Waiouru Primary School environmentally audits the National Army Museum
Waiouru Primary School has teamed up with the National Army Museum to make sure those protecting the past are also protecting the future.
Under the guidance of their teachers as museum staff, Waiouru Primary School’s pupils conducted an environmental audit of the museum’s sustainability and day-to-day practices in March.
The pupils created questions for the museum’s staff, with the intent of joining forces to implement the facility’s new sustainability initiatives to bring about change for good together, a spokesperson for the museum said.
The museum was recognised as one of the best sustainable tourism businesses, earning a gold Qualmark tourism award and has aligned itself with Tiaki Promise, a goal to care for Aotearoa now and into the future.
With Waiouru Primary School joining up to the Enviroschools programme, a national programme designed to empower young people to engage in sustainability projects in their school and their community, the collaboration was a no-brainer, Cherie Meecham said, the museum’s director.
“The museum saw this as a great opportunity to collaborate with our local Waiouru community youth.
“Although our purpose is to safeguard and preserve our military history, it is really great to see and be a part of the next generation taking such an interest in protecting our future.”
With the help of the pupils, the museum hoped to identify new ways of improving it’s green friendly initiatives and foster stronger relationships with its community.
The results of the audit were yet to be released.