Wairarapa 2025 Flexi Conference

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

Wairarapa 2025 Flexi Conference

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The conference starts

Monday, March 24, 2025 @1:00 pm

and finishes on

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 @3:00 pm

HALF PRICE FOR FIRST 50 REGISTRATIONS – https://field-basedstem.ud.io

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 can register for just one workshop or as many as they like ...

Our conferences are 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. HALF PRICE FOR FIRST 50 REGISTRATIONS – https://field-basedstem.ud.io

event Profile

Duration

3 days

cost

$285 for each workshop that you register for. We have an Early Bird 2 for 1 offer for any registration confirmed 2 or more months prior to the start date. This could be two teachers for the price of one or two workshops for the price of one etc

Location

Wairarapa

Bringing Back Butterflies - How to create a butterfly habitat at your school for our endemic butterflies and encourage students to be kaitiaki.

This workshop will take you on a crash course on our local butterflies and to provide you with the know-how to create habitats, identify and scientifically pin our gorgeous Lepidoptera.

Local Curriculum Development - How to develop your school's own personal local curriculum.

In this workshop, we will delve into how to make a personalised local curriculum for your school.

Nature Literacy - How to connect learning about nature with literacy and numeracy.

As educators, we know there has been a big push with literacy and numeracy with the new government. Many educators are feeling the pressure to focus on these areas. However,...

Insect Explorers: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes of Our Ecosystem

An engaging outdoor workshop, run by bug nerd Sarah C, where students will discover the incredible variety of insects living in their environment.

Stream Secrets: Discovering the Hidden Insects of Freshwater Ecosystems

An immersive workshop, run by Entomology extraordinaire Sarah C, that explores the incredible world of insects living in our freshwater streams.

Buzzing for a Better World: The Essential Role of Honeybees in Our Ecosystem

An engaging workshop, run by Apiculture extraordinaire Sarah C, where we dive deep into the fascinating lives of honeybees and their crucial role in pollination.

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.

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Scratch Programming

Gain confidence in the world of coding with Scratch. This is a beginner-friendly platform that makes programming accessible and exciting.

Bad Science

Can you spot a scientific myth when you see one? This workshop will dive into the world of flawed experiments, misleading statistics, and pseudoscience.

After Dark

your facilitators for this conference

Ruud Kleinpaste – The Bugman

Richard de Hamel

Tom Coyle

Jane Riddiford

Hari Mogoșanu – Milky-Way.Kiwi

Julian Thomson

Joseph Potangaroa

Chris Hollis

Kelly Body

Sam Leske – Milky-Way.Kiwi

Kathy Broadhead

Rod Sugden

Overview

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

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 can register for just one workshop or as many as they like.

Registrations are now being taken for the Wairarapa 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. You can find out which workshops are still available on the Wairarapa Conference registration FORM: https://snip.ly/2025WairarapaMarchConference PLEASE NOTE, we finalise the workshops available after the 2 for 1 Early Bird offer expires – ie 2 months before the start date. You can still register right upto the start date, but some of the workshop options below, may have been removed…. 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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