TENZ Wednesday Webinar: STEAM Learning in Nature

The next session in the TENZ Wednesday Webinar Series explores what STEAM learning can look like when it moves beyond the classroom and into natural, real-world contexts.

Hosted by Technology Education New Zealand (TENZ), this free professional learning webinar is part of a monthly series designed to support teachers with practical ideas, current thinking, and classroom-ready approaches in technology and STEAM education.

Date: Wednesday 28 January

Time: 4.00–5.00pm

Format: Online webinar

Cost: Free

Audience: Educators across Aotearoa

What this session focuses on

In this session, Kimberley Sullings shares how she has designed and led nature-based STEAM projects with her class, and why learning in authentic contexts can make such a meaningful difference for students.

Drawing on examples including a māra hupara, butterfly gardens, and student-led responses to the Auckland flooding, Kimberley explores how learning changes when students are given opportunities to engage with real problems, real environments, and real outcomes. The session looks at how this approach supports engagement, confidence, curiosity, and student ownership, particularly for learners who may not always thrive in traditional, worksheet-driven settings.

Rather than focusing on a single project or programme, the webinar offers insight into the thinking behind nature-based STEAM learning and how teachers might adapt similar approaches within their own school contexts.

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