Applying the Learning: 38 Days POST New Zealand
The thing with going to another country and immersing oneself in the world of Education is bringing it back to your own country and...
Get in Your Waka for the Battle at the Mount
Student engagement in learning is something that every teacher strives for. We want our kids to WANT to learn- to WANT to know more- to...
Kāinga Rua
Ōtorohanga College has over 400 students in its student body, a percentage of which are from the western coast and must travel to the...
Kaiako: The Teacher
As a teacher, there is no greater thing than to see students so engaged in their learning that they do not even notice visitors filtering...
Kia Ora Week 2!
We bid farewell to Arataki Community School on Friday and said Hello to the Mount Maunganui Primary School today! To say my upoko (my...
NZ: The Weekend Edition
What do you do with a weekend in NZ? As much as you can cram into 2 days! For us, that meant going to the NZ Las Vegas, hiking in a...
Arataki has my Manawa
Today was our fifth and final day at Arataki School. Next week we head over to 2 different schools but we are leaving part of our manawa...
Rāpare: Another Day of Open Hearts
Thursday. It was another beautiful day at Arataki Community School. Teachers opened doors and shared their students learning journey with...
Grab Your Jandals & Togs!
Well, what are you waiting for? Grab those Jandals and don't forget your Togs! Hurry! There is lots of learning to do... in the pool!...
Mōrena
Mōrena World! We are learning so much about the Maori culture and language- our brains are growing and as Ayn said today, "Sometimes it...