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VLN Primary Helps Launch Rural Broadband
You might have missed it in the news, but the launch of the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) took place on June 30th. I have been keeping quiet about this in wider circles as i have been waiting for official release of images & media from this event. You can view the recording of this event h...Tags: vln_primary, vln primary, vlnc, broadband, fibre, anne tolley, steven joyce, taranaki
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VLN Primary Online Classes - Enrolments Available
Our first online classes for the year are scheduled to start this week! We still have a few spaces in each of these classes - French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Te Reo and Astronomy. If you have just one or two students (maybe 3) interested in joining any of these classes please contact R...Tags: online classes, elearning, languages, astronomy, vln primary
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Online Classes - Not too late to join in!
VLN Primary language classes are now underway as our students and teachers get to know each other and begin their online learning. We still have some space in a few classes (2 - 4 students only), and are welcoming NZ schools to participate! The following are still available: ...Tags: vln primary, registrations, online learning, online classes, virtual learning, enrolment, french, mandarin, te reo, german
Health - Collaborative Project - Something for our Younger Students!
We are currently developing a collaborative project with students at Rosmini College to work with younger students starting in 2012, around the area of Health.This is a great way for you to add a new dimension to your health curriculum at school by engaging with other Primary schools and Rosmin...Tags: collaboration, collaborative activity, project, vln_primary, vln primary, rosmini college, health, online learning
Developing a web presence for your school - Taranaki Sole Charge Principals
On Friday i was invited by some of our VLN Primary schools to attend their Taranaki Sole Charge Principals meeting in New Plymouth. We spent the day in a hands on workshop around developing their schools web presence using edublogger and other supplementary web 2.0 tools. I was keen to support...Tags: professional learning, websites, blogs, schools, taranaki, vln primary
Mandarin becoming the language to study
"The time is fast approaching when schools will chose to offer Mandarin instead of more traditional languages such as French, Latin or German"... read more An interesting article in the Herald about learning Mandarin and a good lead in to say we are now taking enrolments for Mandarin (& othe...Tags: mandarin, confucius institute, learning online, vln primary, languages