July 2008Smokefree Pacifica Beats – Regionals 1 May 2008 – 9 August 2008 Different locations throughout Aotearoa Smokefree Pacifica Beats is open for entry to anyone in Aotearoa who is attending ‘school’ for at least 16 hours a week and who is no older than 19 years of age on 30 May, 2008. Entries for Smokefree Pacifica Beats are NOW OPEN! Packs have been sent out to every secondary school and kura kaupapa in Aotearoa – hassle your music teacher for more information! Entries officially close on Friday 30 May. The regional events begin in Tūranga – nui – a – Kiwa(Gisborne) on Sat 14 June and finish down in Porirua on Sat 9 August, we’ll be updating the site with more information around the shows over the next couple of weeks; venues, ticket prices, show times etc…. stay tuned for updates! smokefreepacificabeats@ypt.org.nz 09 846 6090 http://www.smokefreepacificabeats.co.nz/ Dunedin Community Fono 3 July 2008 – 3 July 2008 Dunedin – TBC Time: 6.00pm to 8.00pm then supper NZALT: International Biennial Conference 6 July 2008 – 9 July 2008 Wellington Girls’ College, Pipitea St, Thorndon, Wellington. The New Zealand Association of Language Teachers' conference. There will be language specific sections for teachers of Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish and Samoan. Sessions specific to the needs of teachers of languages in Years 7 and 8 will be offered, as well as sessions for those involved in Te Reo Maori. A first in 2008. Sue Sutherland suesuthe1@yahoo.com http://nzalt.org.nz/conference/ NZRA Conference 2008 6 July 2008 – 9 July 2008 Location: Kingsgate Hotel Hamilton Bridges to Literacy: New Zealand Reading Association Conference.
Keynotes speakers include:
Michelle Anstey – Educational Consultant Queensland, Australia.
Russell Bishop – Professor of Maori Education. University of Waikato.
Peter Johnson – Professor at the State University of New York, Albany.
Linda Gambrell – IRA President 2007 – 2008, Professor of Education,Clemson University, USA.
John Marsden, Australian author and illustrator.
Visit the NZRA Website and submit your registrations for this conference. Workshop proposals need to be in by Dec 31, 2007 and can also be submitted through the link on the website. Contact: Wendy Carss wcarss@waikato.ac.nz http://www.nzra.org.nz/page/23 Wellington Community Fono 10 July 2008 – 10 July 2008 Wellington – TBC Time: 6.00pm to 8.00pm then supper Christchurch Community Fono 31 July 2008 – 31 July 2008 Christchurch – TBC Time: 6.00pm to 8.00pm then supper |