The Kiwitea Story “Our end of year reports took so much less time than last year.” Change is tricky. Small group. Large group. It doesn’t matter. The reaction to change can range from the eager adopter to the feisty resistor. We met with Nicky Fielder in December, Principal of Kiwitea School in Manawatu, to have
A Culture of Inclusion and Rising to the Challenge Interviewed: Simon Kenny (Principal) and Andrew de Wit (Teacher). Our curriculum is based around our “rise” values – we expect all our kids to rise to the challenge. Those values are resilience, integrity, sense of self and empathy.” Fergusson Intermediate is an Upper Hutt success story.
Students Can Now Share Their Own Stories Educa has become a popular choice for schools and OSHCs in Australasia as a platform for sharing samples of learning with parents, as well as for its teacher portfolio and mentoring capabilities. Now we have added a unique student user login. This allows student to create their own
Frequent Sharing of Small Snippets of Learning to (Partially) Replace Standards “We want to ensure that all students make progress in the breadth of learning that is important for lifelong wellbeing.” New Zealand Ministry of Education To replace National Standards, among other things, New Zealand schools are being asked to share more frequently with parents.