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Happy World Book Day! 📚

Today is a celebration of stories. The ones that inspire us, challenge us, comfort us, and open our eyes to new perspectives.

Books have an incredible power. They can transport us to different places and help us understand experiences beyond our own. 💫

World Book Day is also a reminder of how important access to books and literacy is for children everywhere. A single book can spark curiosity, build confidence, and open up a lifetime of learning.

So today, whether you're rereading an old favourite, discovering a new story, or sharing a book, take a moment to celebrate the magic of reading. 📖

📸Camels carrying digital tablets and solar powered chargers are ready to help children read in remote areas in Ethiopia.

Today is International Mother Language Day! 🗺️Language serves as a vessel for culture, heritage, and knowledge, and preservation of indigenous languages helps multicultural societies and their children thrive.

📸Children learning at a Community Club in Yucatan, Mexico. This club provides a safe space where children can play, have fun, and learn about healthy habits while reinforcing their reading skills. The club also involves children and adolescents who predominantly speak Mayan, ensuring the implementation and facilitation of activities in their native language.

🙋‍♀️Teachers and parents, head to our Education Hub to download our celebrating mother languages resource for ways to celebrate the home languages of your school 👉 https://www.savethechildren.org.nz/educationhub/celebrating-home-languages?fbclid=IwY2xjawP168pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDaW94UENCYmtHVDVqOUFCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHo6tmWKU0jW5JCQa_Jcepbv6Fdwjb8MQ43c3LurGBFdstKIf7tgsfG_BLNxA_aem_Z1Hie5LIXMCWB-IPZOUt9Q

🛡️💻📱 As children spend more time online, ensuring their safety in the digital world has never been more important. With countless opportunities for learning and entertainment, it’s crucial to guide them through the internet in a safe and responsible way.

By being proactive, we can help our children enjoy the benefits of technology while keeping them protected from potential risks.

Every year our Inclusive Calendar is published with the aim to support kaiako and tamariki with celebrating the days that mean the most to them, and maybe finding some new ones! 🎉📆

✨ Download the Inclusive Classroom Calendar for 2026 here: https://www.savethechildren.org.nz/educationhub/inclusive-calendar-2026

One way to ensure every child feels seen, is to recognise days that are significant to their culture, interests, abilities, language, or any other attribute that makes them unique.

This classroom calendar includes days of cultural significance, language weeks, awareness days, days about global issues and celebrations that might simply be of interest to your learners. We've also included links to some of our resources that might be helpful during certain months! 😅💁

If you love our inclusive calendar, please share it with your friends and colleagues, or tag them below! 😍

He mōtika tō ia tamaiti! Every child has rights! 🫶

This year, on Waitangi Day, we have a chance to remind ourselves how important the rights of our tangata whenua are, and how we can continue to ensure tamariki know these rights and are empowered to advocate for them. ❤️

🌏I Aotearoa nei, ka titiro tātou ki ngā mōtika o ngā tamariki i roto i te horopaki o Te Tiriti o Waitangi, me te hononga o te tamaiti ki tōna whānau, ki ōna hapū, ki ōna iwi me ōna hapori.

🌏 In Aotearoa, we consider the rights of children in the context of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and a child’s connection with their family, whānau, hapu, iwi and communities.

Learn more about children's rights with our children's rights flyer or poster in Te Reo Māori and English from our education hub 👉 https://www.savethechildren.org.nz/educationhub/childrens-rights-flyer

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Last days to enter our giveaway to win these two fabulous pukapuka!! 📚📚📚

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GIVEAWAY TIME! This is for our amazing teachers and tireless kaiako - we'd love to give one of you both of these amazing books for your child rights classroom library!

Enter for yourself or for the teacher you're grateful is taking care of your tamariki this year!

To Enter:
💛 Like this post
👍 Make sure you're following us at Save the Children NZ Education
💬 Tag a teacher friend who you're excited to work with or a teacher who you'd pass these on to!

The winner will be randomly selected on Sunday 1st February. Open to NZ residents only!

Thanks to The Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop who kindly donated these books for us to give away!

Kia ora Save the Children Education whānau! Ngā mihi o te tau hau and Happy New Year! 🎉

We are so excited for 2026 and continuing to support and empower tamariki around the motu to learn about their rights and speak up for themselves and others!

Thank you for being here with us 🫶

Stay tuned for a giveaway starting later this week 👀 and a resource for the start of term that we will share at the end of the month 😀

Looking for new ways to keep the whānau engaged and connected these holidays? Check out our free printable resource to make your own Whānau Boredom Buster Jar! 🎉😍

👉 Download the resource and all the activity ideas here: https://www.savethechildren.org.nz/educationhub/whanau-boredom-busters

We've included space for you to write out your own activity ideas 🌳, as well as tips for adjusting the Boredom Buster idea to fit with your whānau.

🥳 All the activities are free and low effort so it's super easy to grab an idea out each day to do together.

Let us know if you create your own Whānau Boredom Buster Jar! Share your photos, videos and comments!

✨ Meri Kirihimete from all of us at Save the Children ✨

Thank you to all our amazing teachers, educators, parents, community members and our rangatahi and tamariki!

Thank you for being part of a community of people who support children learning about their rights, and who help to ensure children are supported, protected, and able to thrive, not just at this time of year, but every day.

Thank you for using our resources, liking our posts, sharing your thoughts and feedback, and helping tamariki learn more and do more to feel empowered and respected.

We hope this season is filled with connection, rest, and moments of joy with those you love. Please take care, travel safely, and look out for one another over the holidays.

Ngā mihi nui, and we look forward to continuing this important work together in the new year. 💛