EONZ Notice Board

New Zealand Association of Environmental Education
NZAEE Biennial Conference 2010 19 - 22 January, 2010

Lindisfarne College, Hawke’s Bay

Visit conference website: www.nzaeeconference2010.co.nz

2010 GET OUTSIDE
The opportunity for all primary and secondary staff to explore the potential for Learning Outside the Classroom.
Are you ready to:
            Be innovative in your teaching?
            Inspire your students learning?
            Be excited about learning beyond the classroom?
            Meet the challenge of the new curriculum?
When: Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th April 2010
Where: Royal NZ Police college, Porirua, Wellington
for more information click here

This EONZ professional development course is supported by T.R.C.C. For more information and registration visit http://www.trcc.org.nz/ or email info@trcc.org.nz or call 0800872 211

Secondary Teachers' Study Support Grants These are currently being advertised. 2009 applications close on September 18.Email the EONZ Executive officer at eonz.eo@clear.net.nz for a pdf containing more information (direct link currently not available) or for downloadable guidelines and application form go to: http://www.minedu.govt.nz/educationSectors/Schools/ProfessionalDevelopment/ProfessionalLearningForTeachers.aspx

PENZ Conference: Thinking Bodies - Moving Minds Monday 6th - Wednesday 8th July 2009
EOTC Review presentation at the 2008 PENZ Conference by Arthur Sutherland
Click here to view
The Confluence - Tutakitanga Material from the proceedings of the Conference held
Christchurch, New Zealand January 21-24, 2008
Click here to view Assessment Opportunities for Outdoor Education Teachers in NZ Secondary Schools by Arthur Sutherland.

Key members on newly formed Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Recreation Council The council was established in response to a call from the wider sector for an independent body to provide leadership on a coordinated strategy for outdoor recreation, and will play an important role in advising SPARC on strategic and investment decisions relating to outdoor recreation. Congratulations are extended to the members and short biographies are included below.
Stu Allan (Chair): Stu Allan has decades of experience in outdoor recreation.   In the 1970’s he was a mountain guide and instructed climbing, cold survival, kayaking, and bush craft. He was director of the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre 1979-1986 as well as managing other organisations including AFS Intercultural Programmes. Stu is currently an outdoors consultant and a writer. He is a keen rock climber, mountaineer, tramper and mountain biker.
Graeme Dingle: Graeme Dingle is a mountaineer, adventurer and writer.   He has founded and served as chief executive of several organisations including the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre and The Project K Trust (now the Foundation for Youth Development). He is also the founding chairman of the New Zealand Outdoor Assembly. He has completed numerous mountaineering, rock climbing and adventuring firsts throughout the world, chronicling these in numerous articles, essays, two dozen adventure films and ten books.
Annie Dignan: Annie Dignan has a mix of practical and theoretical experience in the outdoors, spanning over 20 years. She is currently working as Research and Evaluation Programme Manager for the NZ Mountain Safety Council. Annie has been an active outdoor educator with a wide range of groups for many years. This has included her role as a lecturer in Applied Theory and Practice at the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago, managing a diverse range of outdoor experiences for students involved in the P.E. degree. Annie has been on the executive of Education Outdoors New Zealand, Mountain Safety Council and Outdoors New Zealand. She is also a keen tramper, skier and mountain biker.
Dave Bamford: Dave Bamford is a founding director of Tourism Resource Consultants with over 30 years experience in sustainable tourism development throughout Asia, the Pacific, New Zealand and Chile. His skills include business development, parks and recreation planning and management, team leadership and impact assessment. He was President of the New Zealand Alpine Club from 2003 to 2005 and is a mountaineer, skier, sailor, fly fisher and mountain biker.
Paul Wilson: Currently the Chairman for the Asia Pacific region for the International Federation of Parks and Recreation, and General Manager Community Services Queenstown Lakes District Council. Paul Wilson has a wide range of outdoor recreation experience through his work with DoC and Local Government in Outdoor Recreation. Recreation pursuits include snow sports, cycling, tramping and sailing.
Rob Greenaway: A consultant recreation planner with over 20 years professional experience and an active member of the New Zealand Recreation Association. Rob has a diverse background including journalism, event management, outdoor recreation research, and recreation planning and impact assessment for territorial authorities and for private developers. He is regularly called as an expert witness for RMA hearings. Outdoor recreation pursuits include sailing, kayaking and walking.



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