I can't believe I have been here over a month already. Between, my school visits, my class at the university, a research project I'm assisting with, and the family, there is never a dull moment.
This past week I met with the stream maintenance team at Owhiro Bay School. They have a beautiful and unique outdoor area for learning at the stream behind their school, but it is difficult to maintain. More details on the Projects and Programs page of this site. I sat in on a planning meeting and will be volunteer there next Wednesday to do some maintenance work.
I had another visit at Te Aro School to learn from the bee keeping class. This visit was very short, but I still learned something new and will be going back for more next week.
This past week I met with the stream maintenance team at Owhiro Bay School. They have a beautiful and unique outdoor area for learning at the stream behind their school, but it is difficult to maintain. More details on the Projects and Programs page of this site. I sat in on a planning meeting and will be volunteer there next Wednesday to do some maintenance work.
I had another visit at Te Aro School to learn from the bee keeping class. This visit was very short, but I still learned something new and will be going back for more next week.
 | I also had the opportunity to visit with the principal of Island Bay School. This is the school that little Z is attending. I am very excited about their progressive educational philosophies and getting to see them put into practice. I'm very much looking forward to the future visits I have arrange to meet with the Learning Hub coordinator and to see Freedom Fridays first hand. Again, more details about these on the Projects and Programs page. |
Weekend fun! Last weekend one of the other Fulbrighters invited us to join her and her son on an overnight trek to stay at a lodge in the Rimutaka Forest Park along the Orongorongo River Valley. This area is just 45 minutes outside of Wellington and the scenery is absolutely gorgeous. My pictures (on the Photos and Videos page) do not do it justice. The colors were extremely verdant and we were graced with the most amazing weather. Aside from an unfortunate run in with a rowdy guy after dark, we had a fabulous adventure. We even got to see glowworms while we were out looking for kiwi (which we did not see)!
Here hiking is called tramping, which, depending on the context, sometimes makes me giggles. That being said, we certainly are looking forward to more tramping around soon!
Here hiking is called tramping, which, depending on the context, sometimes makes me giggles. That being said, we certainly are looking forward to more tramping around soon!
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