Oil Free Aotearoa



=Oil Free Otago Aotearoa=

Aim

 * To use the NZ Curriculum to:
 * Equip students with the knowledge and skills to discuss with their families and friends the issues surrounding oil
 * Share the message of oil extraction and its impact on the planet
 * Discuss why New Zealanders need to uphold their right to protest
 * Understand why New Zealand is moving in a direction that risks it's land, waterways and seas
 * Plan for a future based on clean energy

Values
Students will be encouraged to value:
 * Excellence, by aiming high and by persevering in the face of difficulties;
 * Innovation, inquiry, and curiosity, by thinking critically, creatively, and reflectively;
 * Diversity, as found in our different cultures, languages, and heritages;
 * Equity, through fairness and social justice;
 * Community and participation for the common good;
 * Ecological sustainability, which includes care for the environment;
 * Integrity, which involves being honest, responsible, and accountable and acting ethically;
 * and to respect themselves, others, and human rights.

Principles

 * Through cultural diversity, community engagement and future focus

Key Competencies

 * Thinking, participating and contributing

Learning area

 * English, Maths, Science, Social Science and Health

Oil Free - Enviroschools - Otago
Helping to create a more sustainable, healthy, peaceful and beautiful future

Oil Free - Envirethical Curriculum
Caring for the earth and its inhabitants
 * Envirethical Progression Years 1-8

Oil Free - Education For Sustainability - Otago Polytechnic

 * EfS will challenge you to think about sustainability and what education for sustainability means locally and globally

Click here for - Teacher and learning plans

 * Resources and programmes to promote oil free Otago (Aotearoa)

Links:

 * TV3 - Kaikoura's trepidation with oil giant's arrival
 * [[Media:Action_Competence_models.pdf|Action Competence Models]]
 * What's wrong with deep sea oil
 * Oil Free Otago - local perspective
 * Prime Minister John Key talking about mineral exploration
 * Greenpeace - Deep Sea Oil Drilling Report
 * 1) Needs writing for younger students
 * John Wathen's eyewitness account of the Gulf of Mexico disaster
 * Could do with editing for a younger audience
 * Message to Anadarko from NZ