing away, how to carry
out a waste audit and how to make a worm farm. This book is a very timely publication
with the popularity of ‘Wasted’ on TV3.
The book is available at Whitcoulls and Paper Plus and retails for $19.95. For more
details visit the Reed Publishing website www.reed.co.nz.
Rachael is an environmental consultant and manager for Te Kauri Waikuku Trust, who
teach 1000 school children in environmental education each year. For more information visit www.
tekauri.org.nz.
Waste education
with Xtreme Waste
Xtreme Waste, a non-profit community organisation based
in Whaingaroa/Raglan, offers a wide range of education
services regarding waste minimisation and zero waste
to schools for free. Xtreme Waste offers tours of its site
to visiting groups, providing an in-depth insight on the
different types of waste and how each is reused or recycled.
Alternatively, an Xtreme Waste educator can visit your
school.
Xtreme Waste is able to provide this service through a
contract with Environment Waikato to provide mentoring
and advisory services within the Waikato region, and a
contract with Waikato District Council to run a pilot waste
education in schools programme.
Services available to schools include:
• assistance and advice with setting up recycling facilities
and reducing waste in the school – including
composting and worm farming with ongoing support
• waste audits
• teaching resources – loan of materials
• site visits and tours of Xtreme Waste combined with zero
waste activities (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
• general school visits for talks and information about
Xtreme Waste, what they do and other related topics
• teaching units delivered by an Xtreme Waste educator
(available only to schools within the Waikato district).
Please don’t hesitate to contact either Jacqui or Lindsey by
phone (07) 825 6509, or email
education@xtremewaste.org.nz for more information.
Kids Voting
Kids Voting gives year 9 students the opportunity to
participate in an authentic voting experience. Students vote
for real candidates, on a real ballot paper, and compare
the results from the kids’ election with the results of the real
election.
Kids Voting is designed to raise awareness among young
people about New Zealand’s electoral processes. In
New Zealand, as in most developed democracies, voter
turnout is falling and levels of political engagement are
low among young people. Building first-hand experience
of active participation by young people will increase their
personal understanding, belief and confidence in electoral
participation.
Visit the Kids Voting website www.kidsvoting.org.nz.
The website provides you with information about Kids
Voting and how you can be part of it for the 2007 local
government elections. Kids Voting will be run each year
in conjunction with local government elections (2007),
Parliamentary elections (2008) and a third option in 2009.
Is Kids Voting only for local authorities
Kids Voting is only available for city and district councils for
the 2007 local government elections, and not for regional
council elections. Kids Voting will not be available for district
health board elections.