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Education has long been viewed as the vehicle of progression for society. Māori recognised the importance of acquiring and passing on knowledge way before the missionaries or colonists disembarked on our shores and had already developed a strong culture of educating through storytelling, sharing mythologies, and teaching problem solving through practices consistent with the values […]
Mt Te Karioi, the maunga of the area It’s just 46 kilometres out of Hamilton but the difference between the big city and the little coastal community of Raglan is profound. On arrival one’s instinct is to immediately set off on a bush walk, frolic in the estuary or join the local surfers. Raglan is […]
The playground is full of challenges for building confidence This account investigates rural schooling and highlights issues which are specific to students and to the teachers and principals working in country areas. Editor, Liz Hawes heads to the Waikato journeying through the dairy intensive landscape. First stopover is the Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek on […]
Christchurch Bays Cluster Collaboration Model Kim Alexander Principal Redcliffs School, currently located at Van Asch Deaf Education Centre, Sumner, Christchurch The Bays Cluster is a thriving cluster of five full primary schools located in the eastern bays area of Christchurch: Heathcote Valley; Mt Pleasant; Our Lady Star of the Sea; Redcliffs, and Sumner Schools. Between us […]
Senior Advisor, Special Education, Ministry of Education He tika, me mihi tuatahi ki a Ia Te Runga Rawa nāna nei ngā mea katoa. Tuarua, ki ngā mate huhua kua wehe atu ki te pō e moe, e moe, e okioki Ki a tātou te hunga ora, tēnā tātou katoa. It was a new beginning for […]
To stand ankle deep in the ashes of their burnt out class rooms is heart-breaking for any School Principal but watching the children staring forlornly at the skeletal remains of what was once their safe learning haven is a truly emotional experience. Listening to stories from parents about children suddenly having trouble sleeping, bed wetting, […]
Appraisal through Te Ariki lens Principal A: The BoT have just signed off on my annual appraisal Principal B: Are you now a better principal? Principal A: Well . . . This paper is in three parts: a redefinition of teacher and principal appraisal; the question of ‘what does a good1 teacher actually do?’ and […]
MĀORI ACHIEVEMENT IN A MAINSTREAM SCHOOL Liz Hawes asks Bruce Jepsen, Principal of Te Akau ki Papamoa, the key factors which have led to the remarkable lift in achievement for the Māori children in his beach-side Bay of Plenty school. It is the most talked about subject in education today, from the Minister’s office at […]
LEARNING REMARKABLY . . . Liz Hawes Editor The spectacular Central Otago landscape offers an The design includes clear sight lines from the mountains to the impossibly beautiful backdrop to the thriving tourism resort of lake and deliberate connections between the outside and inside Queenstown. Mountain ranges rear skywards in jagged profile through the strategic […]
NZCER – EXPLAINING STAR ASSESSMENT CHANGES The New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) team discusses standardised test development and addresses concern about the revised STAR test. Anyone working in schools today will be aware of Many of you will be familiar with how scales work. Students how much assessment practice has changed in recent […]
Teaching students financial skills for life Robyn Scott Education Manager, Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income Children growing up in the 21st century face financial and skills to take charge of their own lives. Giving them real issues that previous generations didn’t have to worry about. examples at school will help them make more […]
