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NZEI Te Riu Roa member Kylie Parry, a teacher aide and librarian at St Mary’s School in Carterton, reminisces about her time at Rangiwahia School, a rural school in Manawatū that opened in 1895 and closed for good in 2013.
Oral language learning in early childhood is critical to success in later life. But how well do we do it in New Zealand?
From her tiny school on the appropriately named Forgotten Highway, Anna Fourie teaches students across the country, using the internet.
More than a quarter of New Zealand schools have fewer than 100 students. How can their students gain meaningful connections with the wider world and overcome their isolation?
School principals from around the country explain how strong communities of staff bring crucial benefits for children and whānau, from South Auckland to Southland.