Book a Learning Through Action school programme
If you are booking the A Waste of Time - Hangaruatia(external link) programme, free bus transport is currently available thanks to Eco Central and Ritchies Bus Company.
Risk analysis and management information (RAMS) will be sent out once a programme booking is confirmed. If you require this at any other stage please email LTA@ccc.govt.nz or contact us(external link).
If you're struggling to find enough adult helpers for a programme, let us know - we may have a solution.
Check out the Learning Through Action programme booklet [PDF, 2.2 MB] for more information.
Find a learning programme
| Name | Year Level | Site | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Year Level | Site | Category |
| A Waste of Time - Hangaruatia | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | EcoSort, EcoDrop and EcoShop. | City Water and Waste |
| All Flushed Out - Heketua, ka heke ki whea? | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | Modified programme currently offered at your school | City Water and Waste |
| Casting Magic with Worms - Noke, noke, neke, neke, nuku, nuku, nā | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 | EcoDepot/EcoDrop, Metro Place or Curators House, Botanic Gardens | City Water and Waste |
| Civil Defence Emergency Management (Stan's Got a Plan) | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | At your school | Governance |
| Coastal Management - Taku tai, takutai | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | North New Brighton Beach, New Brighton Beach | Beach and Shore Habitats |
| Creative and Native - He rerehua, he taketake | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Halswell Quarry Park | Biodiversity |
| Fertilising for the Future - Ka whakatō te wairākau mō āpōpō | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | EcoDepot/EcoDrop, Metro Place | City Water and Waste |
| Forest Explorer - He uri a Tāne | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Bottle Lake Forest Park or Spencer Park | Biodiversity |
| Freshwater Frolicking - Te whawhewhawhe ki rō waimāori | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | The Groynes | Biodiversity |
| Future Proof: Climate Change - Kaitiakitanga | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | Botanic Gardens | Governance |
| Have your say - Nāu te kii | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | At your school | Governance |
| Junior Park Explorers - Ngā Kairangahau Paaka | 0, 1, 2 | Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Climate Action Campus, Halswell Quarry Park, Mona Vale, Spencer Park, The Groynes, Travis Wetland or Victoria Park | Biodiversity |
| Native Nurturing - Manaaki Whenua | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Victoria Park, Halswell Quarry Park | Biodiversity |
| On the Rocks - Te toka tai moana | 3, ,4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Taylors Mistake or Sumner Beach | Biodiversity |
| Our City, Ōtautahi - Tō tātou taone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | This modified programme is currently offered at your school. | Governance |
| Park Detectives - He whatu kāhū, he tōu tīrairaka | 3, 4, 5, 6 | Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Climate Action Campus, Mona Vale, The Groynes, Halswell Quarry Park and Travis Wetland Reserve | Biodiversity |
| Rocky Road of Discovery - Te ara werowero ki te māramatanga | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Halswell Quarry Park | Geology |
| Saving the Sand Dunes - Kia ora ai te tāhuahua | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Spencer Park Beach, Waimairi Beach, North Brighton Beach, New Brighton Beach, South Brighton Beach and Sumner Beach | Beach and Shore Habitats |
| Searching the Shoreline - Te ara rau o Tangaroa | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 | Spencer Park Beach, Waimairi Beach, North New Brighton Beach, New Brighton Beach, South Brighton Beach, and Sumner Beach | Beach and Shore Habitats |
| Watch Your Waste - Kia mataara ki tāu para | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | Metro Place Organic Processing Plant and EcoDrop | City Water and Waste |
| Water for Life - Te wai ora o Tāne | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | Modified programme currently offered at your school | City Water and Waste |
| Wetlands, Waders and Water Boatmen - Ngā kaitia, ngā kaikauhoe me ngā kūkūtai | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Travis Wetland | Biodiversity |
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