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Welcome
to Field Based Stem

Specialist support for field-based local curriculum

We provide Professional Learning Development (PLD) for teachers and specialise in field-based professional development.

Work directly with real scientists or people who made a career in the scientific community!

Why Work
With Us

discover what is possible

You have a choice to work with specialised scientists and science communicators who spent their careers in the scientific community. 

Every one of us will be delighted to provide you with complementary information to what you already have, and tailor it to your needs. 

We are Professional Experts

We each are specialised scientists and science communicators.

We understand the New Zealand school system

We understand the constraints that you have to work with.

We treasure your time

You know better than anyone how to teach your students. We bring experts so you can draw inspiration from real life experiences.

We don't create more work for you

There is no hidden work agenda, no extra work for you to fill in.

We go outside!!

We love being outside and our entire work philosophy is based on this fact.

IT'S FREE

The professional development programme is provided by the Ministry of Education and comes free for your school.

Our Programmes

Field-Based Stem Localised Curriculum

Freshwater studies | Coasts & Estuaries | Bush | Lakes & Wetlands

The places we go

Space & Astronomy | Bugs | Rocks & Fossils | Citizen Science

The things we do

Predator Free 2050 | Climate Change Education | GIS | NCEA Changes

The plans we hope for

Our Events and conferences

Field-Based Stem Localised Curriculum

First time applying?

What you need to know

The Ministry of Education funds teacher professional learning through its Regionally Allocated PLD initiative. MoE has some priorities eg STEM, Local Curriculum Design, and mātauranga Māori.

Successful applications can be for a few hours to support an individual, up to 80 hours to support a department, 200 hours for a school, or even 500 hours to support a cluster of schools.

These hours can be used in classroom settings with all of your class or on field trips with your class. They can also be used one on one with teachers. In addition to being available during standard school hours, Field-Based STEM is available after school, on weekends, and on holidays.

Workshops for you

Local River Study

Understanding river health using a SHMAK kit (or similar) and visual health assessment, and the implications for the environment.

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Light Pollution 

We will look at the impact of light pollution on a range of issues including the effect on pollinators, birds and humans.

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Life or death under the microscope

The use of entomology & palynology and environmental factors within a crime scene and how this assists in the investigation of a serious crime scene.

differs from DNA profiling. The many types of powders and chemicals that can be used to develop fingerprints from a multitude of substrates. We will

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Exploring the Rocky Shore 

What makes a rock pool tick? Measure rock pools (including depth), taking percent covers of algae, using quadrats to measure biodiversity and abiotic factors such as temperature and oxygen, pH.

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