Posts tagged with events and celebrations

Explore the many connections between our environment and our health with your students for Conservation Week and Mental Health Awareness Week.

Take a closer look at the finalists for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA) Russell Clark Award for Illustration.

A vibrant bunch of books are finalists for the Best First Book Award. New authors and illustrators have created beautiful, thoughtful, fun books for kids.

The finalists for the Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo Māori in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA).

The Junior Fiction Award finalists in the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA).

Matariki — the Māori New Year — starts 13 July. Here are some information and resources to help you celebrate Matariki in your school.

The Young Adult Fiction Award finalists in the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA).

The June 17 1843 Wairau Affray was the first major conflict between Māori and Pākehā after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

A wide range of resources and questions to inspire classroom discussion about refugees in NZ and worldwide.

Our Services to Schools Facilitator in Auckland made some key NZ flags for our He Tohu Tāmaki education space. She learned a lot about NZ's flags and their history.

Books and online learning resources for all ages to help you celebrate World Environment Day with your students.

Ideas and resources to help you celebrate Sāmoan culture and language in your library and across your school during Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa — 24 to 30 May.

Mother Earth Day on April 22 gives us special pause for thought this year with the world environment responding to the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here's a list of Services to Schools resources to support teachers and students doing inquiry and learning about the Anzac tradition, Gallipoli, and World War 1 (WW1).

Seaweek — Kaupapa Moana — is New Zealand’s annual national week celebrating the sea. Help your students be inspired and engage with Seaweek and conservation.

8 March is International Women's Day. Read about the history of the day. Explore resources to inspire students to be change-makers.

Services to Schools has again partnered with Auckland Writers Festival to provide a set of teaching guides and exemplars. Bring your students and join in the Festival's Schools Programme from 12 to 14 May.

Bring your students to the National Library in Wellington to experience Pūkana — an exhibition that celebrates the extraordinary breadth and depth of Māori performance in Aotearoa.

How do you incorporate Waitangi Day and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in your teaching? Here are some tips and resources.

Let's help children choose kindness and celebrate empathy.