John Peart Trust

Focus
Improving teaching of outdoor education to New Zealand’s youth.

Purpose
The purpose of the John Peart Trust (JPT) is to promote and enable outdoor and/or environmental education in the formal education sector.

Background
The Trust originally supported Palmerston North Teachers’ College which had considerable provision for fieldwork. The original Trust provided pre-service teachers with the necessary background, skills and experience to act as resource persons for field trips and school camps.

In 2015 the Trust was dissolved, and funds given to the Massey University Foundation to invest and manage. Distributions are made annually from the Foundation to assist teaching of outdoor education in New Zealand.

Value
Grants are offered annually with the value determined by available income from the fund.
Typical number on offer
Multiple grants can be awarded per year.

Eligibility
To be eligible you must be:
A current Massey University student
A current Massey University staff member or
Massey University alumni with NZ Provisional Practicing Certificate in teaching.

Selection criteria
Selection is based on written submissions of no more than 250 words that must explain how the grant will benefit the teaching of outdoor education in NZ. A detailed budget for expenditure must also accompany the application.

Selection panel
The selection panel will be the Head of the Institute of Education, the President of the Manawatu Principals’ Association, the Head of Wildlife and Ecology group, the Head of Environmental Sciences group.

Conditions of the scholarship
The Selection Panel has the right to refrain from making an award if there are no suitable applicants and its decision is final.

Submissions to be made by 30th May 2024 and successful applications will be notified by 30th June 2024.

Submissions, amount available and further questions to be sent to Amelia Jenkinson at the Massey Foundation at a.jenkinson@massey.ac.nz or call on 021 643642.

Regulations and guidance pertaining to the John Peart Trust

Grant Criteria
To achieve this purpose the Selection Committee will consider applications for:

1. Travel and enrolment fees for extra-curricular courses and for education and experiences that build the capacity of the applicant(s) to participate in and lead outdoor and/or environmental education;
2. Practical research likely to promote or enable outdoor and/or environmental education;
3. Resources and equipment for individuals and organizations (e.g. clubs, schools) that will enable outdoor and environmental education to occur where, without them, it could not;
4. Development of resources that facilitate the use of a site for outdoor and environmental education by students from Massey University and schools within the area encompassed by the provincial territories of Taranaki, Taupo, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Whanganui, Rangitikei, Manawatu and Horowhenua;
5. Undertaking works that enable access to, or protection of, a site for outdoor and environmental education, where the owner has made the site available for that purpose;
6. The maintenance and/or enhancement of outdoor and environmental education amenities used by Massey University organizations and regional schools as per section (d) above;
7. Other creative projects that achieve the purpose of the Trust.

Selection criteria
Applications will be evaluated using the criteria that follow:

• The probability, as judged by the Selection Committee, that the grant will promote and enable outdoor and environmental education for the applicants and for others in the future.
• The strength of evidence that the grant will be used effectively to promote and enable outdoor and environmental education. This includes the previous track record of applicants, the quality of the proposal, a financial budget, a realistic schedule of work, and referee’s reports.
• The likelihood that the project will lead to practical outdoor and environmental education experiences becoming available to students in regional schools.

Conditions of the award
For smaller projects, the successful applicant will agree to submit a report on what has been achieved, with a focus on achievement of the purpose(s) of the project.

For larger projects, the grant will be made in two tranches – the first as the project begins and the second on receipt of a satisfactory report when 50% of the project has been achieved. A final report, suitable for publication on-line, will be required on completion of the project.

The grant may be held concurrently with any other bursary or scholarship, provided the rules applicable to the other scholarship or bursary permit the recipient to hold another scholarship.

The Selection Committee may refrain from making an award in the event of there being no suitable applicants. Applicants may apply in successive years, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria.

Safety and Ethics
If the project involves activities outside education premises then each applicant must produce a Safety Plan in which hazards are identified and mitigated, and which has been checked by an “auditor” familiar with the type of activity, and experienced in leading similar activities. The “auditor” must sign off the Safety Plan. See references provided below.

In addition, applications involving research on animals (including humans), must be approved by the Massey University Ethics Committee.

(1) Education outside the Classroom
eotc.tki.org.nz/EOTC-home/For-parents-and-whanau/FAQ
These guidelines are available online at Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI), the Ministry of Education’s online learning center, at www.tki.org.nz/e/community/eotc, where they will be updated as required.

(2) Learning Safely - EOTC - Te Kete Ipurangi
eotc.tki.org.nz/content/download/1344/5555/file/EOTC-guidelines.pdf
Published 2009 for the Ministry of Education by. Learning ... or download from www.tki.org.nz/e/community/eotc .... Leaders (New Zealand Mountain Safety.
ToolKit http://eotc.tki.org.nz/EOTC-home/EOTC-Guidelines/Tool-Kit

(3) Field Work Risk Management - Massey University
www.massey.ac.nz/.../Health%20and%20Safety/.../Field%20Work/Field...
Application of sound risk management in field work planning; and ... The risk management strategies may be summarised into trip conduct, i.e. preparation, ... documented to provide evidence that the Department, School or Institute has ... communications required (e.g. mountain safety radio or cell phone) if an emergency

(4) NZ Mountain Safety Council
http://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/Safety-Tips/
This includes ‘The Outdoor Safety Code

 

Contact

Amelia Jenkinson
Development Manager
Massey University Foundation
DDI +64 6 951 9350
M +64 21 643642
E a.jenkinson@massey.ac.nz