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Christchurch 8141,
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Testimonials
Whats the Plan Stan?
The amount of information my students learn in these mini units is impressive and they generally retain more knowledge this way. Thanks for all the effort you put in. Saves on my planning too.
Alison McCartie from Waitetuna School
The children love tuning in live and this really motivates them. We had been on the LEARNZ Kaikōura earthquakes trip earlier in the year and this was a great follow up.
Jennifer Croxford from Wanaka Primary School
It is a great platform for the children to engage with their parents about what they are learning, in this case to get families to talk about how to be prepared. The children love seeing real people in real time. They engage with the learning but also relate it to the people on screen as if they are their friends.
Lesley Johnston from Firth School
I find the teacher support section very helpful and have never thought, "I wish they had this here". Students were able to read and understand the easy background information and were able to discuss the ideas put forward, then form evacuation plans for school and home.
Paula O'Neill from New River Primary
Tied the emergency drills that we practice in the school into a wide context. It supported the learning we were doing in class.
Aaron Frost from Whitiora School
It worked in well with the nationwide earthquake drill and made students think about how to deal with different emergencies. Everything came into the Key Competencies, Health and PE curriculum, and our values at school.
Louise Parker from Twyford School
The trip encouraged a great deal of thinking, with students participating in discussions where they could develop empathy for others in disaster situations. They were able to do lots of reading and writing in a meaningful context.
Caroline Arnold from Lepperton School
All of my students, including Maori Pasifika and ESOL, have good understandings as a result of the LEARNZ What's the plan, Stan field trip. It was helpful having experts answer inquiry questions my student had, and videos helped certain students gain a deeper understanding.
Mary Herlihy from Royal Road School
Very useful for convincing children that we really do need to prepare for a disaster. Being an e-learning class, we made a disaster plan for our own family. The variety of content is more engaging than normal classroom activities, and this helps to motivate priority learners.
John Brunton from Marshall Laing School
Linked to emergency procedures practised during the year. Online, current, and relevant to curriculum.
Helen Gibson from Hilltop School
Most children went home and planned emergency supplies and procedures. We integrated reading, mapping, videos, discussing, writing, maths, presenting ideas, as well as health and safety procedures. We had a lot of fun.
Joanne Phillips from Te Mata School Havelock North
Allowed us look at geology as well as Civil Defence. Appropriate and effective.
Thomas Leamy from Belmont School (Lower Hutt)
Engagement levels were very high, and they were keen to know more following the video conferences, even though we were watching them after they were recorded. The field trip enabled me to support learners with barriers to their learning, e.g. reading, and enabled the class to continue to develop their self-directed/guided learning style.
Anne Rodgers from Hanmer Springs School
Fitted with our science unit, values of looking after others, and furthered competencies such as speaking and listening and communicating using written language.
Rhonda Beet from Orewa North School
This was effective, interesting and aimed at the students' ability, with interesting quizzes too. Students learned a lot and they enjoyed the videos, which generated a lot of discussion. It was good not to be the one imparting the information, to have experts explain how things happen.
Heather Griffin from Piopio Primary School
Very effective, especially for those students who had the ability to engage in the audio conferences and ask their own questions. This was a great way to immerse my class in lots of information and to initiate lots of discussion. Thank you!
Rachel Hall from Paremata School
We were involved in the Nationwide 'Shake it Out' and this added value to the day. LEARNZ is a 'one stop shop' for me - it means I do not have to spend hours surfing on the internet to support my learning programmes.
Sandra Harnett from Rangiora Borough School
It was like second nature to this term's inquiry and fitted like a glove. It was leveled and delivered at an excellent level and the content was perfect for my Year 8 class.
Heather Williams from Papamoa College
Fantastic resource that our class really enjoyed once again. Thank you. Great planning guide. Easy to use and informative.
Lisa McDonald from Wairau Valley School
Motivating and interesting for my Year 4 class. Audio conferences great. They also especially enjoyed the videos and the ability to have text read to them was really helpful.
Gina Wan from Levin East School
Linked very well with our school ShakeOut focus. Great for building Participating and Contributing, and Self-Management in students. Good design in that I can pick-and-choose what is useful for my class.
Britta Martini from Otari School
It led to a combination of other tasks including preparing their own households in the event of a disaster, getting to know their neighbourhood and even who can assist in times of need. Children can explore the information independently, challenge their understanding with the quizzes and then be encouraged to follow-up with related tasks and websites.
Glynn Hills from Central School
It helped students to see the key competencies in action in a real life situation outside of the classroom.
Beverley Boyd from Milford School Auckland
Explanations were clear and my classroom were buzzing all week about the content. Students were keen to research and find out more information, they also spoke to their families about emergency plans and kits at home. Awesome fit for our school inquiry "Keeping myself Safe and Healthy".
Rachael Ingram from Bell Block School
The material was relevant to my students, who could cover as much or as little as they were able to complete. With this field trip I had one able learner supporting a less able learner and they both produced some great work.
Jennifer Barrow from Kaniere School