Manaaki Centre enriches students’ lives
5 November 2020

Swimming lessons, farm visits and a programme that sees Kiwi students mentoring former refugees are all helping students from other countries
#EdConvo18
Participants included teachers, children and young people, parents, principals, Māori, Pacific people, board members and employers, along with disabled people, politicians and education experts.
These New Zealanders, of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds, came together to talk about the future of learning in New Zealand, and to plan the world’s best education system for all our learners.
The importance of a future education system encompassing wellbeing, cultural competence, identity, parents, and community, and that builds great relationships between teachers and learners, featured strongly in many of the conversations.
Feedback was overwhelmingly positive. People have told us these were the most exciting, diverse, inclusive and thought-provoking education events ever held in New Zealand.
We know many of you want to keep the conversation going. To help you, we will have a ‘conversation starter kit’ and other resources available very soon.
They can be found at conversation.education.govt.nz(external link)
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BY Education Gazette editors
Education Gazette | Tukutuku Kōrero, reporter@edgazette.govt.nz
Posted: 9:00 am, 28 May 2018
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