| Term Dates 2008-2011
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This information is available on the Ministry of Education website at:
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/theMinistry/EducationInNewZealand/SchoolTermsAndHolidays/2009SchoolTermsAndHolidays.aspx
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 13 Jun 2005
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| A Good Literacy Start to School.
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| A Good Literacy Start to School. When children start school they come with a diverse range of knowledge and experiences from their own social and cultural contexts. Aspects of Literacy that children bring to school. � The ability to communicate their own experiences and to listen to and understand the expereinces of others. � Have the confidence to express their needs and ideas. � . . . more
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| Author : GS
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Created : 13 Jul 2008
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| The Montessori classroom
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The Montessori classroom
By Mary Anne Winslow
It's undoubtedly true that man has all the qualities that are needed to develop himself from the very moment of birth. Each and every one of us possesses within ourselves a unique psyche. Unlike animals, we do not have hereditary instincts that are passed down through generations, such that a kitten, puppy or a tiger cub behaves similarly to its pare . . . more
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| Author : By Mary Anne Winslow
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Created : 19 Aug 2007
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| What is a Stand Down?
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What is a stand-down?
A stand-down is the formal removal of a student from school, by the principal, for a specified period. Stand-downs of a student can total no more than 5 school days in a term or 10 school days in a year.
Stand-downs
For what reasons can a student be stood-down?
The principal has to be satisfied that:
the student�s bad behaviour is a harmful or dangerous exam . . . more
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| Author : Team Up
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Created : 15 Aug 2006
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| Rural children have lower rates of allergies
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IF YOU thought that growing up on a farm would be a childhood characterised by puffy itchy eyes, sneezing and constant wheezing, well think again. Scientists have discovered that growing up on a farm can provide protection against allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma. In addition, children who live on farms with livestock appear to have protection against allergic respiratory disorders.
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 30 Mar 2004
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| Educational Kinesiology and Wellness
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Paul and Gail Dennison
January 23, 2004
Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K) is a distinct and dynamic branch of education, one founded on the principle that movement is the basis for all learning. The Latin root word educare (�to educate�) comes from educere (�to draw out�), and kinesis means movement. In Edu-K we say that movement patterns influence function, while function likewise influenc . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 19 Feb 2004
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| Determinants of Children's Academic Successes & Difficulties.
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What are the Determinants of Children's Academic
Successes and Difficulties?
Environmental factors can influence both the pre- and postnatal brain. Most of us are aware that in the Eastern world the concept of "intrauterine education" goes back in Chinese literature over 2000 years.
I could find one reference published in the Ming Dynasty in 1237 when women were advised to behave favor . . . more
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| Author : Marian Cleeves Diamond, Ph.D
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Created : 12 Feb 2004
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| A web-based directory of Waikato University academic staff
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Experts File
An excellent web-based directory of Waikato University academic staff who can be consulted on a range of topics ranging from Law, Computing, Mathematics, Management, Arts, Maori development, etc.
The web address for the Experts File is:
http://unipr.waikato.ac.nz/publicat
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| Author : Massey
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Created : 12 Sep 2003
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| Transient Children
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This is an excerpt from a paper written by Anna Lee.
Some schools-based suggestions to support transient children made by previous studies included:
1. The implementation of social processes in the playground to facilitate inclusion of transient children.
2. Welcoming systems.
3. The establishment of a "buddy system" to assist the child to establish friendships easily and to dissipate bull . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 03 Aug 2003
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| After the Suicide of Someone you know.
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ANNOUNCING A NEW YOUTH RESOURCE
AFTER THE SUICIDE
of someone you know
information and support for young people
by Tricia Irving � skylight, and Leora Hirsh � SPINZ
This new skylight resource provides what's
been missing � an easy to read, youth friendly
source of good, practical information for
young people who have been bereaved by
suicide. It might be a family member or a
friend . . . more
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| Author : Tricia Irving- Skylight
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Created : 21 May 2003
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