🌱 Welcome to The Sustainable School
We’re a school without walls, a movement to turn sustainability from something children hear about into something they experience, practise, and live.
Founded by Alice Yu Yuebo, a doctoral researcher in sustainability and passionate science communicator, we help children aged 5-15 build real-world habits and future-ready thinking through hands-on STEAM learning without adding pressure to busy parents.
Our vision is simple: to grow curious, creative, and conscious eco-leaders, wherever they are.
✏️ The TSS Journal
Knowing what we have been up to
Project-based Learning + Storytelling
📚 Who It’s For
Children aged 5-12
Curious, creative learners who love to explore and make
No prior experience needed—just imagination and enthusiasm!
“I made a twisty DNA thing with beads! It was super fun to be building and learning at the same time. I felt like a real scientist!”
— Jimmy, age 8
💡 What We Do
During the pilot, children explore real-world themes through:
🌱 Nature-inspired science experiments
🔧 Mini engineering and maker builds
🎨 Upcycled art and eco-crafts
💬 Storytelling, design thinking & teamwork
Every session helps our tamariki connect with science, creativity, and sustainability in everyday life.
💚 Testimonials
Hearing what they say about TSS
I really enjoyed collaborating with the Sustainable School on a Bioblitz event held at Otago University recently. Alice is lovely to work with, and her workshop was very successful in creatively engaging tamariki from the university childcare centres in the biodiversity around them. The nature art was fun, interactive and looked great – and it didn’t end up just being the tamariki who got involved! I’m very grateful for this collaboration and would highly recommend Alice’s workshops for introducing kids to science and nature in a fun and immersive way.
Tabitha Heaton
Organiser of Otago University Bioblitz 2026
