Janice Jones, deputy principal at Karori West Normal School, says the most important thing about being a truly inclusive school, in which every child thrives, is that the whole school is in the waka together.
Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities (DMIC) aims to build a sense of safety in both cultural identity and group problem solving. It is showing extraordinary progress in students.
Schools are finding new ways to integrate arts and science into the curricula, like this Kawerau school and its student-led photography project.
A long-forgotten and disused gully behind a high school in Hamilton has turned into a science project for schools in the area.
Te Whāriki is being used more in the first years of school with positive results and schools forming networks to implement ideas. Some early childhood teachers are moving to primary to take advantage of the change.
With just 18 months until schools need to implement the new Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko curricula, how do educators make that transition?