Links & Resources for More Local Learning

Here is a collection of excellent websites with even more FREE imaginative and informative content to help you stay active and feed your curiosity while we're all stuck at home.

With permission, have a click around to some of these awesome resources to help plan your next learning adventure!

You'll be happy to find some really great activity ideas that you can do both indoors at home or outside in your local neighbourhood, information about the environment here in New Zealand and more broadly around the world, tips for how to stay safe and responsible in your adventures and even detailed virtual tours of world class institutions that you can move around and explore from the comfort of your couch!

If you have any other cool resources that you would like to share, please drop us an email at education@kelmarnagardens.nz and we'll take a look at adding your ideas to the list! Thank you!
Official COVID-19 Information

Visit these links for up-to-date information from official sources on what's happening, what you need to know, how to stay safe and what to expect moving forward regarding our COVID-19 situation.
30 Days of Connection

Brought to us by Auckland Council and the Sustainable Schools team, here are 30 awesome ideas for connecting with your local environment. Click here to view and download their PDF, and for more information on Education for Sustainability, check out the Auckland Council website.
Kiwi Conservation Club

Check out this massive collection of a million-and-one fun activities for all ages, from fun outdoor adventures to crafty indoor arts, crafts and experiments! You'll never get bored with this awesome, extensive collection!
Ceres: The Sustainability Hub

Looking to get psyched about sustainability? Ceres has a list of cool movies you can watch, some downloadable activities that you can do from home and a whole host of curriculum activities for some seriously fun learning!
Auckland Libraries: eCollection

Did you know that the public libraries have a heap of content available online? Check out their eCollection for access to eBooks,eAudiobooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, podcasts and even streaming films! You must have a library membership to get amongst all this, but membership is FREE of course! Visit their membership information page to get started!
Auckland Botanic Gardens

Take a virtual look at the Auckland Botanic Garden available online for you to explore and enjoy from home! Stroll, or should I say 'scroll', through the different gardens and get to know your flowers and trees!
For the Love of Bees

Learn all about the different pollinators whose hard work we rely on to keep our plants going, and take a look at what this grass-roots community organisation is up to in your neighbourhood and what you can do to help!
The Compost Collective

Learn all about the different composting methods, how they work, take a quiz, get connected and find the help you need to get started composting at home yourself!
Rodale Institute

Check out this awesome and interactive 5-lesson programme for getting to know where our food comes from, how plants grow, how to use the ingredients we grow and ways to relate our experiences at home to the food system on a larger scale.
Common Good City Farm

Explore the Youth Education Resources that this city farm in Washington, DC, USA has to offer! With activities, recipes, videos and more external links to other great programmes, you will be sure to find exciting and engaging content to try at home!
Science Learning Hub

Brought to us by New Zealand's Ministry of Education, MBIE and the PM's Chief Science Advisor, this Science Learning Hub is a great gathering spot for information, activities and ideas on all kinds of topics.
New Zealand Geographic

Tune in to NZGeo for your daily dose of articles, pictures, videos, discussion topics and more to help you learn about all sorts of people, places, creatures and events that are special to Aotearoa New Zealand. They have created the Together at Home initiative, committed to bringing you a fresh newsletter each day chock full of fun facts, pictures and ideas to help us all learn and explore together from home. He waka eke noa.
Department of Conservation

​With the entire DOC education resource database at your fingertips, search for the information and activities that suit your situation and that help you make the most of your neck of the woods!
Leave No Trace

​Get up to scratch on your outdoor etiquette with this international Centre for Outdoor Ethics' educational resources for learning how to limit our negative impacts on the environment without limiting our fun! Check out their awesome inventory of indoor activities, overall education resources and their guide to getting outside during Covid-19.​
Google Arts & Culture

Ever been to New York City? How about Paris, France? Amsterdam? Seoul? Well, with this 'Arts & Culture' digital database, you can transport yourself instantly to a whole host of world class museums and galleries in these and many more cities all around the world! Take an immersive virtual tour of heaps of these priceless collections from across history and culture - all from the luxury of your own lounge!
If you have any other cool resources that you would like to share, please drop us an email at education@kelmarnagardens.nz and we'll take a look at adding your ideas to the list! Thank you!