South Auckland 2025 Flexi Conference - MIT Ōtara campus

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

South Auckland 2025 Flexi Conference – MIT Ōtara campus

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The conference starts

Monday, June 2, 2025 @1:00 pm

and finishes on

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 @3:00 pm

2 FOR 1 EARLY BIRD OFFER for all registrations completed on or before Friday, 4th April, 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 ...

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. We have an Early Bird 2 for 1 offer that ends on Friday, 4th April, 2025. This could be two teachers for the price of one or two workshops for the price of one etc

Location

MIT Otara Campus South Auckland

#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.

SAS Solutions (Special Abbreviated STEM)

In today’s fast-paced learning environment, efficiency is key. This workshop is designed to help educators work smarter, not harder, by streamlining STEM teaching strategies without compromising quality or engagement.

Search and Rescue – Find the Student’s Subject of Interest and Rescue Their Enthusiasm

Every student has the potential to be excited about science—it’s just a matter of finding what sparks their curiosity. This workshop focuses on effective strategies for identifying students' scientific interests...

TNT (Tried and Tested)

This workshop showcases a collection of STEM lessons that have been rigorously tested and proven to be highly effective across a wide range of subject areas, age groups, and ability...

Special OPs (Original Physics Solutions)

Original Physics Solutions is an innovative framework designed to make physics more inclusive and representative of diverse perspectives. It challenges traditional norms in physics education by fostering a more equitable...

Science SAS (Specialised 'All-Inclusive' Science)

All-Inclusive Science is a framework designed to make science more diverse, equitable, and accessible. It challenges the traditional 'value system' in science education by promoting a more inclusive and representative...

The consequences of the COVID pandemic response on youth development

5 years on from the COVID-19 pandemic response, we’re learning a lot about the impact that this event had on youth development. We must of course acknowledge the pandemic response's role...

Alternative approaches for at-risk youth

At-risk youth face unique challenges that can impact their educational success, well-being, and future opportunities. This workshop will explore key concerns within the education and youth support sectors, focusing on...

All of the richest people in the world are neurodiverse! – a workshop on cultivating environments to support neurodivergent excellence.

Jeff Bezos, Ellon Musk and Mark Zukerberg fight it out each year for the top spot as the wealthiest person in the world. There's another thing the wealthiest people in...

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On Camera

Engage your students through sharing and creating video. See how you and your ākonga can film, edit and share stories through video without the need for specialised equipment.

After Dark

your facilitators for this conference

Richard de Hamel

Tom Coyle

Hari Mogoșanu – Milky-Way.Kiwi

Ingrid Anderson

Julian Thomson

Angie Winnington

Ruud Kleinpaste – The Bugman

Kelly Body

Sam Leske – Milky-Way.Kiwi

Paul Lowe

Kathy Broadhead

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 our South Auckland Flexi Conference.

We have a 2 FOR 1 EARLY BIRD OFFER for all registrations competed two or more months before the start of the conference.

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