why support House of Science?
Quality
We ensure a high quality product and service across all regions through comprehensive training, support and audits.
Value
We know teachers value our comprehensive solution to science through regular monitoring using online surveys.
Impact
Students are engaged, learning key science concepts and progress in literacy and numeracy as a result of our resources.
Get Involved
We rely on community involvement on many levels, from volunteering locally to deliver and maintain resource kits, to partnering with us on a national level to develop new resource kits. Every bit counts, so if you're interested in getting involved with the House of Science, get in touch!
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Volunteer with us
Are you available regularly for a few hours a week? Want to help us out? Check out our locations and sign up as a volunteer.
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Partner
Looking to partner with us to make a huge impact? Talk to us about sponsoring a school, branch, or set of resource kits.
Donation
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Give a little
Make a direct contribution through our Givealittle page to support our initiatives.
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Legacy Fund
Strengthen our lasting impact by getting in touch with the Acorn Foundation and contributing to our legacy fund.
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Global Giving
Extend your support by participating in our GlobalGiving project, ‘bringing science to all NZ kids’.
National Partner
Wright Family Foundation
The Wright Family Foundation supports individuals to achieve their full potential through education, health and environmental initiatives throughout New Zealand. The foundation has walked alongside House of Science since 2015 enabling the growth into more regions and resource translation into te reo Māori.


An amazing resource that we feel very lucky to be able to access. Our whole school of 170 students uses each kit when booked.
Kerry Nancarrow
Tikorangi School
This was a very interesting kit to use in an urban school – a lot of new learning for students and discussion around where our milk comes from. The digestive system teacher-led activity was super engaging and “yucky” (the information certainly stuck!).
Moo to you
Heidi-Ann Phillips
Napier Central School
This is the great thing about this resource is that teachers are free to adapt everything to their own class. Collaborative Learning of the measuring tools. The concepts in the box on the whole was too hard. My kids don’t even know what a stop watch, timer tape measure is let alone the harder concept tools. I pushed the desks to the side got the kits out took the tools out of the boxes and let the kids explore.
Measurement Matters
Dianne Dunn
Opotiki School
It was amazing!!! We absolutely loved it and the kids got a real buzz out of all the activities that we did. We wish that we could have had more time but we had to share with other classes. It was so easy to use and it really brought science alive in the classroom. We are going to move into a renewable energy inquiry after such a successful, motivating and inspiring week with your kit. Thank you so much. Catherine Steenson Teacher and Learner in room 3.
Electric Future
Catherine Steenson
Marfell School
This was a very good resource. The activities were well explained and supported with the resources provided in the kit. The kids really enjoyed spending a week with this resource, they particularly loved the small skeletons they could manipulate. It lead them on other learning journey’s as they had questions they wanted answered. Thanks for the opportunity to have this resource.
Dem Bones
Jacqui Heaps
Taradale Primary School
