Year 1 – 10 Programmes
Let’s Get Coding - Digital Technology (all ages)
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Curriculum link: Digital Technology NCEA L1,2,3 Computational Thinking Progress Outcome 1 and 2
Suitable for: Year 1 - 10
Duration: 1-2 hours
Te Arawa Early Games and Toys
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Curriculum Links: Social Sciences & Technology
Suitable for: Year 1 - 8
Duration: 1.5 hours
Mixed Media Fun: Māori Artworks formally called Contemporary Māori Artists
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Curriculum Links: Visual Arts
Suitable for: Year 1 - 10
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours
Te Paepaehakumanu - The Government Gardens
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Curriculum Links: Social Sciences
Suitable for Year 3-10 students
Duration: 2 hours
Ake! Ake! - 28 Māori Battalion
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Curriculum Link: Social Science
Suitable for: Years 3 – 10
Duration: 1.5 hours
Robotics 101 (Edisons, Beebots and Lego™ Mindstorm)
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Curriculum Link: Technology
Suitable for: Year 5-8
Duration: 2 hours
World War 1
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Curriculum Links: Social Sciences
Suitable for : Year 3-10 Students
Duration: 1.5 hours
Horohopu - Taonga Tākaro
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Curriculum Links: Social Sciences and Physical Education
Suitable for Year 3 — 8 students
Duration: 2 hours
Heroes and Electrical Circuits
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Curriculum Links: Science and Health/Physical Education
Suitable for: Years 3 – 10
Duration: 1.5 hours
Amazing Race and Swim Explore the Government Gardens and swim at the Polynesian Spa
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Curriculum links: Social Sciences and Physical Education
Suitable for: Year 1 - 13 students
Duration: 2 - 3 hours
Ngā Kōrero o Te Kura - School Stories Available from Term 3 Onwards
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Curriculum Links: Social Sciences
Suitable for: Year 4 - 10
Duration: 2 hours
Land of the Taniwha
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Curriculum Links: Visual Arts and Social Sciences
Suitable for: Year 1 - 10
Duration: 2 hours
Hidden Treasures
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Curriculum Links: Visual Arts and Social Science
Suitable for Year 3 – 10 students
Duration: 2 hours
Evolocity Designing electric go-karts
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Curriculum links: Digital Technology, Technology, Math, Science
Suitable for: Year 7—13 students
Stimulating awareness of electric transportation by building electric go-karts.
Discovering Aotearoa
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Curriculum Links: Social Sciences
Suitable for: Year 3 - 10
Duration: 2 hours
Do You See What I See?
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Curriculum Links: Visual Art & Science
Suitable for: Year 3 - 10
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours
Abstract Printmaking
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Curriculum link: Visual Arts
Suitable for Years 5 – 11
Duration: 1-2 hours
Still Life into Surrealism
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Curriculum Links: Visual Arts
Suitable for: Year 5 - 13
Duration: 2 hours
DISCOVER - Tarawera Eruption Survivor Experiences Learn their stories
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Learn more about the 1886 eruption through the eyes of those who lived through the events of the disaster. Suitable for Years 5 - 10.
Robocup Junior Program robots to complete tasks
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Curriculum links: Digital Technology, Technology, Math, English, Drama
Suitable for: Year 4—13 students
A national robotics competition for students using various programmes robotic platforms to complete tasks.
Tarawera Te Maunga Tapu
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Curriculum Link: Science or
Social Science
Suitable for Year 3 - 10 students
Duration: 1.5 hours
Exploring Geothermal Environments Discover why geothermal activity occurs in Rotorua.
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Curriculum Links: Science
Suitable for: Year 3-10 students
Duration: 2 hours
Making Movie Magic
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Curriculum Links: Technology
Suitable for: Year 3 - 8 students
Duration: 1.5 hour
Māra Kai – A Traditional Māori Garden Limited dates available 3 – 14 May Only
Dates: Monday, 3 May 2021 to Friday, 14 May 2021
Curriculum Link: Social Science
Suitable for: Years 1 – 10
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours
Rotorua Settlers and Steam Museum
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Curriculum Links: Social Sciences, English, Technology and Science
Suitable for :Year 1-10 Students
Duration: 2 hours
PC4G Girls explore the exciting world of coding
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Curriculum links: Digital Technology
Suitable for: Year 9—10 female students in Rotorua
Costs: $5 per student. Max 6 students per school
Te Arawa Journeys Ngā Haerenga o Te Arawa
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Curriculum links: Social Sciences and Technology
Suitable for: Year 3 -8 students
Duration: 2 hours
AquaBots Underwater robotics
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Curriculum links: Digital Technology, Technology, Math, Science, English
Suitable for: Year 4—13 students
Teams of students build an AquaBot to take part in competition where robots complete various underwater tasks.
