Education

$160m property improvement programme announced

Classrooms at hundreds of state schools and kura that are small or remote will be upgraded as part of a $160 million property improvement programme, Education... Read More

Nanogirl broadcasts free STEM lessons

Nanogirl Labs have joined forces with the Ministry of Education and TVNZ's Home Learning TV channel to launch six, 30 minute STEM lessons aimed at Year 4 - 8 students.... Read More

Study looks at NZ reaction to govt‘s COVID-19 laws

New Zealanders seem to welcome the government's strict Covid-19 rules, and it will be interesting to see if that changes as alert levels drop, a psychology... Read More

Many ECEs likely to remain shut at alert level 3

Health fears and lack of demand are likely to keep many early childhood centres shut when schools partially reopen next week. Sector leaders say many centre owners,... Read More

Virtual classrooms ease pressure for BOP teachers

A Tauranga teacher who's into her second week of Term 2 says an online schooling platform is helping ease the pressure amid the COVID-19 lockdown period. Aquinas... Read More

Toi Ohomai staff volunteer to help battle COVID-19

Nursing staff at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology have been volunteering at health centres in Tauranga and Rotorua to help in the battle against COVID-19. Under... Read More

Gardening tutorials give hope to kids in lockdown

A local gardening initiative has released a series of how-to videos for Bay of Plenty kids to grow a green thumb. Incorporated society Peoples, Plants, Schools... Read More

ECE moves to accommodate Level 3 COVID-19 response

Inspired Kindergartens welcomes the government's announcement regarding moving to level three of its COVID-19 response. "We are working towards opening our kindergartens... Read More

COVID-19: Most kids to continue distance learning

Minister of Education Chris Hipkins says most children will continue distance learning under alert level 3. New Zealand will move to the lower alert level after... Read More

Virtual classrooms are a “remarkable” success

As we all adjust to a new normal with the current lockdown level conditions, teachers and staff at ACG Tauranga are doing all they can to ensure learning remains... Read More

Tauranga students learning in lockdown

Tauranga students are relieved to be getting back into learning this week as term-two kicks off across the country. But the first week of this term has been... Read More

Tauranga school performs online musical

Staff, students and whanau from Tauranga Girls' College have joined forces to 'generate spirit” amid the COVID-19 lockdown. This week more than 100... Read More