House of Science Central Waikato

Having started in Term 3 of 2018, we are just about to celebrate our 7th birthday! We have grown from servicing 5 schools and delivering 25 kits in 2018 to servicing 47 schools and 3 'out of classroom' groups and delivering 854 kits in 2024! On average we reach over 2,500 students per fortnight.

Our unique educational model is designed to bring practical hands-on science into Year 0 to 8 classrooms. Each fortnight we deliver bilingual science resource kits that includes everything an educator needs (teacher manual, student activity cards, and all equipment and consumables) to teach a science concept to a group of 30+ students in a fun and engaging way. Each kit contains at least 5 activities covering a wide range of topics including climate change, nanotechnology, ocean ecosystems, microbes and bacteria etc.

It is important that the next generation grow up scientifically literate to be able to make informed decisions for themselves, their family and their community. While New Zealand’s future prosperity relies on our ability to embrace scientific discoveries and advanced technologies.

Primary and intermediate aged children, regardless of their geographical location or teaching environment, should have the opportunity to explore, experiment and investigate science in all its forms. Young people deserve to be encouraged in their natural curiosity and be taught how to think, question and problem solve as they discover.