Following Instructions Year 2/3 Students are learning to break down problems, create a set of instructions or steps, trial it and then check for mistakes both digitally and ‘unplugged’ The Pukeko Team have been on treasure hunts, bear hunts and … Continue reading →

Piwakawaka students are using their imagination and innovation skills to plan what their maze, to challenge others, will look like. They will be using the sphero to navigate them when they are completed.

WINGS – Wonder, Innovate, Nurture, Grow and Succeed.  We want our students to become curious about the world around them and feel empowered to change it for the better. Today in our new entrant classes we had a big focus … Continue reading →

Cultural Celebrations:  Health and Well-being Expo      

Making Cookie Cutters / key rings /name tags. Using Tinkercad to create. When we had finished making the cookie cutters we tried them out and got to eat our yummy cookies.

The EPro8 Challenge is a competition, an engineering and problem solving race.  Every year over 10,000 students from 900 schools from throughout New Zealand take part. Teams compete to: build large sized structures solve practical problems engineer using pulleys, motors, gears, … Continue reading →

 STEAM – Tiny Homes This was a great opportunity for students on both sides to experience a five-session STEAM deep learning class to engage in higher order thinking. Two challenges for students: 1. Arts & Maths (AM) challenge, 2. Science, Technology … Continue reading →

Five reasons to teach coding Coding is a tool to improve educational equity. Coding offers inclusion. Coding can improve neuroplasticity. Coding improves Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) proficiencies. Coding is an important and necessary future-focused literacy. Huerta, Edutopia

We use BeeBots to Introduce sequencing and control Developing positional and directional language Programming sequences and repetitions Understand algorithms Design, write and debug programs Detect and correct errors in programs Supports development of fine motor skills Bee-Bot are used across … Continue reading →

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