“Place based education; begin where your feet are, where you are standing. Get to know this place first and then spread out into the world.”- Professor Wally Penetito Deirdre van der Linden, a teacher at Weymouth Primary School, is using the above quote as...
Shortly before Sir Peter Blake’s tragic death, he wrote in his journal “We want to restart people caring about the environment … through adventure, through participation, through education and through enjoyment.” – Sir Peter Blake BLAKE’s virtual reality programme...
Jack Beagley (25), 2021 BLAKE Antarctic Ambassador writes of his time in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica with some of the world’s leading researchers in tracking climatic changes through melting permafrost, and reflects on the scale of the challenges we face and how we...
Building on the progress and momentum achieved through the successful execution of our strategic goals over the last 3 years, we recently finalised our strategic plan for 2021-2024 which aims to significantly grow our organisation and increase the impact we have. Some...
20 years on, and the legacy of Sir Peter Blake is more critical than ever as we face unprecedented global environmental challenges Many New Zealanders will remember hearing of the death of Sir Peter Blake on the fifth of December 2001. As the shocking news of...
BLAKE Inspire Alumni, environmentalist and innovator, yoga enthusiast, and high school student! We caught up with this incredible rangatahi to hear about her journey since her BLAKE Inspire programme concluded and what her time at Inspire meant for her. She has...
