Conservation & Zero Waste

By teaching our youngest generation of today how to live sustainably, we feel they will make a difference in our world as they grow up.

A white cartoon cloud with a dark shadow beneath it.
Cloud-shaped paper cutout
Green leaf with visible veins
Children in green jackets sitting at a picnic table in a forest, eating lunch. An adult woman stands nearby holding a phone, with backpacks on the ground beside them.
Simple illustration of a green leaf with a darker green vein in the center.
A simple illustration of a green leaf with a darker green central vein.

Teaching Sustainability

Through promoting sustainable conservation practices, our tamariki are encouraged to actively care and have respect for our environment at My Treehut, The Cubby, at home and in their communities.

At My Treehut and The Cubby, we are aiming to be a Zero Waste centre – we recycle, compost and provide scraps for our worm farm or the local farmer’s pigs. We ask for recyclable packaging, our local butcher puts our meat into our own reusable containers and our fruit and vegetables are grown in our own garden and delivered in cardboard boxes which the children use in construction projects and imaginative play.

We collect the rainwater from our roof and use it to water our gardens and when planting new trees, we try to source trees which attract native birds.

We run a paper minimised admin office – we are keen for you to email us and we hope to have all the information you need on our website (please let us know if you feel we are missing anything).

We avoid the use of chemicals wherever possible. Instead, we use white vinegar, essential oils, and chemical free products to keep our centre, and ourselves, clean and healthy.

If you have any tips for us on how to be more environmentally sustainable, please feel free to come and share with us. We welcome all learning experiences for our tamariki and kaiako alike!

A cartoon monkey wearing blue overalls with one arm raised and the other holding a red book.
Illustration of a tree branch with green leaves.
Children watering plants in a garden while an adult tends to the plants in a container.
Four children wearing orange safety vests walk toward a large tree in a park during daytime.
Children in bright green rain jackets and backpacks sitting at a wooden picnic table outdoors, eating lunch, with a woman standing nearby in an orange safety vest.

Explore Our Learning Space

Our centre is designed to create a learning space with a home-away-from-home feel.