North Loburn School

From Garden to Table: food education for young people

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, ‘Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be”. While some people are quite content to maintain the status quo, others see opportunities for improvement. This is certainly the case for a Christchurch food technology teacher who is putting her heart and soul into improving food education programmes […]

TimberNook

Naturally Fun: TimberNook’s back to nature approach to childhood development

TimberNook has just celebrated its first anniversary of facilitating experiences for children in a range of natural settings around Christchurch. The focus of TimberNook is nature-based play, weaving the therapeutic aspects of nature with an understanding of child development, creating play opportunities that challenge the mind, body, and the senses. With programmes for preschool and […]