BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ELP Events - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ELP Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://events.elp.co.nz X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ELP Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20220402T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20220924T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20230401T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20230923T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20240406T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20240928T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20250405T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20250927T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20260404T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20260926T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20270403T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20270925T140000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260314T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260314T160000 DTSTAMP:20260612T151534 CREATED:20250820T043653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T032516Z UID:10000171-1773478800-1773504000@events.elp.co.nz SUMMARY:The Stories We Weave: Te Whāriki at 30! DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026\nWaipuna Hotel & Conference Centre\nTāmaki Makaurau Auckland\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A full day of presentations and networking opportunities!\nPlus 3 months of access to an exclusive online workshop suite developed from this event’s sessions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to download a flyer programme to print and share!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click on the button above to read about our amazing speakers! \nStep into a day of inspiration\, connection and possibility! Celebrate the power of storytelling and the heart of Te Whāriki to nurture curious\, confident and compassionate learners. Unite voices from near and far\, unlock fresh perspectives and reignite your passion. Dive deep into practice\, connect with kindred spirits and help weave a brighter future through every story shared. \nOur programme includes a professional learning experience with a difference – The (Inter)National Quality Framework – The Musical! written and performed by Dr Red Ruby Scarlet & Louise Dorrat. Get ready for an intellectual\, ironic\, engaging\, toe tapping\, hand clapping\, finger snapping interactive performance to reclaim the joy!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This year’s conference brings everyone together in one space\, rather than breaking into workshop sessions\, for a shared professional learning experience. You’ll gain insight from leading voices in early childhood education with opportunities to reflect\, discuss\, and apply new ideas\, united by our shared passion for mokopuna and their growth. \nLet’s come together to celebrate\, transform\, and nurture the incredible potential of every child through the shared power of stories and Te Whāriki. This is more than a conference\, it’s a movement. Join us!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Accommodation deals available – let us know upon registering and we will send you the info to book at the special conference price! \nTo book\, add the number of tickets to your cart and enter attendee and billing details on checkout. An invoice will then be emailed to you. If you have any problems booking\, email admin@elp.co.nz for help. URL:https://events.elp.co.nz/event/the-stories-we-weave/ LOCATION:Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre\, 58 Waipuna Road\, Auckland\, Auckland\, 1060\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.elp.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Stories-We-Weave-Web-Banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231014T083000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231014T170000 DTSTAMP:20260612T151534 CREATED:20230512T001447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T040724Z UID:10000099-1697272200-1697302800@events.elp.co.nz SUMMARY:Celebrating Learning Stories Conference 2023 DESCRIPTION:He hui whakatairanga\nSaturday 14 OctoberWaipuna Hotel & Conference Centre\, Auckland\nSpecial conference accommodation deals will be available for those travelling.\nWhether you are new to Learning Stories\, or keen to learn more about how to use them in innovative ways as your Planning\, Assessment AND Professional Growth! This event is dedicated to helping all mokopuna and kaiako grow and thrive in your settings. \nWe have created a programme that will give you practical strategies and techniques to enhance all aspects of your teaching practice\, which will have you working in smarter\, more meaningful ways. Learn methods for better engagement with mokopuna and whānau\, explore strategies to build positive relationships with your colleagues and unpack techniques that\, not only document the learning taking place for mokopuna in your setting\, but as professional growth for all kaiako. \nBy using Learning Stories for multiple purposes\, we place mokopuna firmly at the centre and keep our workloads efficiently and effectively focused on the learning that matters to mokopuna\, whānau and kaiako! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n To register: Scroll to the very bottom of this page\, add the tickets to your cart. When you check out you will need all attendees names\, email addresses\, workshop choices and dietary requirements. If you have any issues at all you can call 07 856 8708 and we can register you over the phone.  \nOnce registered you will recieve in invoice\, which you can pay by credit card or direct credit. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Āhurei – Uniqueness.\nEveryBODY has their own āhurei when it comes to telling and writing stories (this includes learning stories!). EveryBODY has the potential to be a great story teller! Whether you are connected to this potential and āhurei or not\, whether you have been writing stories for a long time or for only a short time – each of us have ngā tāonga tuku iho – gifts handed down to us from our ancestors that shape who we are as storytellers. