In Ōtara, primary school students are tending their own hives – and learning why bees are an essential part of Aotearoa's ecosystem. Flat Bush Primary School teacher Sela Togiatu is passing around a wooden paddle, inviting students to taste.
In Ōtara, primary school students are tending their own hives – and learning why bees are an essential part of Aotearoa's ecosystem.
Flat Bush Primary School teacher Sela Togiatu is passing around a wooden paddle, inviting students to taste.
"That stuck in my mind and I thought I needed to do something about that." From a couple of beehives, the project has grown into a full outdoor learning experience, with a garden full of natives like mānuka.
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In Ōtara, primary school students are tending their own hives – and learning why bees are an essential part of Aotearoa's ecosystem. Flat Bush Primary School teacher Sela Togiatu is passing around a wooden paddle, inviting students to taste. Togiatu came up with the idea for the beehives three years ago, when a student approached her holding a dead bee.
They touch their fingers to the paddle and then to their lips. I think it really impacted her," Togiatu says.
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