Resources for Teachers

Kāpiti Coast District Council has released a civics education initiative for teachers and students called "Taking Action in My Community".  The initiative is a 12 lesson teaching programme for Primary School students in years seven and eight.

Taking Action in My Community Learning Resource (PDF, 24 pages, 325Kb)

Ernie A3 Poster Learning Resource (PDF, 1 page, 1Mb)

Learning Resource Cards (PDF, 24 pages, 560Kb)

Democracy in Action!

The programme is easy to follow, aligns with the new curriculum and is lots of fun!

Taking Action in My Commmunity helps students learn about Council's activities, how decisions are made, and encourage students to develop their own campaigns for change - democracy in action!

Case Studies

The resource contains three case studies and others will be provided from time to time on this website.

Additional Resources and key Council documents:

For further information on enquiries contact the Democratic Services Team on telephone (04) 296 4700

Kāpiti Coast District Council Contact Details

Kāpiti Coast District Council
Private Bag 60601
Paraparaumu 5254

Phone: (04) 296 4700
Toll free: 0800 486 486
Fax: (04) 296 4830 
Email: kapiti.council@kapiticoast.govt.nz

View more contact details here including our Service Centres in Paraparaumu, Waikanae and Ōtaki.