Education

Learning maths while playing

Tauranga schools have been the focus of a four year research project showing children are better at maths because of digital technologies. The way primary school... Read More

Final free lecture on culture

The University of Waikato's free lecture series in Tauranga focused on the meaning of museums in today's society concludes tonight with guest speaker Te Taru White. ... Read More

Funding boost for sports

A total of $25,970 is being distributed to organisations in the Western Bay of Plenty as Sport Bay of Plenty completes the third and final round of Kiwisport Funding... Read More

Community wants its school kept

Kawerau Intermediate is seeking the public's support in its stand against the Ministry of Education's move to amalgamate the school with Kawerau College. Kawerau... Read More

Schools support Kids Grinder

Schools from all around the Bay of Plenty were represented in the 2011 Kids Grinder held at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic on Sunday. The 2km course comprised two... Read More

Awards for Tauranga students

Three University of Waikato students studying in Tauranga are award winners after each being presented with an award as part of the Tauranga Moana region's 11th... Read More

Parade celebrates patrollers’ work

About 450 Western Bay of Plenty school students are parading in central Tauranga as to celebrate the job the students have done throughout the year as traffic wardens. ... Read More

Rotary engages in child learning

About 100 Year 5 students from Brookfield Primary, Bellevue Primary and Merivale School are today undertaking seven literacy challenges in Reading with Rotary. Rotary... Read More

Seniors sit first NCEA exams

Bethlehem College student Josh Lues is busy cramming this morning in preparation for his first NCEA exam today. The 17-year-old student is feeling 'pretty confident”... Read More

International principals in town

Three principals from Singapore are in Tauranga and have been seeing how Otumoetai College works. Vice principal of Monfort Secondary School Mark Minjoot, Greendale... Read More

New dean at BTI

Dr Andrew Smith is settling in at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute since taking over the role of dean. BTI is a private training establishment providing teacher, counsellor... Read More

Unique logistics training offered

The Bay of Plenty Polytechnic's new Road Transport, Warehousing and Logistics Training Centre is providing a new and unique workplace training opportunity. The... Read More