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17/04/2020

Aroha not only provides practical evidence-based tools for managing stress but it also provides practical ideas to maintain social connection, and to stay active and well through youth-friendly digital activities.

Home News Aroha, clever Kiwi ingenuity to help young people cope with COVID-19 lockdown NewsFeaturesResourcesTechnology & InnovationWellbeing Aroha, clever Kiwi ingenuity to help young people cope with COVID-19 lockdown Researchers from the University of Auckland and A Better Start – E Tipu e Rea ...

12/01/2020

2020 Dates

Wednesday 29th January @ 10am - Whakatau and induction of new mokopuna and staff. Please meet outside Rau Hakinakina 1.

Thursday 30th & Friday 31st - Induction programme for all new mokopuna and staff
10am - 3pm

Monday 3rd February - 1st day for all remaining mokopuna

Thursday 6th February - Waitangi day

Friday 7th February - NO SCHOOL

12/01/2020

2020 Dates

Wednesday 29th January - Whakatau and induction of new mokopuna and staff. Please meet outside Rau Hakinakina 1.

Thursday 30th & Friday 31st - Induction programme for all new mokopuna and staff

Monday 3rd February - 1st day for all remaining mokopuna

Thursday 6th February - Waitangi day

Friday 7th February - NO SCHOOL

08/10/2019

The Bay Light Bay of Islands Exploration Centre at Pukematu in Russell provides unique school camps with a focus on high quality outdoor experiences including visits to Pompallier House, kayaking, mountain biking, sailing, bush walks and fishing.
The aim of the camp is to give children and young people a “high quality learning experience” of the Bay of Islands and that includes at least half a day at Waitangi, he said. It also includes an academic morning programme.
“I think every New Zealand child should have that experience of our bicultural and historical beginnings of a treatied nation,” he said.
“It’s a strong curriculum requirement that the Treaty is well taught, there’s no better way than to actually go up there.”

A new Bay of Islands outdoor education centre aims to give Kiwi kids a taste of adventure along with solid knowledge of the Treaty of Waitangi.

03/10/2019

A large nationwide study has found that teaching ninth graders to maintain a “growth mindset” toward learning—stressing that their minds are like muscles that can get stronger with use—can result in higher test scores.
The study, published today in the journal Nature, is the largest and most rigorous test of whether mindset trainings can improve student performance. The concept is already well-known in education circles, and it has gained national attention thanks to books and TED talks by Carol Dweck, an education professor at Stanford University.

A large nationwide study has found that teaching ninth graders to maintain a “growth mindset” toward learning—stressing that their minds are like ...

01/10/2019

As New Zealand is a world leader in indigenous cultural restoration, we hope to be able to use that influence and strength to connect with other indigenous communities across the globe for both our Maori and non-Maori students and staff to grow, share and learn from other perspectives while strengthening our perspective and personal identity. We hope to be able to support, learn from, and join in the cultural restoration of the Polynesian whakapapa (cultural ancestry) in Hawai’i and across the Pacific.

Home Sectors Secondary Students’ international STEM project brings global citizenship to life SectorsSecondaryTeaching & LearningTechnology & Innovation Students’ international STEM project brings global citizenship to life Ormiston Junior College students Madison Shaw and Mervlyn Prakash, with ...

26/09/2019

According to a 2018 survey, many high school students don’t believe their schools have done enough to help them deal with stress (51 percent), understand their emotions (49 percent), and solve disagreements (46 percent), and fewer than half of graduates surveyed feel prepared for life after high school.

We need to appeal to teens’ need for status and respect for SEL to work in high schools.

24/09/2019

"To understand both sides of the debate, I talked in detail to three researchers: one who argues that teens' use of tech is a big problem, one who thinks the danger is exaggerated and an expert in research methodology who suggests the connection may not be so simple."

What's the link between smartphone use and teens' mental health? Experts disagree, with some arguing that the threat is overblown.

19/09/2019

Until relatively recently, it was thought that the brain was only actively developing during childhood, but in the last two decades, researchers have confirmed that the brain continues to develop during adolescence — a period of time that can stretch from the middle school years into early adulthood.
"We were always under the assumption that the brain doesn't change very much after childhood," explains Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London.
But that's simply not the case, she says, and educators — and teens themselves — can learn a lot from this.

Human brains are still developing throughout our teenage and early adult years. Knowing more about the way they work can teach us about how schools can work, too.

03/09/2019

Anyone who has opened a comic or graphic novel before would immediately recognize that cartoon drawings are a defining feature of the medium. While a photograph or portrait tends towards realistic depiction, a cartoon leans more toward an abstract, iconic representation of a person, object, place, or idea.

Graphic novels are wonderful for reading, but when students use this form for their own writing, incredible stories can emerge.

29/08/2019

Twin brothers Erin and Evan Addison had never heard a podcast before joining the podcasting club at their school. And they managed to convince their best friend, Andrew Arevalo, to join as well.
"We were just looking for a hobby and Erin was like 'hey, you know we could do podcasting — it will be fun,' " says Arevalo.

An energy company announced a proposal to build a waste management facility next to a school. So these three students turned to podcasting to get to the bottom of what has happening.