Welcome to EfS

The Ministry of Education has re-vamped the TKI site and its address is http://efs.tki.org.nz/. The current www.e4s.org.nz site you are now on will close down.  

This Education for Sustainability web site is a place where sustainability education practice and research can be showcased, posted, shared and commented upon by teachers, researchers, and sustainability educators. It is run by the national Education for Sustainability advisors who are contracted by the Ministry of Education through School Support Services attached to universities - see the Contact Us page.

Sustainability is a critical issue for New Zealand environmentally, economically, politically, and socially. Education for Sustainability is about fostering innovative and motivated people who think and act sustainably - a goal supported through the holistic integrated approach of the New Zealand Curriculum. Key concepts such as cooperative learning, inquiry-based learning, experiential learning, innovative and creative thinking, sharing ideas, reflective practice, and critical thinking are all essential approaches to learning that underpin the NZ Curriculum's Vision, Principles, Key Competencies, and Values. EfS provides rich future-focused opportunities to learn - encouraging students to become active and positive members of their local, national, and global communities.

The teaching and learning materials included here support the aims of EfS that are developed in the Guidelines for Environmental Education in New Zealand Schools (1999), published for the Ministry of education by Learning Media and currently being revised.

Tools (Teaching & Learning)

Find new tools that you can use in Education for Sustainabiliy

Students' Page

Discover what students are doing in schools as part of their own Education for Sustainability