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PO Box 13 678,
Christchurch 8141,
New Zealand
Testimonials
Waka Voyaging
It supported my year 9 topic of migrations. A great way of bringing the subject alive.
Andrew McMillan from Mana College
It was excellent, it fitted in really well with our topic as well as curriculum values, principals, KCs. Students got a lot out of the Waka virtual field trip and were excited by it.
Anna Morton from Pukekohe East School
It helped to provide a traditional context for teamwork, which was the focus of our inquiry last term. I felt the information was a good level for our learners (year 4).
Warwick King from Otatara School
Students could see links between real voyages (now) and those made by our ancestors. The programme was well thought out, informative, and had many options to use it in a variety of ways. It was engaging, fun, and a great way to learn something through a different medium.
Clare Curry from Rata Street School
The students were able to be self directed through this field trip. They then published a blog about their experiences.
Nicola Farrar from Patumahoe Primary School
Allowed opportunities for students to develop self management.
Whitney Hansen from Hoon Hay School
Students participated using all of the key competencies.
Adrienne Ackerman from St Leonards Road School
This field trip fitted in nicely with our health focus for the term, exploring hauora. The children were hooked in by the videos, with real people doing the jobs on the waka. It also fitted in with the Key Competencies and values - showing perseverance in the face of adversity, working together as a team, looking after our environment.
Louise Parker from Twyford School
We also visited the waka and helped with repairs to Nukutaiao. That made the (virtual field trip) experience very meaningful.
Rosemary Kara from Whakatane Intermediate
ShakeOut
This field trip was a short mini-unit to prepare students for the national shake out drill and was in addition to our School Curriculum plan.
Alice Keeling from Springston School
Relevant to topic at school and it was all current. Great tool.
Marne Hendriks from Rosebank School Balclutha
It supported the Shakeout event we were participating in. It also supported the curriculum well. Visuals are excellent and information is current. The videos led to good discussions and recall of prior knowledge.
Helen Gibson from Hilltop School
Enjoyable to hear first hand accounts - made it more real for the children.
Robyn Wee from Wakaaranga School
Reinforced other learning on natural disasters, emergency procedures and being prepared.
Dylan Kiriona from Ohau School
The field trip allowed children to think deeply about emergencies, which was relevant to what we were learning in class about preparing an emergency plan. It was real life experiences from children to children which was great and the children were engaged because it was with other learners at their level.
Leigh Kaye from Frimley School
The children saw themselves being part of a wider community, participating with other schools and learning from their questions. It was especially useful to have Te Reo words to complement the learning.
Anna Cullen from Clifton School Bulls
It was good to have a child's perspective in the videos and background pages were good science information. The field trip enabled and empowered students to have an understanding of others' experiences and the impact these experiences have on themselves and the world in which they live.
Debbie Purves from Te Whanau o Waitangi
This was my first time on LEARNZ and I loved it. Apart from the well-prepared unit as such, the level of motivation for the kids was instant, high and continued through-out the whole series of lessons.
Sabine Hartmann from Karangahake School
The field trip connected the students to issues about earthquakes in a practical way. It was also great to connect with children who have been in earthquakes - this gave a realism and reality to the trip. Andrew (the LEARNZ Teacher) is marvellous - he really helps to ignite curiosity in the students.
Jennifer Kitchin from Weston School
The content was very appropriate as they were able to relate it to their own experiences, having experienced a 5.8 earthquake the night before. The audioconference was an excellent opportunity to focus on asking quality questions with a purpose and to interact with experts.
Keryl Lee-Kelleher from Makuri School
The field trip was a great lead in to the Shake Out drill earlier today and complimented our topic on civil defence. Related well to Science - Natural disasters as well as civil defence and emergency management.
Brenda Town from Town Family Home School
It helped with critical thinking, managing personal plans and responsibility in a disaster. A great way to have a different teaching medium with other experts to answer questions and supply information.
Timothy Crawshaw from Newtown School
Brilliant! It was my first time but it was a great way to get detailed information from an expert, live. The children in my class were asking loads of questions relating to answers given, which gave them lots of things to think about! The field trip related to "Participating and Contributing", as all my children got involved in thinking about their own emergency kits and some said they needed to get one.
Melanie McLennan from Somerville Intermediate School
We think this (field trip) was very effective as we are much wiser about what we need to do at school and at home, to be prepared during and after an earthquake. LEARNZ is a remarkable online learning community which allowed us to get information on earthquakes from schoolchildren, parents and teachers.
Susan Hodge from Elm Park School
Resiliance was a key idea we discussed, as were some of the key competencies and their application in real life situation. Right level, good content.
Jeremy Meadows from Woodhill School