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We are on the lookout for part-time environmental educators in Ōtautahi Christchurch & Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington 🦭
If you’re keen to help connect young people to our marine environment and inspire kaitiakitanga throughout Aotearoa, apply via Seek or send your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
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🌟 20 Years of Environmental Leadership & Looking Forward! 🌟
2024 marked two decades of BLAKE carrying forward Sir Peter Blake's remarkable environmental vision. As we step into 2025, we're not just celebrating our past – we're charging full steam ahead with amazing programmes that continue to inspire and empower environmental guardians across Aotearoa.
Here's what's coming up:
🌱 BLAKE Inspire is back! Senior students and teachers, mark your calendars – applications open late January for our transformative week-long leadership programmes. Get ready for an adventure that could change your life!
👥 Can't wait to share the incredible stories from our 12 BLAKE Ambassadors returning from their scientific and conservation missions across Aotearoa and Antarctica.
🥽 NZ-VR kicks off in February, reaching 40,000 young minds annually! Watch as our tamariki's eyes light up discovering the wonders of our natural world through virtual reality.
🏕️ BLAKE Explorers launches end of February – imagine three days of snorkelling, surfing, and hiking while learning about kaitakitanga and connecting with our natural surrounds.. These camps will continue throughout Term 1 and Term 4 of the school year.
🚢 March brings our exciting Sub-Antarctic Islands Expedition – stay tuned for updates on this incredible journey!
🏆 And don't miss the BLAKE Awards in November, celebrating the extraordinary Kiwis making waves in environmental leadership.
Sir Peter Blake’s legacy lives on in every programme, every student, and every environmental champion we work with.
Here's to another year of protecting and celebrating our precious planet! 🌏✨
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Not many people can say they've spent their summer holiday in Antarctica!
Here's a glimpse of what our University of Waikato BLAKE Antarctica Ambassador Caitlin Berquist has been up to. 👇🙌
She's been assisting the Antarctic research team to install small seismic sensors to track how greenhouse gases escape from the permafrost, with the goal being to help understand what triggers CO2 and methane releases in this sensitive region. 🧪❄️
This is just one of the processes she's involved in along with data processing, sample analysis, camping in below zero conditions, and conducting gas, water and soil sampling, over 9 weeks in Antarctica.
The University of Waikato @antarctica.nz
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