20 February 2023

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Kia Ora

What a wild few weeks it has been in Aotearoa. We are sending aroha to all who have been displaced or affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, no doubt a lot of our colleagues up and down the country are experiencing a monumental workload ahead of them as they rebuild.

Please take a good read of the Monday Mailing – this has important information about our upcoming retreat and our 2023 WPA Study Tour.

Nga Mihi
Chrissy Wakeman
Orini Combined School

Important Dates 2022

Monthly Rant from the Balcony

Courageous Leadership

Come along and spend 2 nights with colleagues at the Millennium Hotel, Rotorua. Neil O'Reilly will be facilitating, along with Logan Williams attending and MoE providing workshops. There will also be time to enjoy a selection of Hauora activities within the region.

Take a look at the agenda for Rotorua

Brisbane Study Tour 2023

The Waikato Principals Association are leading their Annual Study Tour to Brisbane (Australia) from Wednesday 2 August until Saturday 5 August . The tour will start on Wednesday with a meet and greet session over dinner and visits to local Brisbane schools on Thursday 3 Aug. On Friday and Saturday members will attend the National Education Summit for educators and leaders. This conference will offer up to date, meaningful and innovative content for school leaders including: Diverse Learners Symposium, STEM across the curriculum and wellbeing for future focused schools.

More information will be shared at our Rotorua Retreat. Put it in your calendar now and stay tuned to our Monday mailings for more information. In the meantime, you can register for the National Education Summit by clicking here. Also feel free to start booking your flights. The WPA fee will support: Accomodation, Dinner Wednesday / Thursday night, School tours Thursday and travel to and from the conference.

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