Learners at the centre of change

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Tau tahi, tipu tahi

Collaborating together, learning together

The goal of Grow Waitaha is to enable schools and kura to reimagine education for young people across the region.

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Inclusion

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Inclusive Education for Neurodiverse Ākonga Guide for Educators

Vision

Authentic curriculum

Guide

Future Focused Curriculum - A guide for secondary school educators

Future focus

Monitoring impact on well-being and learning

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Whakarongo ki tōku reo | Hear my voice

Well-being

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Latest stories

Bringing destreaming to life in a primary school maths class

Amanda Campbell, Pam Berry-Mason, and Wendy Dent brought kaiako together in May 2023 to share their experiences and practical ideas on destreaming.

Christchurch Schools Wellbeing Hui

The lasting impact of earthquakes, the March 15 terrorist attacks, and COVID-19 has been deeply felt by rangatahi across Waitaha. Seeing that rangatahi are struggling to recover from trauma prompted current St Andrew’s College students, Lachlan Odlin and Radha Vallabh, together with Mahia Te Aroha and Hillmorton High School’s wellbeing leaders, Ngan Dang and Bonnie Tang, to co-design a unique rangatahi-led hui.

Climate Action Campus, Ōtautahi - Shifting young people’s sense of climate anxiety to climate hope

One of the biggest mitigators against climate anxiety is to take action. Read on to uncover the grounds of hope this learner-centred community action campus brings our young people.

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