Taranaki 2025 Flexi Conference - co-hosted by Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki

Grab your exclusive opportunity to access an incredible range of PLD expert facilitators in one place at our upcoming event:

Taranaki 2025 Flexi Conference – co-hosted by Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki

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The conference starts

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 @1:00 pm

and finishes on

Friday, August 29, 2025 @3:00 pm

Field-Based STEM run conferences throughout New Zealand - providing local and flexible PLD options for schools. Our conferences run over 3 days and teachers can opt into any time slot that works best. We have after school and after dark slots as well as morning and afternoon slots. Teachers and educators can register for just one workshop or as many as they like ...

Our Conferences are designed to be as flexible and accessible as possible. You can attend for a morning, an afternoon, after school (4pm to 6.30 pm), after dark (6.30pm to 9 pm) or ANY COMBINATION

event Profile

Duration

3 days

cost

$285 for each workshop that you register for.

Location

Taranaki

Tools of the Trade

Discover how technology can be your ally in the classroom, freeing up more time for what you do best—teaching and inspiring your students.

Spark Creativity in the Classroom with Micro:bits!

Micro:bits make coding and electronics accessible and fun for students of all ages. We'll cover the basics, including simple coding projects and interactive activities that can be easily integrated into...

Putting The A in STEAM

Including the Arts in STEAM encourages students to explore new ways of problem-solving, enhances their communication skills, and fosters a deeper connection between scientific inquiry and creative expression. Look at...

Cultural diversity in STEAM education

Join Claire Wigley and look at ways of integrating your classes unique cultural diversity into your STEAM planning. Through personal experience and years working in a culturally diverse classroom, this...

The First Polynesians' Journey

When did the first Polynesians arrive and what inspired them to search for Aotearoa? How did they prepare for such a voyage, navigate and survive during the trip?

Looking back in time

Aotearoa/NZ is biologically the oldest place on this planet. A Dinosaur museum! Our native plants, insects, frogs, birds, lizards and many other creatures are the oldest in existence.

Marine life

What would it be like to live in the Ocean? Who are the animals that cope in this watery world, and how do they do it?

Puppet Play - Creating puppets for Education

Puppets have a unique ability to break through barriers to learning. Puppets allow the operator to step ‘outside themselves’ because the ‘performance’ transfers to the puppet.

Co-operative Board Games

In this interactive session, you’ll play and analyse games designed to challenge groups to work together toward common goals.

Nature and Nutrition

In this workshop, we’ll delve into how nutrition impacts our bodies and the environment, uncovering sustainable food choices and the role of plants in our diets.

After Dark

your facilitators for this conference

Claire Wigley

Richard de Hamel

Cathy Quigan

Tom Coyle

Kelly Body

Hari Mogoșanu – Milky-Way.Kiwi

Sam Leske – Milky-Way.Kiwi

Julian Thomson

Ruud Kleinpaste – The Bugman

Overview

Home » Conferences & Events » Taranaki 2025 Flexi Conference – co-hosted by Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki

Field Based STEM run conferences throughout New Zealand – providing local and flexible PLD options for schools.

Flexi Conferences for Busy Educators

Our conferences run over three days, and teachers can opt into any time slot that works best. We have after-school and after-dark slots, as well as morning and afternoon slots. Teachers and educators can register for just one workshop or as many as they like.

Registrations are now being taken for the Taranaki Conference. You can see what is on offer below and by clicking on the ‘Book This Conference’ button below.

What's included

Participants can select any of the workshops that are not yet at capacity. Light refreshments will be available, but participants should bring a packed lunch. If transport is needed to get you to the start of your workshop/fieldtrip, then participants are responsible for their own transport.

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Work with us, reach for the stars

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Gisborne 2025 Flexi Conference

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