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Useful links and key reference points used:

What 3 to 7 year olds need to learn 
Nathan Mikaere-Wallis - RNZ Interview (26 minutes)

The Real Life of 5 years old at School

Starting school is one of the major events in a child’s early life. Each child is unique and responds to this transition in different ways... article by Sarah Whiting (Professional Learning Facilitator at CORE)

Powerful play: Continuity and inquiry for children starting school 
article by Keryn Davis (CORE Ed)

The decline of play | Peter Gray TEDx
While US based, in this talk  Dr. Peter Gray compellingly brings attention to the reality that over the past 60 years there has been a gradual but, overall dramatic decline in children's freedom to play with other children, without adult direction. Over this same period, there has been a gradual but overall dramatic increase in anxiety, depression, feelings of helplessness, suicide, and narcissism in children and adolescents. (16 minutes)


The silent tragedy affecting today’s children - Our children are in a devastating emotional state! 

Occupational Therapist Victoria Prooday

Why Children Aren't Behaving, And What You Can Do About It 

Mind Shift - by Cory Turner

Risk is essential to childhood – as are scrapes, grazes, falls and panic 

Kate Blincoe 

THE VALUE OF A 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION 
Maxine Driscoll is the Founder and Visionary at Think Strategic & Think Leadership

​Innovative Learning Environments 

Mark Osborne (2019)

How can innovative learning environments promote the diffusion of innovation? Teachers and Curriculum, 16(2) - Mark Osborne (2016)
  
Change Leadership and the transition to innovative learning environments (Vol. Transition, pp.157-162) 

Mark Osborne (2018) 

Innovative Learning Environments - Where's the Evidence?
Mark Osborne (2016)

Ten Trends 2014: Agency from EDtalks on Vimeo.

Derek Wenmoth (CORE Education) describes this growing trend towards agency as having three important parts;
  1. The student using their ‘initiative’ to act - being independent and self starting. 
  2. The student also having an ‘interdependent’ relationship on others - both their teachers and their peers. 
  3. The student having an awareness that their decisions impact on them, others and their peers.

The Surprising Truth About Learning in Schools | Will Richardson | 

We know how to help kids develop into powerful learners. Now, we just need to make that happen in schools. 
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Published on November 21, 2015

  • Home
  • About us
    • Who are we?
    • Our Brand
    • Our Vision, Mission & Values
    • Our CORE Values
    • Our Kaitiaki 'Tia'
    • Meet the Staff
    • Senior Leadership Team
    • FOS
    • Latest ERO Report
    • Vacancies
  • Our Board
    • Board Members
    • Our Strategic Direction
    • Taupo Community of Learning
    • Donation Scheme
    • Home Zone info
    • Waipahihi Policies & Procedures
  • Learning
    • Our Learning Journey
    • Starting School
    • Our Learners
    • Our Learning Practices and Principles
    • Lifting Literacy
    • Home Learning >
      • KGT Nature Connectors
    • Online Safety
    • Teaching & Learning Articles of Interest
  • News
    • School Newsletter
    • Calendar
    • 2023 Term Dates
  • International Students
    • School information & fees
  • Contact
    • Contact info