Project 1: Younger children explore their place around the mountain
Develop a program for the region’s year 1-8 school children where each year they are involved in a key experience that together, over the 8 years involves them in an intimate journey around the mountain. The route can be set by each school and community so local places such as the local river, marae, beach, and forest is incorporated, along with a mix of more universal sites such as Pukeiti, Puki Ariki Museum, Dawsons Falls and Tawhiti museum. An indicative route beginning from a New Plymouth school’s could include:
- Your beach
- Puke Ariki
- Your river
- Your Marae
- Pukeiti
- Tawhiti Museum
- Dawsons Falls
- Your forest
Key outcomes:
- Every child by year 8 has explored a series of sites and experiences that in combination have taken them around the mountain
- Every child by year 8 has involved their friends, family and community in this journey
- Each year they will spend at least a full day in this unfolding journey
