Associations/Orgs

Auckland Branch of NZAGC: Explorers

Auckland Branch of NZAGC:
?Explorers?

The Auckland Branch:
- has members from all over greater Auckland
- provides a comfortable environment for gifted children where they will be able to make friends with others of their own age and ability
- provides opportunities for parents of gifted children to meet to share experiences
- seeks to foster good relationships between home and school in  . . . more

Diabetes New Zealand

Diabetes New Zealand (Inc.) is a nation-wide non-government non-profit organisation. Their website contains a wealth of information.  . . . more

Toughlove?

About TOUGHLOVE?
Our vision: is for families to be loving, cooperative and harmonious.

Our mission: TOUGHLOVE New Zealand is a non-profit organisation providing support and education that gives parents confidence to cope with unacceptable adolescent behaviour.

TOUGHLOVE achieves its mission by striving to:


Operate on-going weekly support group meetings for parents troubled by acting  . . . more

Outward Bound

Outward Bound is an absolutely unique school of education specialising in social and emotional learning. The focus is on personal development within a values framework and the outcomes are increased self-awareness, self-responsibility, confidence, empathy and motivation.

The learning style is experiential. A series of carefully designed activities are progressively sequenced and skilfully fa  . . . more

Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ)

Who are we?
TUANZ is the user's champion in the knowledge economy. Formed in 1986, TUANZ is the non-profit organisation that represents business telecommunications interests and is committed to ensuring that New Zealand develops a competitive and innovative telecommunications market. Our Association has more than 500 corporate members, who represent a cross-section of the major business users of  . . . more

Literacy Aotearoa Inc

Literacy Aotearoa inc. is established to develop accessible quality literacy services that ensures the people of Aotearoa are critically literate.

Literacy Aotearoa


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Learning and Behaviour Charitable Trust NZ

Our Mission

To ensure young persons with Dyslexia / Attention Difficulties receive an education based on equity and free from discrimination
To create more awareness of conditions relating to Dyslexia and ADHD
To support families and young persons with Learning and Behavioural difficulties
Learning and Behaviour Charitable Trust NZ

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Our Vision

To ensure the special learnin  . . . more

Lifelong Learning Trust

The Papakura Lifelong Learning Trust is an independent charitable trust promoting lifelong learning and the learning city philosophy in New Zealand. We were registered in 2001, after the declaration of Papakura as a Learning City by Hon. Steve Maharey on 6 June. We had spent the previous four years researching lifelong learning and learning cities overseas. Being involved in the Pallace proje  . . . more

Relationship Services- Whakawhanaungatanga

"helping you find your own answers"

Relationship services is working with schools and other community agencies around New Zealand to provide counselling and education to youth- often free, or on a heavily subsidised basis.

To find out more contact your local Relationship Services office or phone 0800 RELATE ( 0800 735 283).   . . . more

Skylight

skylight is a non?profit New Zealand organisation. Its focus is specifically on helping children and young people ? and those caring for them - deal with issues of change, loss and grief. skylight services focus on:
 Education and Training
 Information and Resource provision
 Counselling/support services
 Advocacy

See www.skylight.org.nz or call 0800 2  . . . more

Allergy New Zealand

Allergy New Zealand provides information and support for people affected by allergies.

Allergy New Zealand
Box 56 117, Dominion Rd, Auckland
ph (09) 623 3912
fax (09) 623 0091
email: [email protected]
website www.allergy.org.nz

Information Support Line
Auckland
ph (09) 303 2024
Outside Auckland
freephone 0800-34 0800
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Kiwi Kids Conservation Club

The Kiwi Conservation Club( KCC )
What a great site for kids to visit. The site contains lots of interesting information and links to other sites all to do with conservation and nature.
This site is well worth a visit by children, parents and educators. Below is some background information. Go and have a look at the site and write and tell us what you think. Kiwi Conservation Club Website

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Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of New Zealand

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is caused by a very small deletion in the 15th chromosome. It is a random occurrence and to date there has been no discovery as to why this happens. Statistics suggest that the occurrence rate is 1:25,000 giving a population in New Zealand of approximately 230 people. The PWS Association (NZ) knows about 130.

Diagnosis is made through DNA testing and is almost al  . . . more

TalkLink

The TalkLink Trust

The TalkLink Trust was established in Auckland in1991 to provide assistive technology services for people who have communication disabilities. The TalkLink Trust operates two centres, one in Auckland and one in Wellington.

TalkLink centres employ assistive technology specialists who have qualifications and/or experience in speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, neu  . . . more

NZ Assoc. of Intermediate and Middle Schools

MISSION STATEMENT

"Intermediate and Middle Schools,
the winning choice for early adolescents.
Quality learning and teaching for tomorrow's leaders."

N.Z. AIMS EXISTS TO SUPPORT NOTIONS THAT:-

-early adolescents have needs which make them different from other age groups,

-the needs of early adolescents require specialist management,

-middle schools are best equipped and resourced  . . . more

Federation of Independent English Language Schools of New Zealand Inc.

'FIELSNZ' stands for the Federation of Independent English Language Schools of New Zealand Incorporated. It is shortened to 'FIELS' for convenience.
All FIELS member schools are registered by the New Zealand Government under the 1990 Education Amendment Act. The New Zealand Qualification Authority has registered the schools and approved their study courses. Members of FIELS are signatories to th  . . . more

New Zealand Reading Association

The New Zealand Reading Association consists of regional councils which encourage membership of teachers, parents, and literacy educators.
The purpose of the New Zealand Reading Association is to:

encourage literacy learning
encourage research in literacy education
publish results of significant literacy investigations and practices
foster continuing literacy education programmes for t  . . . more

Parent to Parent Matua ki te Matua

Parent to Parent is a support and information network for parents of children with special needs. Support is provided voluntarily by Trained Support Parents who have a child with the same or similar needs.

Formed in New Zealand in 1983, the group has built up a support network that is now nationwide. We are affiliated to similar groups around the world and maintain close links with other organi  . . . more

New Zealand Dyspraxia Association

New Zealand Dyspraxia Association  . . . more

Brain Injury Association.

The Brain Injury Association New Zealand provides information, advocacy and support to people with Brain Injury and their families/whanau.

Families where children have had accidents involving brain injury often need support and advice.
Brain Injury is damage to living brain tissue caused by an external mechanical force.
It is usually characterised by a period of unconsciousness lasting minut  . . . more

ADDvocate NZ Inc.

ADHD.org.nz was set up to provide people with a means of sourcing information concerning Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in New Zealand. This was done so that parents could make educated decisions concerning our child's future.



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