DESIGN ELEMENT
2. References to the school’s rohe
DESCRIPTION
design focus that references Te Ao Tūroa and references for example bush, lakes, mountains, rivers, sea and beach
PURPOSE AND EXPLANATION OF MECHANISM
To provide children with a connection to the natural world, and all the benefits that provides
To connect tamariki to Te Ao Tūroa
To stimulate the senses
To build mana whenua and allow tamariki to reference their own whakapapa
To engender an environmental ethic