SchoolNews - New Zealand

Your stories: Omakere School’s journey to Environmental Manaakitanga

Omakere's normal school year centres around a whole-school inquiry into its environment: "Most of our class work, including literacy and maths, activities, and artwork focuses on caring for the environment.”

Teaching experimental science in a time of social distancing

"Lockdown was a great chance to test autonomous practical work, so we jumped on it immediately."

Op-Ed: Making the natural world the foundation of all school education systems

Napier Boys’ High School Duke Of Ed participants find new ways to help communities

Education outside the Classroom: It’s in our nature

Environmental activism goes digital in lockdown – but could it change the movement for good?

Nanogirl teams up with teachers and TVNZ to broadcast free STEM lessons

Free teacher notes to plan lessons in advance for Year 4 – 8 students school children have been developed in association with the Ministry of Education and Kiwi teachers. 

5 ways to keep human connections when moving learning online due to coronavirus

How can video assist your classroom?

Climate change resource a good start but more work to do

A book in every school to get more girls in science

‘Sugar in Schools’ project has many benefits

Dr Dewes says one of the key aims of the project is to encourage young Pacific students to think about a career in science.

A rose-tinted cure: the myth of coloured overlays and dyslexia

Reported rates of visual stress symptoms in the general population range between 12-14%. However, some have reported rates as high as 46% and 76% in populations of dyslexic and poor readers. These findings have led…

NZ parents concerned children could catch COVID-19 at school, Otago study reveals

Why young people commit crime and how moral education could help – new research

Op-Ed: Lockdown reveal about child abuse reporting

Free safety filter for all students learning from home

As sport resumes after lockdown, it’s time to level the playing field for women and girls

Emerging from a pandemic should not be a return to the status quo, and this includes access to participation and competition in sports and physical activity. When sport resumes, we must regain momentum to truly…

Forget old screen ‘time’ rules during coronavirus. Here’s what you should focus on instead

Healthy brains in isolated times

The challenges and benefits of outdoor recreation during NZ’s coronavirus lockdown

Are maintenance costs jeopardising school swimming lessons?

I redesigned a school playground for my PhD – and the children got better marks learning outside

My research showed that the children’s attainment in maths and science improved after teaching and learning outdoors. The Grade IV children performed significantly better in maths and science compared to a comparable school which had…

$32 million school redevelopment for Taita College

What is the process for installing solar in schools?

Hidden allergens, colour psychology and zoning floor trends

Are maintenance costs jeopardising school swimming lessons?