In-centre Workshops for Early Childhood Teachers
Ngā papamahi ki roto whare kōhungahunga
Ahakoa whati te manga, e takoto ana anō te kōwhiwi.
Although the branch is broken off, the trunk remains. Misfortunes will not undermine an individual or group if the foundations are strong.
Our team of experienced Professional Learning Facilitators love to present on the topics they are most passionate about! Below are just some of the topics that have been presented as part of private, centre-based professional learning programmes. Our facilitators are available to present one-off workshops, or as part of a more in-depth professional learning programme.
This is not a definitive list of workshops, and our facilitators are happy to tailor workshops to the specific needs of your setting.
Cost guide
$400.00 for 2 hour workshop
$1,200 for a full day Saturday workshop
Travel costs plus GST are additional and a quote will be prepared based on your individual needs.
To arrange a workshop in your setting, anywhere in New Zealand, or online, please contact us: [email protected]
Strengthening bicultural assessment practice
Explore ways we, as kaiako, can strengthen the weave of te ao Māori in narrative assessment. We will draw from the ancestral wisdom of pūrakau Māori and share stories that inspire, affirm and celebrate te mana o te tamaiti. Connections will be made between Learning Stories and how we effectively weave the richness of identity, language and culture into our narrative assessments and beyond.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Unpacking Te Whāriki
Principle to practice. What has changed with Te Whariki 2017? We can support your team to think reflectively about what the implications of the new Te Whāriki are inside your setting.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Learning Stories: planning, assessment and evaluation
Learning Story assessment support and guidance: Focusing on what matters for building robust processes.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Wisdom of our Atua Māori
Ko wai ngā tamariki o Ranginui me Papatuānuku? Who are the children of Ranginui and Papatuānuku? We know of Tānemahuta, atua of the forest. We know of his brother Tawhiritmātea, atua of the winds and storms. But were there others? As kaiako strengthening our connections to ngā atua Māori helps us to build our understanding of mana atuatanga/wellbeing. Reconnecting back to these stories and wisdom is pertinent to understanding the concept of mana, that every person is born with. Join me in a waananga centred on exploring some of the narratives and pūrakau of ngā atua Māori. Learn ways to deepen your relationship with this mātauranga as we consider ways of incorporating this knowledge into our everyday practice.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Planning by the Maramataka
Tohunga of Māori astronomical knowledge, Dr. Rangi Matamua says ‘Time is one of our biggest colonisers’. Many of us are beginning a decolonising journey in order to commit to Tiriti centred ways of being as kaiako and leaders of early childhood education in Aotearoa.
This wānanga will examine the concept of time through the lens of one kaiako Māori. Using maramataka, the lunar calendar, as a foundation we will explore how deepening our understanding of an ao Māori perspective of time can bring us closer to Tiriti centred practice and tikanga for ourselves and the communities we serve.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Connecting to your Pepehā
The foundation to learning about another culture is first to build or deepen your connection with your own. Whakawhanaungatanga is central to this. Join us in a waananga to explore whakapapa, pepeha and belonging. Learn ways of connecting to your pepeha in a way that upholds the mana of who you are, whilst honouring the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Dispositional learning and key competencies
Learners characteristically respond in particular ways to their experiences. These responses are called dispositions and they lead learners to create a series of working theories that essentially can be described as ideas in motion.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Unpacking the NELP
The Statement of National Education and Learning Priorities (NELP) set out the Government’s priorities for education that will ensure the success and wellbeing of all learners. What are the questions you need to be asking yourselves to ensure you are meeting the objectives in the NELP?
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Te Tiriti-centred leadership in ECE
Sharing of whakaaro and tikanga central to te ao Māori through a series of teachings which are accessible and open to all kaiako.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Internal Evaluation and Professional Growth Cycle
Learning Stories, Professional Growth Cycle and Internal Evaluation aligned together, offer an insightful understanding of the learning valued and practised in early learning settings in Aotearoa New Zealand.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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The environment as a third teacher
A teacher who supports children’s growing sense of autonomy.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Risk and challenge
Understanding what this looks like inside our settings and why it is important.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Strengthening Social and Emotional Competence
Find ways to grow children’s competency, day-by-day, moment-by-moment. You will be supported to move away from old ways of being that can hinder instead of help, into ways that align our thinking to current research and theory.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Transition to school
Supporting teachers to grow resilient children, confident to transition to school and beyond – growing lifelong learners.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Play based learning
A focus that supports teaching teams to grow their understanding of the power of complex play.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Kaiako Wellbeing
Supporting kaiako and kaiārahi to prioritise, protect and nurture their mental health and wellbeing, and that of their colleagues.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Nature education
Experiencing nature assists children with their holistic development. By looking at examples from other countries we can then consider who we are and maybe what have we lost. Look at what is possible, lift our view from the rocks, find the gaps and go for it anyway.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Art in Early Childhood
We will explore the importance of becoming increasingly aware of the enthusiasms, passions, interests and spirit of mokopuna, and the importance of kaiako responding to these.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Growth mindset
Building resilient learners and thinkers. To praise or not to praise?
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Image of the mokopuna
Rich in potential, the view we have of mokopuna (children) impacts on the way we teach.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Mathematics and Literacy
Inside a play and values based curriculum.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Managers, Leaders and Governance Groups
We can provide mentor support and appraisal. We can also assist with supporting wise practice ideas around roles and responsibilities in each of these areas.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Infant and toddler settings
Wise practice; respect, rituals and rhythms.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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Continuity and complexity
Strengthening learning for children in our settings and beyond.
From $400.00 per 2 hour private workshop for your team.
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$400.00 for 2 hour workshop
$1,200 for a full day Saturday workshop
Travel costs plus GST are additional and a quote will be prepared based on your individual needs.
To arrange a workshop in your setting, anywhere in New Zealand, or online, please contact us: [email protected]