{"id":3606,"date":"2019-11-08T17:57:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T04:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/?page_id=3606"},"modified":"2024-03-09T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T02:46:19","slug":"school-visits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/visit\/school-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"School Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many schools visit the Island for a day or longer for a school camp. We recommend an overnight or 2-3 day camp to ensure plenty of time to explore aspects of the Island. The charter boat operators also offer a discounted tour to the Otago Heads for schools. The University of Otago, Marine Science Centre is just across the water and offers exciting programmes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/visit\/activities-and-educational-resources\/\">Activities and Resources<\/a> page for suggestions. We also have a <em>Treasure Hunt Activity Teacher&#8217;s Guide &amp; Zine<\/em> (available on request) which was developed in 2023 by University of Otago Science Communication Intern, <strong>Janina Nakajima Castro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, help with <strong>monitoring biodiversity and predators<\/strong> using different indicators, including tracking tunnels, chew cards, and bird counts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Help re-establish native forest<\/strong> on the Island! Depending on the time of year,  plant or care for native tree seedlings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explore history<\/strong> through the Island\u2019s geology, ecology prior to human inhabitants, Kai Tahu use of the Island, the Island\u2019s history as a quarantine station during early Otago settlement by Europeans. The historic Married Quarters building (1873) is a great place to bring history alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Island is a great place for thinking about <strong>sustainability<\/strong> and the resources we often take for granted. How can we be good guardians of our planet, for example reduce waste going to landfill? Do a beach-clean-up and see what has washed up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many schools visit the Island for a day or longer for a school camp. We recommend an overnight or 2-3 day camp to ensure plenty of time to explore aspects of the Island. The charter boat operators also offer a discounted tour to the Otago Heads for schools. The University of Otago, Marine Science Centre  More &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3606","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3606"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6110,"href":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3606\/revisions\/6110"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quarantineisland.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}