Eastbay REAP is all about lifelong learning.
We promote, provide, and add value to education for children, educators, and whanau across the Eastern Bay.
We exist because our rural communities have the right to quality education so they can build a great future.
What are the SDGs?
The Sustainable Development Goals: Agenda 2030 is a global commitment to address the most important issues we face. These Global Goals (or SDGs for short), were developed by communities, businesses, educators, scientists, and advocates from over 100 countries (including New Zealand). Aotearoa has signed up to these Global Goals to help shape the difference we want to make in our communities. For Eastbay REAP, education is a big contributor to all the Global Goals, and we want to bring others with us in this journey.
Lifelong Contributions to the SDGs
Eastbay REAP (as one of 13 Rural Education Activities Programmes around the country) has begun embedding the SDGs into our work. This means asking how our programmes contribute to improving Goal 4: Quality Education – which we do through things like playgroups and study groups for tamariki, workshops for early childhood and school staff, and foundation skills for adults (literacy, licensing, te reo, computing). Eastbay REAP develops learners of all ages and stages, and it all connects back to sustainability and future building.
Early Childhood – Seaweek
Tamariki hands on learning, understanding marine biology and biodiversity
Schools & Kura Kaupapa – House of Science Kits
Building confidence and capability in science learning
Adult & Community – Literacy & Lifeskills
This is what literacy looks like in my world
SDG Regional Training
As of 2020, Eastbay REAP has begun offering support to partner organsations to learn about the Global Goals. Eastbay REAP has a series of three hands-on and conversational workshops to choose from:
SDG Fundamentals – a conversational session of any length for any audience, to simply talk about what the Global Goals are and why they are important to us as individuals and communities
SDGs for Strategy – a half or whole day option for boards and leaders/managers to apply the Global Goals to their planning and reporting across any sector or industry
SDGs for Practice – a half or whole day option for front-line staff in any role to unpack their work in line with the Global Goals that are most relevant to them
This year Eastbay REAP will be working collaboratively with other willing organisations in the Eastern Bay to show how we’re all contributing to the Global Goals through our own kaupapa. The Goals are all connected, as is the work we share across education, health, community services, business, industry, whanau trusts ... the list goes on. If you are interested in a conversation about sustainability education or the SDGs at any level, get in touch. We’re all part of Sustainability Education Movement for the Eastern Bay in some way!
EBOP Sustainability Projects
Check out these cool sustainability aligned projects already happening across the Eastern Bay of Plenty:
SDG Resources
To find out more about the Sustainable Development Goals, check out these resources and websites:
