Horizons comes through with cash
Up to 25 regional Enviroschools, kindys to receive funding
Arainwater tank is on the shopping list for Palmerston North Girls’ High School, thanks to a grant from Horizons Regional Council. The school is one of 25 regional Enviroschools and kindys to receive funding from an action fund for environmental and sustainability projects. The Pat Kelly Enviroschools Action Fund supports sustainability projects from Enviroschools in the Horizons region.
Horizons senior environmental educator and Enviroschools regional leader Sarah Williams says the council received 31 applications, seeking a total of just over $38,000, the highest since starting the fund in 2016.
Palmerston North Girls’ High School received funding for a rainwater tank and timer, and was one of several Palmerston North enviroschools to benefit from the latest round of funding.
Funding for rainwater tanks was also approved for Longburn School, while Barnardos Early Learning Centre received funding to purchase cloth towels to enable them to stop using single-use paper towels at the centre.
Bunnythorpe School has received funding to purchase netting aimed at stopping birds feasting on the school’s existing gardens and orchards and Ruahine Roslyn Kindergarten has been allocated funding for more
gardening tools and supplies.
There are 100 Enviroschools in the Horizons catchment, covering levels of education from early childhood through to secondary education. The schools work on exploring and implementing a range of sustainability and environmental practices from gardens to worm farms, reducing waste and encouraging biodiversity in their environment.
The Manawatu¯ recipients are: ·
Barnardos Early Learning Centre — to purchase cloth towels to replace single-use paper towels
· Bunnythorpe School — to purchase netting to protect existing gardens and orchards from birds
· Hiwinui School — to purchase traps
for predator eradication.
· Hokowhitu School — to create a bespoke composting system
· Longburn School — to purchase rainwater tanks
· Palmerston North Girls’ High School — to purchase a rainwater tank and timer
· Ruahine Roslyn Kindergarten — towards gardening tools and supplies for their garden
· St Joseph’s School Feilding — to purchase wet weather clothing for their forest schools programme and reserve restoration project
· Tangimoana School — towards supplies for weather protection for their orchard
· Tui Early Learners — for worm towers