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Naumai, haere mai ki te Kura Tuatahi - Akonga Aka Mariko. Welcome to the VLN Primary School online learning programmes for 2019.
Our online classes & projects are open to any NZ children to participate. Here you will find information on our learning programmes, our eTeachers and the technology that we use. When you are ready to enrol, please click on the registration form link here or on any of the programme pages. Email primary@vln.school.nz if you have any questions or visit our website for further information. We look forward to hearing from you.
Final date for enrolments for Semester 2 will be Monday 1st July 2019. Late enrolments may be accepted but will be dependent on timetable and available space.
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Parents in one VLN Primary school were skeptical that Kapa haka taught online would be any good, but these same parents gave their tamariki a standing ovation for their performance at end of year assembly! Read about the benefits of Kapa haka from our awesome kaiako Koka Jules.
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We LOVE that through our schools sharing their expertise, we are able to offer New Zealand Sign Language classes online.
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Connect with learners in the Pacific to learn te reo Māori Kuki Airani (Cook Islands Māori)
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Sunny Yang, our Korean teacher, is excited to be teaching her native language here in New Zealand with the VLN Primary School.
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How does Mrs Gren work? What makes a cats and dogs so different? Why can some birds not fly?
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Why is a diamond so strong and clear while lead is so brittle and dark?
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We offer classes that extend learners in Maths, Life Skills, Web Design and Visual Art. We welcome your ideas for other programmes we can run.
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Could you be a designer? A successful designer needs to see further than what ‘looks pretty’ and delve into function. We explore a mix of design styles and dip our toes in a little further in areas of class interest.
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We offer the following language and culture classes, aligned to NZC: Afrikaans, French, German, and Spanish.
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Whether you want your learners to get a taste for Asian Culture, or want your whole class or year group to study for the year, we offer a range of online Asian language classes to suit their needs.
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Having been asked often, “How do you establish and maintain your global connections?” Geoff Wood details the nuts, bolts and issues relating to this.
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Learning online with the VLN Primary is a partnership with participating schools; between school principals, classroom teachers, online teachers, school learning support people and whānau. We all have a part to play to ensure our learners are well supported. Here’s our top ten tips for supporting our learners:
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New to us or just looking for a refresher? Here you will find all the essential information you need about how we work.
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This year some of our eTeachers have been using Google Classrooms to share activities and resources with students and as a tool to collate and evaluate student work. eTeacher, Sofie Jacobs, shares her experiences so far.
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