Ngā hōtaka kura ‘Ako mā te Whai Wheako’ 'Learning Through Experience' school programmes

Ambury Regional Park: Learn about the role of genetics in farming. The course is available during term 1 only for secondary school students.

Ambury Regional Park: Meet the farm animals and learn how to care for them. The course is available all year, although the cows are milked terms 3 and 4 only. For primary students only.

Ambury Regional Park: Meet farm animals and explore the farm's produce. The course is available all year, although the cows are milked terms 3 and 4 only. For primary and intermediate students.

Ambury Regional Park: Learn how soil contributes to the carbon cycle. Available for primary and intermediate students.

Ambury Regional Park: Discover where animal fibres come from and how they are used. The course is available all year for primary students.

Ambury Regional Park: Learn how technology has shaped life on a farm. The course is available in terms 1 and 4 for primary and intermediate students.

Ambury Regional Park: Learn how technology has shaped life on a farm. The course is available in terms 1 and 4. For secondary school students.

Ambury Regional Park: Discover the role of wetlands in supporting seabirds and their migratory habits. Course is available on selected dates from October to March. For primary and intermediate students.

Ambury Regional Park: Follow the journey of milk from cow to kitchen. The course is available during terms 3 and 4 for primary students.

Ambury Regional Park: Follow the journey of milk from cow to shop. Course is available during terms 3 and 4 only. For primary students.

Ambury Regional Park: Working together to have fun and stay safe in the outdoors. Course available all year round. For primary and intermediate students.

Ambury Regional Park: Learn how volcanic activity has shaped Auckland's landscape. The course is available during terms 1, 2 and 4. For primary and intermediate students.

Ambury Regional Park: Learn how volcanic has shaped Auckland's landscape. The course is available during terms 1,2 and 4 for secondary students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Adaptation and biodiversity in the plant world. The course is available all year for primary and intermediate students.

Auckland Botanic Gardens: Learn about composting, growing food or basic gardening skills. Available all year for primary and intermediate students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Healthy plants attract healthy invertebrates and fend off harmful pests. The course is available all year. For primary and intermediate school students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Growing, harvesting and weaving flax following Māori protocol. The course is available all year. For primary and intermediate students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Learn about the important role invertebrates play in our environment. Course is available all year for primary students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: All about tree - their parts, lifecycles and relationship with animals. Course is available all year for primary students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Learn about our native plants and practice the skills to grow them. Course is available all year. For primary and intermediate students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Learn about biodiversity, sustainability and taking action for native birds and their environment. Course is available all year - although August and September are the best months. For primary and intermediate students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Working together to have fun and stay safe in the outdoors. Course is available during terms 1 and 4 for primary and intermediate students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Pollination and seed dispersal within the life cycle of flowering plants. The course is available all year for primary students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Stormwater impacts our streams and green solutions. The course is available all year. For primary and secondary students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Making our cities and schools more resilient to flooding by using plants to increase absorbency. The course is available all year and is for primary and intermediate students.

Auckland Botanic Gardens: Investigate strategies to lessen the effects of increased rainfall in our cities and create resilient communities. For year 11 students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Investigate the different layers of our native forests. The course is available all year for secondary students.

Auckland Botanical Gardens: Learn about the importance of native forests and their biodiversity. The course is available all year. For primary and intermediate students.

Auckland Botanic Gardens: Learn to check and restore the health of the Arataki Stream. Available all year for primary and intermediate students.

Auckland Botanic Gardens: Investigate the health of Puhinui Stream at Tōtara Park. Available all year for secondary students.

Long Bay Regional Park: Learn how pest control maintains forest biodiversity. Available all year for year 10 and 11 students.

Long Bay Regional Park: Learn about biodiversity of the coastal environment. The course is available all year. For primary and intermediate students.

Long Bay Regional Park: How people influence life in our waterways. The course is available all year. For primary and intermediate students.

Long Bay Regional Park: Working together to have fun and stay safe in the outdoors. The course is available all year for primary students.

Long Bay Regional Park: Using our senses to discover the coast. The course is available all year for primary students.

Long Bay Regional Park: ​Learn how we can make schools and cities better at preventing flooding. Available for primary and secondary students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Explore the rich biodiversity and history of our native forest. The course is available all year for primary, intermediate and secondary students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Interactive displays and information on the history and ecology of the area. The course is available all year for primary, intermediate and secondary students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: New Zealand's unique bird biodiversity has changed over time. The course is available all year for primary and intermediate students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Pest control in maintaining forest biodiversity. The course is available all year for secondary students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Bringing local history to life. The course is available all year for primary and intermediate students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Healthy forests act as carbon sinks and need our help to support them. For primary and intermediate students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: A look at the amazing diversity and adaptations of invertebrates and their role in supporting the entire forest ecosystem.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Kauri trees are unique and under threat. Course is available all year. For primary and intermediate students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Working together to have fun and stay safe in the outdoors. The course is available all year for primary students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Pollination and seed dispersal within the life cycle of flowering plants. The course is available all year. For primary and intermediate students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Using senses to explore the forest. The course is available all year for primary students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: An overnight adventure at Arataki. Course is available all year. For primary and intermediate students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Freshwater science for students. The course is available all year for secondary students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Investigate the different layers of a native forest. Course is available all year for secondary school students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Bringing local history alive and taking action for te taiao. The course is available all year. For primary and intermediate students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Learn about the Waitākere Ranges through stories. Available all year for primary students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Investigate strategies to lessen the effects of climate change, pests and kauri dieback on the Waitākere Ranges. Available for year 11 students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Freshwater science The course is available all year for primary and intermediate students.

Waitākere Ranges Regional Park: Learn about freshwater science. The course is available all year for secondary students.

Waitākere Resource Recovery Park (WRRP): Learn about nutrient cycles, waste reduction and sustainable food systems. For primary, intermediate and secondary students.

Waitākere Resource Recovery Park (WRRP): Learning how to make good use of things put out in the rubbish. The course is available all year. For pre-school, primary, intermediate and secondary students.