Te Taura Here o Ōtautahi kāhui ako is a community of learning like no other: four really diverse schools and 10 early childhood education centres, located in and around the central city!

Christchurch is getting used to bouncing back after trauma and crisis.

At Christchurch East, we have been working on identifying places in the city that we can visit and use as place-based learning spaces.

One of the many things learnt from lockdown was the need for students to be well prepared to use technology to support their learning.

One way the Ao Tawhiti team are eager to engage with the goals of Te Taura Here o Ōtautahi Kāhui Ako is by developing our students’ collaborative skills.

Early childhood services met up to share and discuss plans for working together.

Terms 3 & 4 are the most rewarding and also the most challenging for our Senior students. Their hard work in the first half of the year begins to bear fruit as assessment work becomes credits towards their Level 2 or 3 qualification...

Part of Ao Tawhiti’s special character is to support students' real passions and interests. Sarah Higginson, one of the within-school team, has her own passion and interest in exploring ways in which young people can be empowered to find leadership opportunities and to develop their capacity within the school and community as mentors and role models.

The Hagley kāhui team has begun work on the following areas of our kāhui's wellbeing, future focused learning and pathways achievement challenges.

The early childhood sector’s curriculum Te Whāriki was the focus of a recent Kahui Ako leadership group meeting.

As each year begins, we welcome many new Year 12 & 13 students from throughout Ōtautahi to Te Puna Wai o Waipapa Hagley College. How can we best support their engagement and achievement?

Although remote learning wasn't for everyone, it did present a wonderful opportunity to reimagine how learning could be.

Transitioning successfully beyond our educational settings is an important outcome for our kāhui's 'pathways' achievement objective.

Our kāhui ako recognises the importance of the shared cultural narrative of our central city. We're committed to weaving through the narrative in our work towards our achievement challenges.

'Te Taura Here o Ōtautahi’ refers to our diverse educational kinship group all located near the centre of Ōtautahi and spanning education from early childhood to Year 14, including adult education.