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Curriculum

Activities

Posters

Clubs

To support you in your role of helping young people find their fit, explore the range of curriculum-related resources, activities outside the classroom and posters available to you and your school.You and your students can also join a number of clubs focused on different&nbsp;food &amp; fibre&nbsp;sectors.

Help young people find their fit

Te Ao Tūroa

MPI has developed&nbsp;Te Ao Tūroa&nbsp;to raise the profile of the primary industries in schools and help address future capabilities and skills requirements. The resource looks at how our primary industries are supported by 3 key interrelated systems – animal welfare, biosecurity and food.The resource is designed with local communities, environments and industries in mind and includes a selection of learning activities, so you can choose those that best relate to your community.The learning experiences are contextualised into one or more of the key interrelated systems – animal welfare, biosecurity, and food.

DairyNZ Schools

DairyNZ Schools&nbsp;has curriculum-related resources which are designed to help teachers create fun and interesting lessons that provide effective learning. The resources have a dairy context, so students get to find out about the dairy sector while they are learning science, maths, problem solving and a range of other topics.

Wool in Schools

The&nbsp;Wool in Schools&nbsp;project aims to help you understand wool’s place in our lives, and how and why it is part of our future. We have identified or developed resources that support New Zealand curriculum teaching of year 7 and 8 students. These have a range of applications, including Science, Technology, Mathematics and Economics, History, English and Art, for you to tailor to your needs. You could even create a full-on fibre factory, from Fibre to Finished Product, complete with marketing campaign.Our Woolly Blog for teachers includes syllabus ideas, experiments, activities and scenarios shared by teachers around the country. It’s where you can find out how wool is capturing the attention of children.

Agrication

NZ Young Farmers, with support from CORE Education and funding from the Red Meat Profit Partnership, have developed&nbsp;Agrication&nbsp;to support teachers and students to learn more about our land based food &amp; fibre sectors.To put the sheep &amp; beef sectors on the radar of primary school students, and promote careers in the sector, sheep and beef examples have been matched to general curriculum subjects, such as English, Maths and Science.

GrowingNZ Teachers' Day Out

Professional development days for teachers, showcasing a wide range of&nbsp;food &amp; fibre&nbsp;sector careers.

Teachers' Day Out

Professional development days for teachers, showcasing a wide range of food & fibre sector careers.

GrowingNZ Innovation Challenge

Year 10 students are challenged to create solutions for real-world situations in our resilient food &amp; fibre sectors.&nbsp;

Innovation Challenge

Year 10 students are challenged to create solutions for real-world situations in our resilient food & fibre sectors.  

Te Arahanga Primary Industries Award

This prestigious award sponsored by the Ministry for Primary Industries is for senior students competing in the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES).

This prestigious award sponsored by the Ministry for Primary Industries is for senior students competing in the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES).

GrowingNZ Spotlight20

Connecting&nbsp;teachers and students with young professionals from the food &amp; fibre sectors – live and online.

Connecting teachers and students with young professionals from the food & fibre sectors – live and online.

Grace Gibberd, Herd Manager

Grace Gibberd

Hiraina Tangiora, Policy Analyst

Hiraina Tangiora

Jordan Biddle, Farm Manager

Jordan Biddle

Raniera Paniora-Hepi, Engineering Project Manager

Raniera Paniora-Hepi

AgriKidsNZ

AgriKidsNZ&nbsp;is for primary school students aged 8-13. Membership is free and participation is largely based in the annual fun-filled competition series which runs alongside the TeenAg Competitions and FMG Young Farmer Contest.The aim is to promote the fun side of agriculture while children develop valuable skills and make lifelong friendships. Members don’t need to come off a farm, they just need to have a love of the land and be keen to get their hands a bit dirty!

Future Foresters

Future Foresters is a special interest group, as part of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry.Future Foresters NZ aims to be part of the solution. Forestry in New Zealand needs keen, talented, young people to enter and stay in all areas of the industry.Future Foresters is a community. As young people move into the workforce &amp; shape their careers, it's important to stay connected with their peers. Through local &amp; national events we create a space where like-minded individuals can get together &amp; support each other.&nbsp;Future Foresters host a range of events; from "networking" BBQ's through professional development sessions.&nbsp;

New Zealand Young Farmers

NZ Young Farmers (NZYF)&nbsp;is a non-profit organisation with a focus on connecting communities and helping to grow future leaders.It operates a network of almost 80 NZYF clubs across the country, each with their own identity and community spirit. They are backed by a national organisation, which is governed by an eight-member board.The clubs are progressive and provide a venue for young people to develop their leadership and personal skills. They’re a place where members can network with like-minded individuals and make friends for life. The organisation runs the iconic FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest, along with stock judging, clay target shooting, fencing and debating competitions.

TeenAg

TeenAg&nbsp;aims to make students aware of the exciting career opportunities on offer in the agri-food sector, with the goal is to expose students from all walks of life to the primary industries - you don't need to be off a farm.Clubs hold regular meetings, host guest speakers and organise field trips to local businesses. TeenAg members also have access to a unique leadership course run by NZ Young Farmers.

Educator Resources