Sustainability smart schools receive new signage

Friday 7 August, 2015

Sustainability smart schools receive new signage

Enviroschools throughout the Horizons Region are receiving new signs to promote their involvement in the popular sustainability programme.

Over 1,000 Enviroschools belong to the national programme which aims to build sustainability smart early childhood centres and schools. Horizons Regional Council environmental educator Helen Thomas says the new signs profile supporters of the programme in the Horizons Region and help identify participating schools.

“We are the first Region in the country to roll out the new Enviroschools signs and it’s intended that every participating centre or school in New Zealand will receive their own,” says Mrs Thomas.

“The signs identify funding partners in each Region and allow centres and schools to promote their involvement in the programme. They’re a nice way of recognising the work that’s underway in centres and schools across our Region to create a more sustainable environment and sharing this involvement with the wider community.”

Mrs Thomas says the signs are being provided to Enviroschools free of charge and each school or centre can decide where they go.

“The profile of Enviroschools is growing at a steady rate and with support from most of our territorial authorities we have been able to enhance awareness of sustainable practices in centres and schools through five of our districts. This has seen incredible projects happening such as pest control in local reserves, minimising waste through recycling and waste audits, growing vegetables to share with the community and eco-sourcing seeds to plant locally.”

There are 42 Enviroschools spread across all seven districts in the Horizons Region. Current funding partners are Horizons Regional Council, Wanganui District Council, Rangitikei District Council, Manawatu District Council, Palmerston North City Council, Tararua District Council and the Ruahine Kindergarten Association.

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