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

Central Auckland 2025 Flexi Conference

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The conference starts 

Monday, August 4, 2025 @1:00 pm

and finishes on 

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 @3:00 pm

HALF Price for first 100 registrations
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
3 days
cost
$285 for each workshop that you register for. We have a half price offer for the first 100 registrations.
Location
MIT Otara Campus South Auckland
Local Curriculum - Bianca Woyak

#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.
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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.
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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...
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TNT

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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Virtually there – create your own virtual field trips

In this workshop you will take part in an interactive virtual field trip and see how to plan, create, share and evaluate your own virtual field trip. See how online...
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P1000308 - Shelley Hersey

Glaciers – Now you see me… now you don’t

Our glaciers are disappearing due to climate change and receding glaciers are a major cause of sea level rise. Loss of glacial ice also threatens our water supplies and local...
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Why Antarctica Matters

Antarctica is a unique natural laboratory that helps us understand the Earth's climate, ocean systems, and the impact of human activity.
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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 Central Auckland Flexi Conference.

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This site shows the wide variety of workshops available OUTSIDE normal school hours. To get more information about Conferences near you, simply click on the Booking Links. 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….
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