It’s that time of year again!

Together with the Ministry for the Environment, we are looking for up to 140 young, passionate environmental leaders to apply for the 2025 BLAKE Inspire programme. We will be offering the programme through at least 45 fully subsidised scholarships and 95 partially subsidised positions at $875 gst incl. (flights are included in the subsidised position and the scholarship positions).

And this year we are excited to announce we are running four programmes as follows:

• 13-17 April in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland
• 7 -11 July in Waikato
• 22-26 September in Waikato
• 1-5 December in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland

Watch a video of a recent BLAKE Inspire. 

BLAKE Inspire is an action-packed week for year 11-13 students who will spend the week working alongside scientists, environmental experts, and a diverse range of leaders to develop strong leadership skills, while learning about important environmental issues and how they can take action to tackle them.

Participation, adventure, and learning are all key requirements for delegates. They will take part in environmental and marine science activities and visit businesses and local organisations to learn about what they are doing to reduce their impact on the environment.

Most importantly, students spend the week with other like-minded young people, leaving BLAKE Inspire with new friends, stories, and action plans to start driving positive change within their own schools and communities.

Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday 23 February. Apply online at the BLAKE website.

For more information, email the programme manager at ginny@blakenz.org or phone the BLAKE office on 027 313 9550.