Anne Tolley
26 August, 2011
Providers awarded $1.1 million in education contracts
Education Minister Anne Tolley says twenty-one providers around New Zealand have been awarded contracts worth over $1.1 million to provide Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom (LEOTC) following the latest contestable tender round.
�452,000 students are taking part in LEOTC visits this year, with the support of the Government�s annual investment of around $5 million,� says Mrs Tolley.
�The programmes allow teachers to take students out of the traditional classroom and to link their curriculum learning with real-life experiences.
�The successful providers cover a wide range of settings and learning experiences, from museums and art galleries to performing arts, media production and environmental education.
�But they all have one thing in common. They deliver hands-on educational experiences that enhance and enrich student learning, and provide effective support for the national curriculum and Government education priorities.
�The Ministry will continually monitor all of the programmes to make sure they are effective and that they are delivering the best possible learning for students.�
The successful LEOTC providers are:
Auckland
Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts (East Auckland) ($60,000)
Auckland Art Gallery ($57,500)
TelstraClear Pacific (performing arts, South Auckland) ($51,000)
Corban Estate Arts Centre (West Auckland) ($50,700)
Bay of Plenty
Tauranga Art Gallery ($40,000)
Gisborne
Nga Mahi Te Taiao (environmental education) ($37,000)
Taranaki
Rotokare Scenic Reserve (environmental education) ($12,500)
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery ($44,200)
Manawatu-Whanganui
Sarjeant Gallery ($52,300)
Wellington
Pataka Museum of Arts and Cultures ($52,000)
Capital E (TV/media production) ($80,000)
City Gallery ($82,800)
Nelson/Tasman
The Suter Art Gallery ($37,000)
Whenua Iti Outdoors ($36,800)
Canterbury
Horizons Unlimited (outdoor education) ($51,700)
Otago
Kati Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki (M�ori language education) ($46,000)
Dunedin Art Gallery ($55,000)
Otago Peninsula Trust (albatross colony) ($20,000)
Southland
Southland Museum and Art Gallery ($38,500)
National
DANZ Dance Aotearoa New Zealand ($57,000)
Heurisko (virtual field trips) ($161,000)
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