"Growing A Future" School Garden Design
"Growing A Future" School Garden Design
OKE Charity
Estimated Time: 10 - 14 Hours Over 1 - 3 Weeks
OKE provide kiwi kids the opportunity to learn life and social skills by introducing productive gardens into schools. By giving the kids the tools to learn, OKE is empowering schools and communities to grow essential life and social skills, ultimately providing a better place for everyone. OKE are looking for a landscape designer (ideally with a permaculture background) to help with the design of the school gardens. Each school garden designs are different, as its dependent on the space available.
Working location
The next school garden to be built will be at Manurewa Central Primary, Auckland. We are planning a working bee for the 21st October to build the garden so we would need someone quite quickly come on board.
Proposed project steps with time estimates
- Meet the OKE Chief Go Getter to discuss plans, budget and ideas (1-2 hours)
- Visit Manurewa Central Primary to review garden space (1-2 hours)
- Depending on timescales meet with Manurewa High School students to incorporate their ideas on the school garden designs (this step can be discussed with us)
- Come up with a design the garden in time for our first working bee. (6-8 hours)
- Join our working bee for a big thank you and see the different you have made! (2-4 hours)
What We Have In Place
Manurewa Central School has confirmed they want to work with OKE
The designated space has been confirmed for the garden
A budget for the garden has been set
We will work with you on all aspects of the design and answer any questions
OKE Charity
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Education
Environment
Health - Children
Housing
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Youth
Education
Environment
Health - Children
Housing
Parental Support
Wellbeing - Children
Youth
Auckland
Mission
OKE provide Kiwi kids with the opportunity to learn life and social skills by introducing productive outdoor classrooms into schools. By giving the kids the tools to learn, OKE are empowering schools and communities to grow essential life and social skills.
What we Do
OKE provide kiwi kids the opportunity to learn life and social skills by introducing productive gardens into schools. By giving the kids the tools to learn, OKE are empowering schools and communities to grow essential life and social skills, ultimately providing a better place for everyone.
OKE plans on implementing our “Growing A Future” initiative into schools up and down New Zealand. Our starting point is Papatoetoe, Auckland, with ten primary/intermediate schools identified to get growing by 2018.
Through Growing A Future, OKE deliver a garden to each school, enabling the kids, teachers and local community to get growing together. OKE kick off this initiative with a Working Bee, building everything required to make the garden sustainable; raised beds, greenhouse, composting solutions, kids tools, teacher tools etc. Each Growing a Future project for a school costs $10,000 to put together from start to finish…at no cost to the school!!
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