Spark Jump

Manaiakalani has partnered with the Spark Foundation over four years and this article provides commentary on this very positive relationship from the Spark perspective.

Spark Jump is one of a series of Spark’s community initiatives involving education. To find out more about Spark’s interest in education and supporting programmes that ‘mirror Spark’s DNA’ like Manaiakalani, we spoke with Lynne LeGros, General Manager of Spark Foundation.

Nanogirl writes about Manaiakalani

Nanogirl (Dr. Michelle Dickinson) is a science & technology columnist for the New Zealand Herald. In a recent article Dickinson talks about the changing state of education as the world becomes increasingly digital and the challenges this brings for children who lack access to the internet and other digital technologies. Manaiakalani is featured in the article as an example of an initiative that aims to help children in New Zealand by bridging the digital divide.

To read the full article at the NZ Herald website, click the image below:

Rebecca Jesson: equal education

Dr Rebecca Jesson is a senior lecturer in the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland. As part of a recent Radio New Zealand interview, Dr Jesson talked about research that she and her team at the University of Auckland's Woolf Fisher Research Centre have been conducting into Manaiakalani's digital teaching and learning programmes.

Click the image below to listen to the interview on the Radio NZ website:

Here are two more articles about Dr Jesson's work with Manaiakalani: Phys.org and Scoop.co.nz

Cyclone top of the class as Google honours regional resellers - Reseller News

Cyclone Computers have recently received an award for being Google's 2015 Asia-Pacific Partner of the Year for Devices. This honours Cyclone's success in working alongside many New Zealand schools (including Manaiakalani Cluster & Outreach schools) as they introduce digital teaching.

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Spark features Manaiakalani in February Newsletter

The February newsletter sent out by Spark to all subscribers across New Zealand featured an update on their support of the Manaiakalani Programme.
As well as mentioning our local schools it goes on to explain that Spark has increased support to include the five Manaiakalani Outreach Clusters around New Zealand.

Click the image below to read about Spark's contribution to Manaiakalani:

Summer Code Camp in Tamaki makes learning code a game - Scoop.co.nz

A recent article for Scoop talks about the Summer Code Camp that 30 students from the Manaiakalani cluster were a part of. Funded by the Innovation Partnership and N4L (Network for Learning), the Summer Code Camp taught kids how to code through the process of making their own computer games.

To read the full article, click the image below:

Tamaki College hosts Teach First NZ

Tamaki College principal, Mrs Soana Pamaka, speaks at the graduation ceremony of a cohort of Teach First NZ and explains the extremely positive experience Tamaki College has had employing TFNZ teachers.  

 Soana Pamaka, Principal of Tamaki College, speaks at Teach First NZ's Ako Mātātupu: Launching our Alumni Community and congratulating our 2013 cohort on their completion of the programme. 25 November 2014 at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Education, Epsom Campus.