Thursday 10 October, 5:00pm-8:00pm 26 Yates Road, Mangere East, Auckland With Professor Alison Clark and Jacqui LeesAward-winning author, Alison Clark is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of South-Eastern Norway and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Education, University College London, UK. She will be visiting Aotearoa New Zealand for a […]

Professor Alison Clark, author of Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child is in Aotearoa NZ for a short time!

Whakapapa – foundation, process, and potentialEmma ParangiWednesday 16 October, 6:30-8:30pmThis will now be held online. All registered will receive a link to the recording.Learning Stories provide a snapshot of where a tamaiti is in their learning, their connections, and their trajectory. Learning Stories weave together the moving strands of where that tamaiti is in space […]

A.I: Friend or Foe? Exploring the useof AI in ECERoberta Skeoch, Educational Leadership Project Wednesday 13 November, 7-8:30pm Te Tahuhu o te Matauranga (The Ministry of Education) says that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to have an increasing impact on education systems over the coming years. (Education Gazette, May 2023) Like any new technology, it […]

Roberta SkeochOnline on Zoom Thursday 21 November 20246:30-8:30pm Te Whāriki in Action:Using Learning Stories as evidence for Internal Evaluation and Professional Growth He iti, he iti mānukaThough little, it is a mānuka tree This particular whakatauki relates to the mānuka/ kahikātoa tree. Though small in size, mānuka has a staggering amount of uses, from food […]

Ko te kai a te Rangatira, he kōrero – the food of the chiefs is dialogueMaria Sydney, Educational Leadership Project Wednesday 4 December, 7:00-8:30pm We all know how important, vital really, it is to build and sustain respectful, reciprocal relationships with whanau in our hapori. We all know how important it is to value parent/ […]

Ngā ara ako mō ngā ākonga whaikaha - Learning pathways for learners with special rightsEmma ParangiWednesday 14 May, 6:30-8:00pmThis wānanga is an invitation to explore a Māori lens on neurodiversity and disability. The ingoa Māori (Māori names) for some of these ways of being are potential portals into a different perspective on how we can […]

Infant & Toddler Workshop Series Three workshops presented by Anita Homewood Held in Rosedale, North Auckland & Mangere East, South Auckland Session 1: A Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers: Nurturing Mindfulness and respect The first three years of life for a child is one of the most rapid in terms of learning and development. Within […]

Toitū Te WhārikiLynette TamarapaTumuaki, Te Kōhanga Reo o Mana TamarikiWednesday 11 June, 6:30-8:00pm In a time where the Early Childhood education sector is being challenged by government regulation changes Toitū Te Whāriki is more relevant than ever. Te Whāriki MUST include Te Tiriti references, join me in the conversation about how engagement with Māori as […]

Programme: 8:30am-9:00am: Registration and coffee and tea on arrival 9:00-9:30: Mihi Whakatau (welcome) 9:30-10:30: Keynote by Miraka Davies 10:30-11:00: Morning Tea provided 11:00-12:30: Workshop Session One (4 workshops to choose from) 12:30-1:15: Lunch provided 1:15-2:45: Workshop Session Two (4 workshops to choose from) 2:45-3:00: Break 3:00-3:30: “Step into Joy” with Julie Killick 3:30-4:00: Keynote by […]

Te Whakapakari i te Tūāpapa – Strengthening the FoundationLeanne ClaytonPouarahi ā-rohe, Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā KKM o AotearoaWednesday 13 August, 6:30-8:00pm In this powerful and timely online wānanga, we gather to reflect deeply on the foundations of our practice in early childhood education. Te Whāriki offers us a whāriki manaaki, a nurturing mat woven […]

Te Ōhāki - Our TaongaRoskill South Kindergarten teaching teamWednesday 10 September, 6:30-8:00pmThis workshop will explore our journey to create a taonga that celebrates the people, places, and things valued and cherished by our kindergarten whānau, past and present.Our vision to create a Pou was a collaborative project involving tamariki, whānau, kaiako, the community, and local […]