Motu Ihupuku, Campbell Island, remote and rugged, this uninhabited Sub Antarctic Island lies 700 km south of Te Waipounamu – New Zealand’s South Island. Campbell Island is home to a diverse abundance of unique wildlife, including six species of albatross,...
Earlier this year, Alice, our Head of Discovery Programmes and resident ‘bird nerd’ at BLAKE got the opportunity to visit Whenua Hou Codfish Island and assist in the Kākāpō Recovery programme. Kākāpō (Māori for ‘night parrot’) are nocturnal, flightless, and perhaps...
In August this year, the NZ-VR team presented their programme at Clevedon School, in Tāmaki Makaurau. Our lesson inspired their students to develop some lyrics and present it to the VR team during lunch break. Below is a copy of the lyrics and follow this link to a...
“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...
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...
