Education Calendar
As well as our core set of programmes, the National Aquarium also runs additional education programmes throughout all four school terms, complementing local, national and international conservation activities and educational events. To find out what's going on and what's coming up soon, just browse through the calendar below.
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Sunday, February 1
- Monday, February 2
- Tuesday, February 3
- Wednesday, February 4Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Thursday, February 5Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Friday, February 6Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Saturday, February 7Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Sunday, February 8Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Monday, February 9Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Tuesday, February 10Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Wednesday, February 11Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Thursday, February 12Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Friday, February 13Seaweek Roadshow Central Hawkes Bay –4 & 5 February; Napier & region – 9 and 10 February; Hastings & region – 11, 12 & 13 FebruaryThe Education Team will be visiting schools to promote Seaweek 2015. ‘National Aquarium on Tour’ will present a 30 minute
- Saturday, February 14
- Sunday, February 15
- Monday, February 16
- Tuesday, February 17
- Wednesday, February 18
- Thursday, February 19Seaweek Poetry entries due by 4pm
- Friday, February 20
- Saturday, February 21
- Sunday, February 22
- Monday, February 23
- Tuesday, February 24
- Wednesday, February 25
- Thursday, February 26
- Friday, February 27Seaweek Poetry winners notified
- Saturday, February 28Seaweek 2015 This year’s theme is “Look beneath the surface - Papatai ō roto - Papatai ō raro”. Visit our website: www.nationalaquarium.co.nz for teacher’s activities and local events. Visit the Seaweek website: www.seaweek.org.nz




















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