Schools' Living Heritage Stories

Lyall Bay School is now part of the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme. A group of students research the story of milk in New Zealand schools,

Paremata School students went on a bus ride to explore their area and discover the history of Porirua. Take a look at what they discovered.

Featherston students visit the Fell Locomotive Museum next door to their school and begin a train journey over the Rimutaka Incline with the 'Fells'.

Inspired by their whanau, year one and two students learn about their cultural identity and food through growing taro in their school garden.

Take a look at the history of Moerewa through stories and pictures by students at Moerewa School. Enjoy reading their Living Heritage story.

Year 5 and 6 students investigate the question 'How does the school library reflect the history of Holy Cross School?' See what they discover.

To begin their story, the investigators and storytellers at Waterloo School worked together to explore their own backgrounds and identifying their iwi. Then they looked at sharing the school's 75th Jubilee celebration.

Room 7 children and their teacher had fun learning about how special their little rural town of Edgecumbe is with the help of their families. They share stories of their 'corner of the world'.

Our big idea/mission is to care for our Waitohu awa by planting it from the mountains to the sea. Find out how Waitohu School students are going to help do this.

Corinna School is a special place for Room 2. See how the students make their school even more special by painting a mural on one of the school walls.