To end a busy term, Catholic Cathedral College hosted a fantastic cultural festival for the east/central hub Kahui Ako schools.

Congratulations to all of our brave ākonga who were selected to represent their year group in our first inter-school speech competition.

Planned STEM challenges as part of the Year 9 Tātai arorangi unit, including numeracy and literacy activities.

The East/Central ASLs have visited all 15 kura to present the incredible Kete Pūrākau resources that have been made.

My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul.

The integration of Science, Te Reo Maori, The Arts, Digital Literacy

St. Joseph's journey to being more culturally responsive.

This term the Hillary Hub has been learning about the story of Ki-o-Rahi and its significance and connection to Ōtautahi and themselves.

Literacy, Storytelling and Te waka o Aoraki in Action.

Te Kōrero o te Whāriki Tuna, the story of the eel mat. By Nick Grant

Also, it's time for Kī-o-rahi. Ka mau te wehi! Awesome!

This term I challenged myself to go all out on using the resource of ‘Te Waka o Aoraki’ in my planning.

This term St Anne’s has been using elements from our Kāhui Ako’s Aoraki story resource.

Villa Maria College took the opportunity to use Ako time to give students a better understanding and appreciation of Matariki.

We have been on the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) for 1 term. It has been a complete change of mindset for teachers, children, and parents alike.

Celebrating SCIENCE at St. James.

Resources by Bernie Davison (Science teacher and WSL at Villa Maria College) Delivered by Jess Coad (WSL) and the fantastic staff at St Mary's.

Change happens for a variety of reasons and the outcome may offer challenges and/or opportunities.

Take a look at the fantastic work happening in the area of Maths across our Kahui Ako...

In January 2019, I went to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, located in Jerusalem, Israel, to study pedagogical approaches to the Holocaust. I was selected for this unique Professional Development along with 29 other History teachers, as part of an initiative run by the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand in tandem with Yad Vashem.

“The curriculum acknowledges the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and the bicultural foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand. All students have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.” NZC

I’m actually starting to understand what I’m reading”, “…my confidence in reading has defiantly got a lot better and the different words that were in the stories each week has really expanded my vocabulary”

Why do stories from more than 4000 years ago still captivate modern audiences? There is something innately human about engaging in storytelling. As teachers, we can tap into that for our advantage.

Bernadette Davison shares some of the ways the Science Capabilities are being leveraged at Villa Maria College

The purpose of a Teacher-led Innovation Fund is to provide funding for groups of teachers to develop innovative practice in order to improve learning outcomes, particularly for Māori students, Pasifika students, those with special education needs and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Central to the purpose of the Teacher-led Innovation fund is the sharing of effective practice.

Agent Double O - 7, Licensed to school. The students at St James School, Aranui have been learning Science through various environmental projects.

At SJS Papanui we are focusing on quality teaching and learning. Part of this is implementing SOLO Taxonomy school-wide.