| Welcoming Strategies for Students & Their Families
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Starting a new school can be scary. Those concerned with mental health in schools can play important prevention and therapeutic roles by helping a school establish a welcoming program and ways to provide ongoing social support.
Special attention must be directed at providing Office Staff with training and resources so they can create a welcoming and supportive atmosphere to everyone who enter . . . more
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| Author : UCLA Mental Health Project
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Created : 11 Jan 2003
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| Literacy and Development
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Speech to the 1998 Planning Hui of the Adult Reading and Learning Assistance (ARLA) Federation of Aotearoa New Zealand: Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland, Saturday 20 June. Published in Nga Kete Koreo, the Journal of Literacy Aotearoa, July, 1999.
During his second voyage of discovery, James Cook had two boats which arranged to meet in Queen Charlotte Sound. They did not. After waiting a . . . more
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| Author : Brian Easton
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Created : 05 Dec 2002
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| The Decile Divide
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Decile ranking was initially designed as an administrative system to categorise schools according to socio economic groupings and to allocate financial resources to schools in relation to their perceived need. It was believed that this method of resource allocation would reduce socio-economic disparity by enabling schools in lower socio-economic areas to address learning needs. Schools would th . . . more
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| Author : NZ Principals Federation
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Created : 01 Oct 2002
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| Self-help cognitive therapy programme trialled
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Effective, no-drug antidepressant trialled
Depression and anxiety sufferers on treatment waiting lists will trial a self-help cognitive therapy programme.
The programme has been proven overseas to decrease depression and, in some cases, even obviate the need for further therapy.
The head of Australasia�s only university-based CT training unit, Massey University�s Associate Professor Paul . . . more
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| Author : Massey University
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Created : 26 Sep 2002
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| Books in Homes- Alan Duff Charitable Foundation.
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| Books in Homes was inspired by Alan Duff who, with the help of Christine Fernyhough, developed the idea after realising that failures in adult life often stem from childhoods spent in bookless homes. The philosophy behind the programme is simple - to break the cycle of 'booklessness'. Kids who can't read become adults who can't communicate and that's a serious disadvantage in a world that operates . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 25 Sep 2002
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| Within the family: Why the kids suffer when parents fight
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When couples separate, adults who regard themselves as reasonable in most situations become vitriolic in their exchanges with each other, too hurt to be grown up and too helpless to do anything but blame the other for the agonies they feel.
Children find themselves exposed to this conflict, and research is absolutely clear that such exposure is destructive to them.
Because children of all . . . more
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| Author : SUZANNE INNES-KENT
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Created : 29 Jan 2002
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| The Benefits of Establishing High Expectations for Positive Behaviours in a Classroom Learning Community
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The Benefits of Establishing High Expectations for Positive Behaviours in a Classroom Learning Community, are identified in the following research summmaries:
A safe and caring learning environment maximizes learning.
Research also shows that clearly articulated expectations for positive behaviours in a learning community provide emotional safety and the relaxed alertness that create the hig . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 14 Aug 2002
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| Swearing- the modern curse.
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| Ask any teacher and they will say that swearing seems to have increased. Words that used to be forbidden have become mainstream language. Children learn from their parents, siblings, peers and television. One Principal at a primary school admitted that he sometimes "lets out a 4 letter word" in the privacy of his home but will not accept it in his school regardless of the intent. Ask any child . . . more
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| Author : Helen Brown
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Created : 12 Mar 2002
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| A letter to teachers from the Teachers Council
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23 May 2002
Dear Teachers
The Education Standards Act 2001 established the New Zealand Teachers Council, marking the culmination of over 50 years of progress towards creating a professional organisation, controlled by teachers, to represent all teachers. This Council is committed to raising the status of the teaching profession and valuing teachers and their unique contribution to societ . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 18 Jun 2002
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| Freedom or Discipline?
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Freedom is a core, but often misunderstood, Montessori principle. Shannon Helfrich, an AMI trainer of trainers, defined freedom as the capacity to pause in the face of certain stimuli and make a choice, to the exclusion of all other choices.
How do our children go about making that choice? They can�t make it without prior knowledge and experience. They gain that knowledge and experience fro . . . more
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| Author : Collette- Teacher, Long Bay Primary
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Created : 25 May 2002
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| Brain Gym(R)- nature and origins
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This is a letter written by Gail Dennison for us to give to parents who have questions about Brain Gym and its origins. I think it is an outstanding letter and want to share it with all of you:
Brain Gym(R) is a learning-readiness program used in schools, homes, and businesses in more than 80 countries around the world. This movement-based program was founded on the research of educators . . . more
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| Author : Gail Dennison
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Created : 20 May 2002
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| The Problem of Boys in New Zealand Schools
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In N.Z. educational equity concern has traditionally been focused on provision for girls and Maori. It is a mandated requirement since 1989 that all schools analysis and compare the academic performance of girls and Maori against that of the whole school co hort.
In the last two years there has been a gradual - indeed hesitant, articulation of the plight of boys in education. Boys are vastly . . . more
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| Author : Wayne Bainbridge, Matipo Primary
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Created : 01 May 2002
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| Kia-Kaha. A programme to eliminate bullying.
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| Kia-Kaha (Maori word for "stand strong") was established in New Zealand by the Telecom Corporation and the New Zealand Police Education Officers. New Zealanders have created guidelines and charters that urge schools to acknowledge their "moral obligation to reduce bullying." Hundreds of Police Education Officers are trained to implement the Kia-Kaha program in schools. They encourage the entire sc . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 10 Mar 2002
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| Deciding Where to Send Your Child to School.
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Deciding on a school.
Most children attend the school closest to where they live. These are usually listed in the Yellow Pages of the telephone directory. Parents and caregivers can enrol their children at any state school of their choice. However, if a school has too many children wishing to enrol, the Ministry of Education may allow a school to operate an enrolment scheme to prevent over-crow . . . more
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| Author : Ministry of Education.
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Created : 16 Feb 2002
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