Taveuni is our living classroom.
The Island Classroom designs bespoke educational experiences for schools, using the whole island of Taveuni, Fiji, as a living classroom. Students learn alongside local people, organisations and natural environments, and explore the connections between the world around them and the issues that shape our future.
Taveuni offers an extraordinary combination of biodiversity, marine ecosystems, community life, cultural knowledge, and climate adaptation challenges. Few places allow students to explore environmental science, sustainability, Pacific cultures and community resilience within a single learning environment.
More than a school trip to Fiji. More than a village immersion.
There is a genuine educational philosophy behind every programme. We start with what your students need to learn, then build the experience around it.
From your learning objectives to lived experience.
…This immersion not only deepened their sense of global citizenship and environmental stewardship but also created lifelong memories….”
Terry Thompson, St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace, Brisbane
Every programme is bespoke. The approach is consistent. Most programmes run 7 to 10 days.
- Understand your objectives
- We work with teachers to identify the outcomes, themes and questions students will explore.
- Design the experience
- We draw on Taveuni’s people, organisations and environments to respond to those objectives.
- Learn through engagement
- Students take part in activities, discussions and community experiences alongside local people.
- Connect and reflect
- Students link their experiences together and relate them to the wider world.
- Carry the learning forward
- The experience becomes a foundation for discussion, inquiry and application back at school.
What’s Included
- Accommodation at Camp Taveuni
- All meals and drinking water
- Daily pre- and post-briefings
- Accompanied facilitator or guide
- Community engagement activities
- Customised itinerary to align with curriculum
- Local transport
- Safety planning and briefing
A partner for schools, not a travel provider.
We work with teachers and curriculum leaders, principals and senior leadership teams, outdoor and experiential education coordinators, and geography, science, environmental studies and social sciences departments. Since 2019 we have hosted school and university groups from Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
What could your students learn if the whole island became their living classroom?
Tell us what your students need to learn. We will show you how the island can help.
What could your students learn if the whole island became their living classroom?
Tell us what your students need to learn. We will show you how the island can help.
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