The Taranaki Regional Council works with schools across the region to deliver interesting and relevant environmental and disaster-preparedness education programmes.
The photos on this page illustrate some recent school activities involving the Council and its Education Officer.
They're pals with the penguins
Mimi School pupils with one of the 20 nesting boxes they've built to protect blue penguins living on the coast near the school.
Going with the flow
Every pupil at Avon Primary in Stratford got their hands and feet wet during a study of invertebrates living in the Patea River near their school in March 2012.
Shrugging off the rain
Pupils from Huiakama and Makahu Schools weren't put off by unpleasant weather as they completed a stream study in February 2012.
Teachers pooling their knowledge
Teachers from Omata School familiarise themelves with Kawaroa rock pools on the New Plymouth foreshore ahead of class field trips.
Fish finders
Year 12 students from Sacred Heart Girls College get up close and personal with some of the fish species on display in the Council's freshwater aquarium.