Mindfull Tutoring

Have you thought about how you're going to keep the kids occupied next school holidays? Email us to sign them up for Science Club! Two 2 hour sessions (come to one or both) with our science pros Doug and Garry, and their lab assistant Roya. Perfect for inquisitive minds: hands-on experiments, creative challenges, fascinating discoveries, and loads of fun.
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A little pre-Winter treat this week for our hardworking tutors 🥰

Roya and Claire have had the privilege of attending a full day of PLD with Carl Hendrick, unpacking the Science of Learning.

We are excited to share our learnings back with the whole team at Mindfull Tutoring.

A huge congratulations to our English tutor Liam Hinton on his recent win at the Adam NZ Play Awards for Best Play. This is a prestigious award and we are all so proud of Liam 🎉

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Adam NZ Play Awards, recognising the best in new unproduced writing for the Aotearoa theatre.

Winner of the Adam NZ Play Award for Best Play:
LIAM HINTON for passionfruits

Runner Up for Best Play:
ALEX MACDONALD for Sundance

Best Play by a Woman, Trans or Non-Binary Playwright:
KERRY LANE for The Treehouse

Best Play by a Māori Playwright:
TAWHI THOMAS for Haere

Congratulations also to the shortlisted playwrights Simon Bennett, Sam Brooks, Barbara Burke, Edward Clendon, Simon Ferry, Guy Langford, Melisa Martin and Sheree Veysey. Special thanks to the Adam Foundation for their extraordinary support and Basement Theatre for hosting our event on Saturday. Awesome.

Here is everything you need to know about the literacy and numeracy CAAs. Still have questions? Leave a comment or send us an email: [email protected] 😊

Reading fluency is the bridge between sounding out words and truly understanding what’s on the page. It’s about reading accurately, smoothly, and with expression — so your child can focus on meaning, not just decoding.

Strong readers aren’t just born — they’re supported. 💛

If you want personalised literacy tutoring to help your child build fluency and confidence, send us an email or tap the website link on our page to get started.

Here are our term dates for 2026! We all look forward to seeing you back from Monday 😊

Looking for some maths practice before school goes back? The Ministry of Education has released this pilot site for Years 3-8. They recommend starting with the year your child just completed, but you may need to go up or down. I recommend having pencil and paper on hand! Note that it only provides answers, not full worked solutions - nonetheless, it’s a good way to see what is now expected at each level.

Link: https://nzc-maths-practice.nz/

Thinking of all of our senior students as NCEA results are out tomorrow! 💕 If you want to get them in for tutoring this year, we still have a few spaces available.

NCEA results will be released tomorrow — here’s how you can support your young person 💜

On 14 January 2026, students can access their NCEA results through their learner login on the NZQA website.

For many students and whānau, this can be an emotional day, so we’ve included a few links that might help.

👉 How NCEA works – NZQA resources for parents and whānau: https://bit.ly/4fPIEzX
👉 Managing the pressure of assessment results – tips from NZQA: https://bit.ly/47ukgiQ
👉 If a student needs a few more credits to pass NCEA, Te Kura Summer School is an option: https://bit.ly/4hsZzdC

Our staff had a lovely Saturday celebrating (nearly) the end of the year together ☀️ 🎉 What a wonderful team of educators we have!