Resource categories

• Drugs and Alcohol
• Events
• Māori Health
• Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Nutrition
• Oral Health
• Pasifika Health
• Physical Activity
• Sexual Health
• Smokefree
• Sunsmart

Welcome to WAVE South Canterbury

WAVE stands for "Well-being and Vitality in Education". The wording of the name illustrates the link between health and education.

WAVE is a framework for intersectoral work aimed at creating and supporting healthier environments for children and young people in South Canterbury.  [Read More]

This web site features an online reservation system for resources available to education settings participating in WAVE.

Check out this video on how WAVE has helped and supported Rural Scholars ELC in their work with tamariki. 

WAVE CASE STUDIES Read some case studies and watch the videos from some ECE and schools to see WAVE in practice here

HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Education setting-based health promotion in New Zealand: Evaluating the wellbeing and vitality in education (WAVE) programme It's great to see the awesome work you're doing shared with an international audience through the Health Promotion International Journal! The link to the abstract is here.

Items of interest

• Koro Tom Goes Fishing
• Easy on the pocket vegetable gardening growing your own groceries
• Ring Toss / Quoits
• The Whale Rider book
• Kei te Rongo te Tinana – Feelings
• Parachute - small indoor/outdoor
• Get Ready for School
• The Seven Stars of Matariki – Te Huihui o Matariki