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GSNZ to offer unique NZQA accreditation programme
Green School New Zealand (GSNZ) is proud to announce it has become the first high school in Aotearoa to offer learners the opportunity to graduate with a New Zealand Certificate in Study and Employment Pathways (Levels 3 and 4). Starting in term 1 of 2023, the NZQA...
read moreGreen School Celebrates Kina Opening
Green School New Zealand’s new, biophilic-inspired classroom and community building was celebrated recently with an official opening to bless the safe, innovative and inspirational space that will educate the school’s future changemakers. Designed by Taranaki...
read moreGreen School New Zealand to host global sustainability event
An international event that aims to educate and inspire learners to take action in sustainability is coming to Taranaki in March 2024. Green School New Zealand will be the first school in Oceania to host the Beyond COP21 Symposium, first launched in Dubai in 2016, and...
read moreA glimpse into Middle School, at GSNZ
Middle School is a learning neighbourhood for Years 7-9. In bringing this specific age group together, it allows learners to make a strong, supported transition from Primary School, and sets them up for a smooth and confident transition into their Green School Diploma...
read moreArt and design, the Green School way
Green School’s creative programme is one that enables learners to understand how art and design can be used in a practical sense to enhance sustainability, systems thinking, and entrepreneurship. Visual Arts teacher, Sarah McCarrison, says the programme allows...
read moreEmma Vos – Research blog
Emma is a scholar from Europe who has been with us at Green School for the past two months looking into what makes Green School pedagogy unique, as well as discovering what it takes to foster the growth of environmental changemakers. Her visit is part of her Masters...
read moreTuakana teina relationships
Tuakana-Teina is a traditional Māori cultural philosophy and practice; literally referring to the relationship between an older and younger sibling, or close family members like cousins. It is when an older or more expert tuakana (brother, sister or cousin) helps and...
read morePuanga – Māori New Year celebrations at GSNZ
At Green School New Zealand, Puanga signifies our responsibility for protecting and participating in te ao Māori. We give it value and presence within our curriculum as it enriches our efforts in community sustainability. On Wednesday we celebrated Puanga as part of...
read moreMaths and Science Learning at GSNZ
Green School New Zealand takes the best from conventional education and pairs it with a 21st Century way of learning designed to prepare students to thrive in the fast-paced world we live in. The difference in its learning programme is not so much what is taught, but...
read moreGSNZ ready to welcome its international whānau
The New Zealand government announced yesterday that the country’s borders will reopen to international students from July 31. While that was news the team at Green School New Zealand welcomed with open arms, what was more pleasing was the government’s decision to also...
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Archipro visit Green School New Zealand
The Green School Experience – Live Magazine, New Zealand
Chris Edwards – The Green School Diploma, with Bryan Vickery on Hokonui
Green School New Zealand – STEM PUNKS Future Learning Magazine
The way to build? – Monocle Magazine
Opinion: Green School New Zealand – Where were you when I began school in 1955? – Education Central
12 of New Zealand’s most beautiful places – CNN Travel
Sustainability in our classrooms – Sustainable Business Network
Teacher moves nearly nearly 10,000km to work at New Zealand’s first Green School – Stuff NZ
New Zealand’s first Green School only has six places left – Stuff NZ
Taranaki’s Green School starts to take shape – Stuff NZ
Global interest shown for New Zealand’s Green School – Stuff NZ
Is this how the school future will look? – TES
The future looks Green – Live Magazine
Family plans move for daughter’s green education – Stuff NZ