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Matariki Has Ended… But Our Commitment to Te Ao Māori Hasn't

Matariki Has Ended… But Our Commitment to Te Ao...

Matariki is always a special time in our early learning centre. It creates opportunities for reflection, remembrance, celebration, connection and looking towards the future. Our learning spaces become filled with...

Matariki Has Ended… But Our Commitment to Te Ao...

Matariki is always a special time in our early learning centre. It creates opportunities for reflection, remembrance, celebration, connection and looking towards the future. Our learning spaces become filled with...

How to Teach Kaitiakitanga Through Play: A Papatūānuku Tuff Tray Invitation

How to Teach Kaitiakitanga Through Play: A Papa...

When we think about teaching kaitiakitanga, it's easy to jump straight to recycling bins, gardening projects, or picking up rubbish. While those things certainly have their place, kaitiakitanga begins much...

How to Teach Kaitiakitanga Through Play: A Papa...

When we think about teaching kaitiakitanga, it's easy to jump straight to recycling bins, gardening projects, or picking up rubbish. While those things certainly have their place, kaitiakitanga begins much...

Mother Earth Day in ECE: 10 Ngā Atua Tuff Tray Experiences Aligned with Te Whāriki

Mother Earth Day in ECE: 10 Ngā Atua Tuff Tray ...

Using Papatūānuku to deepen the nature play you’re already doing! Let’s be real for a second…We are already doing nature play daily. The mud kitchen is going. There’s sticks, leaves, water, bugs...

Mother Earth Day in ECE: 10 Ngā Atua Tuff Tray ...

Using Papatūānuku to deepen the nature play you’re already doing! Let’s be real for a second…We are already doing nature play daily. The mud kitchen is going. There’s sticks, leaves, water, bugs...

TeacherTalk 2026 Teaching Journal - The ONLY Planning Tool You’ll Need in 2026

TeacherTalk 2026 Teaching Journal - The ONLY Pl...

Discover why ECE teachers are calling our 2026 Planning Journal a non-negotiable - everything you need for planning, wellbeing, and a smoother, less frazzled year.

TeacherTalk 2026 Teaching Journal - The ONLY Pl...

Discover why ECE teachers are calling our 2026 Planning Journal a non-negotiable - everything you need for planning, wellbeing, and a smoother, less frazzled year.

Celebrating Diwali in ECE - Bringing light, colour, and culture into your learning space

Celebrating Diwali in ECE - Bringing light, col...

Diwali, the Festival of Lights, celebrates hope, joy, and new beginnings — a time when families across Aotearoa fill their homes with candles, colour, and connection. In ECE, it’s a...

Celebrating Diwali in ECE - Bringing light, col...

Diwali, the Festival of Lights, celebrates hope, joy, and new beginnings — a time when families across Aotearoa fill their homes with candles, colour, and connection. In ECE, it’s a...

Te Ao- Tuarangi Curious Minds, Endless Skies - The Magic of Space Education in the Early Years

Te Ao- Tuarangi Curious Minds, Endless Skies - ...

🌙⭐ Space sparks curiosity in tamariki like nothing else. From big questions about the moon and stars to pūrākau of navigation and Matariki, space learning in ECE connects science, imagination,...

Te Ao- Tuarangi Curious Minds, Endless Skies - ...

🌙⭐ Space sparks curiosity in tamariki like nothing else. From big questions about the moon and stars to pūrākau of navigation and Matariki, space learning in ECE connects science, imagination,...