New Appointment At Brook Sanctuary
Shine Kelly, the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary¹s recently appointed Teaching Fellow, has welcomed the first of many school
visits to the site. Shine, originally from Nelson, has joined the Sanctuary from a teaching position at Karori Normal
School when she became very familiar with the wildlife at Karori Sanctuary. Global conservation is important to Shine
and she sponsors gorilla and orphan African elephants and is enthralled with the restoration of New Zealand¹s amazingly
unique creatures (giant weta and kakapo are favourites).
She says she is very excited about working at the sanctuary. "I am looking forward to working with schools and the wider
community to develop our sanctuary into a world-class educational resource where individuals can learn and enjoy
hands-on involvement in conservation five minutes from Nelson.² The Sanctuary¹s Teaching Fellowship has been funded for
one year by the Cawthron Institute Trust Board, which owns the Cawthron Institute, and the Nelson Marlborough Institute
of Technology (NMIT). It aims to develop educational programmes at the Sanctuary from primary to tertiary levels,
support school visits and develop a long-term educational strategy.
Dr Oliver Sutherland, Trust Board Chair described the fellowship as a great example of research and education
organisations cooperating to promote environmental science education, to the benefit of the region¹s young people. NMIT
Deputy Chief Executive Caroline Seelig, said NMIT was proud to be a partner with Cawthron Institute and the Brook
Sanctuary in this exciting opportunity to promote environmental sustainability to a wide range of students. Shine can be
contacted at education@brooksanctuary.org and is very keen to hear from anyone interested in becoming involved in
education at the Sanctuary.
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