• Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm

Funding: Funding may be available for schools through GCSN - Greater Christchurch Schools' Network. Apply directly with GCSN to request funding and enquire about eligibility criteria.

Paid: $517.50 Cost per group, when booked directly with libraries

English - Oral Language - Communicating and Presenting – Knowledge - Presenting to others (Years 4-5)

• Clear presentations have a strong introduction, well-organised main ideas, and a conclusion.
• Effective speakers choose words, ideas, and a presentation style (e.g. formal, informal, serious, humorous) that match the audience’s knowledge, needs, and interests.

English - Oral Language - Communicating and Presenting – Knowledge - Presenting to others (Years 4-6)

• Skilled speakers change their tone, volume, and pace to fit the message, audience, and situation.

English - Oral Language - Communicating and Presenting – Knowledge - Listening and responding to others (Year 5)

• Effective discussions involve:

o        listening to others and asking questions that connect to what they have said

o        noticing when someone goes off topic and helping bring the conversation back to the main idea

o        checking for understanding by asking questions or saying things in a different way.

English - Oral Language - Communicating and Presenting – Knowledge - Listening and responding to others (Year 6)

• Effective discussions involve:

o        sharing different opinions in a respectful way, so everyone feels safe to speak

o        noticing when people have similar ideas and working together to reach an agreement

o        asking clear questions to help clarify complex information

o        noticing who has or hasn’t spoken and inviting others to share their thoughts

o        thinking about what others have said and explaining how it has changed or confirmed existing ideas.

English (Writing processes – Knowledge - Revising and Editing (Years 4-6)

• Rereading each sentence and paragraph while writing ensures the writing makes sense and sounds right.
• Making changes to texts in response to feedback can improve clarity for the intended audience.

English - Oral Language – Knowledge - Communicating and Presenting - Presenting to others (Years 7-8 )

• Effective presentation planning involves selecting language, structure, tone, and content that suit the audience, purpose and form, for example:

o        in podcasts, conversational language (informal, natural-sounding speech that mimics everyday conversation) builds rapport, a planned sequence of segments or topics supports clarity and engagement, and the inclusion of examples, signposting, and analogies helps orient the listener.

• Voice modulation and non-verbal communication can guide audience attention, reinforce meaning, and strengthen impact.

English - Oral Language – Knowledge - Communicating and Presenting - Listening and responding to others (Years 7-8 )

• Effective discussions require everyone to show respect, include others, and work to understand each other by listening carefully, handling disagreements calmly, and staying focused on the topic.

English - Writing Processes - Knowledge - Revising and Editing (Years 7-8)

• Revising is a process that involves improving the content, style, features, and tone of a text to better suit the audience, purpose, and message.
• Feedback can provide valuable information about how the writing could be improved, and writers need to think carefully about whether or how to use it.

Technology (Progress Outcome 2 - Designing and developing digital outcomes)

• Students will make decisions about creating, manipulating, storing, retrieving, sharing, and testing digital content for a specific purpose, given particular parameters, tools, and techniques.

• Thinking
• Using language, symbols, and texts
• Managing self
• Relating to others
• Participating and contributing