Notices

Samoa Sponsored Teachers Famil 2020

Listed by: Edventuretours Travel

Talofa – Come and visit Samoa in 2020!

We sponsor escorted teachers tours for those looking to extend their classrooms to the Pacific. We will provide hands on experience and skills to help plan a tour to return with a school group. While on ‘Famil’ with us you will participate in masses of activities and look at ways of giving back to the local community, with accommodation inspections and relationships with local providers established to give you the confidence to organise your own school trip and opportunity to assess risk management first-hand.

Contact Edventuretours; ph (07) 855 9499; email: robynh@edventuretours.co.nz

Tonga Sponsored Teachers Famil 2020

Listed by: Edventuretours Travel

We sponsor escorted teachers tours for those looking to extend their classrooms to the Pacific – Tonga and perhaps Vavau. We will provide hands on experience and skills to help plan a tour to return with a school group. While on ‘Famil’ with us you will participate in masses of activities and look at ways of giving back to the local community, with accommodation inspections and relationships with local providers established to give you the confidence to organise your own school trip and opportunity to assess risk management first-hand.

Contact Edventuretours; ph (07) 855 9499; email: robynh@edventuretours.co.nz

Expressions of Interest to Join Review of Achievement Standards Expert Groups

Listed by: Review of Achievement Standards

The Ministry of Education is about to begin the review of all achievement standards and assessment resources. 

We need people to join subject expert groups for all existing New Zealand Curriculum subjects, and are seeking expressions of interest. These groups will first work with the Ministry to consider how the subject fits within NCEA Level 1, and then how the subject might be assessed through achievement standards for Levels 1–3. 

Go to: conversation.education.govt.nz/conversations/ncea-review/review-of-achievement-standards for details and how to apply.

Riverina School Charitable Trust Funding Applications

Listed by: Riverina School Charitable Trust

If there are any former Riverina Primary School students in their final year at your secondary school, or already at your tertiary institutions, please encourage them to apply to the Riverina School Charitable Trust for financial help to further their educational or career opportunities in 2020. Grants of varying amounts are awarded annually.

Full details and application forms are available on the Riverina School Charitable Trust Facebook Group email riverinaschoolcharitabletrust@gmail.com or contact (021) 106 3347.

Emailed applications preferred; otherwise, mail/drop off to 2 Stanniland St, Pakuranga, Auckland 2010, by Friday 22 November.

Rosehill College 50th Anniversary

Listed by: Rosehill College

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Rosehill College invites past and present students, staff and BOT to join us in celebrating 50 years from 7–9 February 2020.

7 February – School in Action
8 February – Official Welcome
8 February – Chill Time BBQ by the pool
8 February – Celebrate with Friends
9 February – Staff lunch from

To register go to rosehillcollege50years.co.nz or visit our Facebook page Rosehill College 50th Anniversary.

For further information contact Janet Herst, ph (09) 295 0695.

Auckland

07 February 2020 – 09 February 2020

Para Sport Pop Up

Listed by: Paralympics New Zealand

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The Para Sport Pop Up, a new and innovative initiative by Paralympics New Zealand travels around New Zealand in the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, telling the story of New Zealand’s 50-year Paralympic history, increasing awareness of Para sport and positively influencing community perceptions of disabled people.

Different ‘have a go’ Para sport activities are available for all ages and for free.

Come and meet us from 10am-4pm in New Plymouth on 27–28 September at Puke Ariki Landing and in Palmerston North on 1–2 November at the Square.

For more information vist: paralympics.org.nz/community/para-sport-pop-up.

Taranaki

27 September 2019 – 28 September 2019

Manawatu/Whanganui

01 November 2019 – 02 November 2019

Kohia Centre – Educational Resources for Schools and Teachers

Listed by: Kohia Centre, University of Auckland

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The Kohia Centre retail store has supplied a wide range of educational and teaching resources for over 20 years. These include: curriculum resources; educational publications; classroom support materials and teaching accessories such as stickers, borders, poster, etc.

Call us, visit our store or shop online. We offer a nationwide delivery service.

http://store.educationcentre.auckland.ac.nz

Kohia Centre, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Gate 1, 78 Epsom Avenue, Epsom, Auckland 1023; ph (09) 623 8977; email: kohiasales@auckland.ac.nz

Shop hours: Monday to Thursday 8am–4.30pm.

Friday 8am–4pm (parking at Gate 2).

New Zealand (nationwide)

29 August 2019 – 15 December 2019

Student Documentary Film Making Competition

Listed by: Doc Edge Schools

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The Doc Edge Schools Student Documentary Competition is now open for submissions. With a substantial cash prize in the secondary and tertiary categories, this is well worth entering.
Email matthew@docedge.nz for more information or visit the Doc Edge Schools web page / Facebook page

'In Pursuit of Success - Overcoming Underachievement'

Listed by: Motivation Services

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A certain way to overcome a major problem in schools, which is underachievement, can be prevented or reversed within the proven strategies contained in the book published by Dr Leonard Restall, a former teacher with 40 years' experience, which is now available for students, teachers and parents. The title of the book is, 'In Pursuit of Success–Overcoming Underachievement'.
Details of this book can be obtained from restall@xtra.co.nz.