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n It is up to us to rediscover and reconnect to this āhurei so we can go on to write meaningful Learning Stories for our hāpori that capture the āhurei of our tamariki and whanau. Join us in a wānanga to discover your āhurei as a kaiako so together we can write stories that whakamana us all. \nWith two Keynote Presentations and 16 Workshops to choose from\, this event is a must for your professional growth journey! Register for the earlybird price now by adding tickets at the bottom of this page\, you will be able to register multiple attendees and make workshop selections from your cart. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynote Presentation:\nTe Ahi Kā\, keeping the fires burningLynette Tamarapa & Brenda Soutar\nAhi kā refers to home fires that indicate activity and occupation on the land. Ahi kā – home\, belonging\, relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Analysing learning and making that learning visible for mokopuna\, their whānau and for kaiako themselves can provide the motivation to explore further\, to go deeper\, to carry out research. It is a process that sustains everyone and in doing so the fire keeps burning. Drawing upon the concept of ahi kā\, we want to share how learning stories can provide the inspiration for kaiako to keep the fires burning as they establish and maintain relationships with people\, places\, activities and kaupapa. \nLynette TamarapaNgāti Ruanui\, Te WhakatōheaTumuaki\, Te Kōhanga Reo o Mana TamarikiLynette currently leads the staff team at Te Kōhanga Reo o Mana Tamariki. She has been a kaiako for 13 years in immersion reo Māori ece settings. She has four tamariki that she raises as first language Māori speakers in Palmerston North. As a leader at Mana Tamariki she continues to ensure the status\, value and commitment to language revitalisation is upheld by the staff\, whānau and tamariki. \nBrenda SoutarNgāti Awa\, Ngāti Porou\, Ngāi Tai ki TāmakiKaihono\, Mana Tamariki Inc.Brenda is the Kaihono (Coordinator) of Mana Tamariki Inc.\, the governing entity for Te Kōhanga Reo o Mana Tamariki. Brenda was a kaiako for 30 years. She was involved in the Kaupapa Māori Assessment project that led to the development of Te Whatu Pōkeka and was a member of the writing team for the 2016-17 Te Whāriki refresh. She lives in Palmerston North where four of her mokopuna attend Mana Tamariki. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynote Presentation\nDr. Isauro M. EscamillaAssistant ProfessorSan Francisco State University\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Isauro Escamilla is Assistant Professor in the Elementary Education Department at San Francisco State University where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on Language Arts and Spanish Heritage Language and Pedagogy. He serves as the SFSU Campus Representative for the CSU Faculty Council of the Center for the Advancement of Reading and Writing (CAR/W). He is currently the Vice-President of Supporting the Advancement of Learning Stories in America. He is a member of the Executive Editorial Board of the NAEYC journal Voices of Practitioners and is a co-author of Learning Stories and Teacher Inquiry Groups (NAEYC\, 2021). \nIsauro has included Learning Stories as assignments in some of the undergraduate classes that he has been teaching. He has also written articles on Learning Stories as authentic assessment as examples of children’s translanguaging. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Download a printout with all Workshop options\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Confessions of an ex-External Evaluator-Tania Bullick\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Whakapapa – foundation\, process\, and potential– Emma Parangi\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Using Learning Stories as evidence for your Internal Evaluation– Roberta Skeoch\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reporting with the Head and the Heart– Tara O’Neill\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Deepening relational pedagogy through resonating with Learning Stories– Rafa Pérez-Segura\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Promise of Play– Lorraine Sands\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three unique perspectives: Journeys through storytelling– A. Muller\, C. Boss & C. Carducci\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am me: celebrating the uniqueness of the infant and toddler– Anita Homewood\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The joyful life of Learning Stories– Wendy Lee\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Narrative Assessment to Narrative Therapy and back again– Tania Bullick\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Perfect imperfection and why you are so much better than a robot – A writers workshop– Julie Killick\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Embracing Learning Stories in the school environment– Jo Weston\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Te āhuatanga o te tamaiti: Wrapping assessment in a Te Ao Māori cloak of wisdom and learning dispositions– Catalina Thompson\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We are all story tellers – let us connect back to who we are Honouring te mauri o te tamaiti– Maria Sydney\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Collaboration of Learning: Moving beyond Mentorship to Partnership– A. White\, L. Chase & J. Derby\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Infants\, toddlers & kaiako. Te Ako ngātahi: Learning together– Helen Lye\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Download a printout with all Workshop options\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PROGRAMME \n8:30-9:00am: Registration9.00-9:30: Mihi Whakatau (Welcome)9:30-10:30: First Keynote Presentation from Lynette Tamarapa & Brenda Soutar10:30-11:00 Break (morning tea provided)11:00-12:30pm: Workshop Session One (8 Workshops to choose from)12:30-1:30: Break (lunch provided)1:30-3:00: Workshop Session Two (8 Workshops to choose from)3:00-3:15: Short break3:15-4:15pm: Second Keynote Presentation from Dr. Isauro M. Escamilla4:15-4:30pm: Whakawātea (Farewell) URL:https://events.elp.co.nz/event/celebrating-learning-stories-conference-2023/ LOCATION:Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre\, 58 Waipuna Road\, Auckland\, Auckland\, 1060\, New Zealand END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR