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

Christchurch 2025 Flexi Conference – co-hosted by Climate Action Campus

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The conference starts 

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 @1:00 pm

and finishes on 

Saturday, May 10, 2025 @3:00 pm

We have a 2 FOR 1 EARLY BIRD OFFER for all registrations completed by 14th March, 2025
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 ...
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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

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Duration
4 days
cost
$285 for each workshop that you register for. We have an Early Bird 2 for 1 offer that ends on Friday, 14th March, 2025. This could be two teachers for the price of one or two workshops for the price of one etc
Location
Climate Action Campus
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Overview

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

Flexi Conferences for Busy Educators

The Flexi Conference runs over four 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 our Christchurch Flexi Conference. This site provides you with a range of workshops that are being offered during the school day and outside the normal school day.

We have a 2 FOR 1 EARLY BIRD OFFER for all registrations completed on or before 14th March 2025

What's included

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. 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 up to the start date, but some of the workshop options may have been removed….
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