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EXPERIENCES

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Experiences

Find authentic science experiences across Aotearoa.

Explore field trips, student challenges, conservation activities, guest speakers, and community-led initiatives that support lifeworthy science learning. Use the filters below to find experiences by audience, cost, location, type, and learning context — whether you’re a teacher planning a kura visit, a whānau looking to get involved, or a community member keen to take action.

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Tip: The phases and contexts here align with the filters on our Resources page, helping you extend learning with classroom-ready materials before or after experiences such as field trips, guest speakers, and STEM programmes.

Students participating in a classroom session with the Maketu Ongatoro Wetland Society, examining bird feathers and learning about wetland ecology and native species conservation

Maketu Ongatoro Wetland Society

WHERE

Te Moana-a-Toi

TYPE

Guided Trip, Conservation Area, Guest Speaker, Hands-On Workshops

FOR

Phase 1 (Year 0-3), Phase 2 (Year 4-6), Phase 3 (Year 7-8), Phase 4 (Year 9-10), Phase 5 (Year 11-13)

PRICE

Details / Enquire within

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© Maketu Wetland Society

Students carrying equipment through native bush during a Manawahe Eco Trust environmental education programme in the Manawahe Hills.

Manawahe Eco Trust | Education Programme

WHERE

Te Moana-a-Toi

TYPE

Conservation Area, Hands-On Workshops

FOR

Phase 1 (Year 0-3), Phase 2 (Year 4-6), Phase 3 (Year 7-8), Phase 4 (Year 9-10), Phase 5 (Year 11-13)

PRICE

Details / Enquire within

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© Manawahe Eco Trust

Educator leading students in a wetland education session at Mātuku Link in Te Henga, Auckland

Mātuku Link Wetland Education Programme

WHERE

Tāmaki Makaurau

TYPE

Conservation Area, Guest Speaker, Guided Trip, Hands-On Workshops

FOR

Phase 2 (Year 4-6), Phase 3 (Year 7-8)

PRICE

Details / Enquire within

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© Matuku Link Trust Board

Historic clock tower building at Otago Polytechnic surrounded by green trees under a blue sky.

Otago Polytechnic | Lv3 Horticulture

WHERE

Online

TYPE

Tertiary Outreach

FOR

Phase 5 (Year 11-13)

PRICE

Free

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Several students sitting on the floor of a classroom working with small programmable robotics on grid mats. One student uses a tablet to code or control a robot, highlighting an interactive STEM robotics lesson.

STEAM-ED Charitable Trust

WHERE

Te Moana-a-Toi

TYPE

Kits and Items, Afterschool, Hands-On Workshops

FOR

Phase 1 (Year 0-3), Phase 2 (Year 4-6), Phase 3 (Year 7-8), Phase 4 (Year 9-10), Phase 5 (Year 11-13)

PRICE

Details / Enquire within

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© STEAM ED Charitable Trust

Kākā in native forest habitat at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, illustrating biodiversity and conservation outcomes for education programmes.

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari

WHERE

Waikato

TYPE

Conservation Area, Guided Trip, Hands-On Workshops

FOR

Phase 1 (Year 0-3), Phase 2 (Year 4-6), Phase 3 (Year 7-8), Phase 4 (Year 9-10), Phase 5 (Year 11-13)

PRICE

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Science in a Van presenter performing a live science show with a giant bubble demonstration for students during an in-school science performance.

Science in a Van

WHERE

Aotearoa, Tāmaki Makaurau

TYPE

Guest Speaker

FOR

Phase 1 (Year 0-3), Phase 2 (Year 4-6), Phase 3 (Year 7-8)

PRICE

Details / Enquire within

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© Science in a Van

Space for Nature logo displayed outdoors, symbolising an Envirohub initiative encouraging Bay of Plenty communities to protect biodiversity in urban spaces.

Space for Nature

WHERE

Te Moana-a-Toi

TYPE

Citizen Action

FOR

Community (All ages), Phase 1 (Year 0-3), Phase 2 (Year 4-6), Phase 3 (Year 7-8), Phase 4 (Year 9-10), Phase 5 (Year 11-13)

PRICE

Free

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Students inside a Spaceward Bound NZ portable planetarium learning about stars and planets

Spaceward Bound NZ School Visits

WHERE

Aotearoa

TYPE

Guest Speaker, Hands-On Workshops

FOR

Phase 1 (Year 0-3), Phase 2 (Year 4-6), Phase 3 (Year 7-8), Phase 4 (Year 9-10), Phase 5 (Year 11-13)

PRICE

Details / Enquire within

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© Spaceward Bound NZ

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