Sustainability

If you are:

• A year 8, 9 or 10 student enrolled in an Aotearoa school
• Passionate about environment and sustainability issues (climate change, pollution, environmental justice, etc.)
• Keen to make a positive difference in your community
• Wanting a learning challenge
• Self-motivated
• Tech-savvy (competent in online learning platforms and tools such as zoom, google classroom, Youtube)

And would like a programme that:

• Deepens understanding of environmental challenges and solutions
• Connects you with like-minded teens and adults from across Aotearoa
• Challenges you to think outside of the box – with depth and complexity!
• Provides support for you to undertake your own environmental action project

Then please confirm your interest in registration by sending your full name, e-mail address, year group, supporting teacher, and reason for wanting to part of the course the VLN gifted secondary coordinator, Carrie Vander Zwaag, carrie.vanderzwaag@vln.school.nz.

• Be quick! Limited openings - only 12 spots available.
• Successful students (and supporting schools) will be notified if they have been accepted into the programme during Week 10
• Online course starts in Term 4, week 1. Time commitment is approximately 45 minutes Zoom and 1-2 hrs independent work each week.

Please direct any application or course questions via e-mail to the VLN gifted secondary coordinator, Carrie Vander Zwaag, carrie.vanderzwaag@vln.school.nz.