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The Kura – Let’s Do It Campaign Is Making An Impact In The Western Bay Of Plenty, And We Couldn't Be More Thrilled!
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:44 am | Te Kura
After the first ever successful lauch of the Kura - Let’s Do it campaign in the Western Bay of Plenty, we’re excited to be back in term 2 as it's time for our ākonga in the Bay of Plenty to dust off their school bags and return to school. ... More >>
Kaupapa Māori: Continuing traditions, acknowledging success
Friday, 13 September 2019, 5:16 pm | Te Kura
Te Kura has launched an exciting new learning area, Kaupapa Māori, which focuses on continuing traditions and acknowledging success in matauranga Māori. Te Kura successfully trialled Kaupapa Māori towards the end of 2018, with over 50 ākonga ... More >>
Disappointed with NCEA results? Try Summer School
Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 10:43 am | Te Kura
NCEA results can be cause for celebration – or disappointment. Te Kura’s Summer School offers hope to students who may have found themselves a few credits short. More >>
Te Kura student artwork on display at Mātauranga House
Monday, 17 December 2018, 12:36 pm | Te Kura
The artistry of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) students is now on permanent display in the Ministry of Education’s national office at Mātauranga House. More >>
Summer School offers students another chance to get NCEA
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 10:53 am | Te Kura
Students who are a few credits short of completing NCEA can get their plans for 2019 back-on-track through learning online with Te Kura’s Summer School. More >>
Taking Opotiki to Parliament
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 10:31 am | Te Kura
Opotiki’s Tame Cole (TC) Koroheke Satele has been selected by MP David Parker to be a representative at next year’s Youth Parliament. TC is a student at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura), New Zealand’s state distance education provider. More >>
Te Kura finalist in Best Design Awards 2018
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 12:48 pm | Te Kura
A school’s online learning environment, which has transformed the way distance students learn, is a finalist in the 2018 Best Design Awards. The Awards, by the Designers Institute of New Zealand, showcase excellence in graphic, spatial, product, ... More >>
Te Kura’s Big Picture Learning Pilot finalist for PM's Award
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 3:55 pm | Te Kura
A programme with the motto ‘one student at a time in a community of learners’ is a finalist in the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards for the Education Focus Prize – Takatū. The Prize celebrates outstanding inclusive practices that ... More >>
Te Kura teacher wins Australasian Teaching Award
Friday, 18 August 2017, 4:04 pm | Te Kura
Jan Bolton has won the Teaching Excellence Award from the Australasian Association of Distance Education Schools (AADES) for her outstanding work in online education with Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura). More >>
Monday Live event bridges distance and celebrates talent
Friday, 23 June 2017, 2:11 pm | Te Kura
Students of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) will be coming together in Auckland city on Monday for a music and arts event. As New Zealand’s state distance education provider with over 23,000 students, the school finds innovative ways to enable students ... More >>
Te Kura prepared to be country’s first COOL
Friday, 12 May 2017, 3:39 pm | Te Kura
Te Kura is closer to becoming New Zealand’s first Community of Online Learning with the passing of the Education (Update) Amendment Bill’s third and final reading in Parliament. More >>
School’s in for summer at Te Kura
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 3:32 pm | Te Kura
Te Kura had a big increase in student enrolment for this year’s summer school. The distance education provider had 746 students enrol for summer school 2016/2017, up from 201 enrolments for summer school 2015/2016. More >>
NZ’s largest school announces prize winners
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 11:51 am | Te Kura
The achievements of students at New Zealand’s largest school were celebrated at a ceremony in Wellington recently, where 23 students from around the country gathered to receive their prizes. In all, 83 prizes were awarded this year. More >>