Pigeon Mountain Primary is one of 11 Enviroschools in the Auckland area. The Enviroschools Programme aims to integrate environmental education into the whole of school life and create learning opportunities by working towards a healthy, peaceful and sustainable environment. The Enviroschools process involves the whole school community: Board of Trustees; students; teachers; caretakers; families/whanau and the wider community each have roles in actively creating and caring for their school. The programme is focused on a range of initiatives. Students are taught the concepts of: biodiversity, interdependence, responsibility and sustainability.

There is an Enviro group made up of parents, staff and students. They plan and research what needs to be done to complete the project. Students are involved in a variety of activities: planning, planting and caring for gardens; caring for worm farms and composting; planting a large hill in native trees; The big clean up day; recycling; developing an orchard; and encouraging others to take care of their environment by taking positive actions.

We all know that children are our future and they need to be educated in all aspects of life. Understanding the needs of their environment and their responsibility to the planet is part of this education.