Haere mai, nau ki te hui ahurei ākonga – the Playcentre Festival of Learning!  The Playcentre PLD and Education teams, with funding from ACE Aotearoa, are bringing a series of Play Days and online learning events to you as part of the national Adult Learner’s Week (6-12 September).  In fact, there is so much learning that we are spreading the festival out over six weeks so that we can make it across Aotearoa. 

Playcentre is about our whānau growing together and these workshops give parents, grandparents and caregivers in Playcentre the opportunity to grow and learn as kaiako.

What’s happening? 

A series of fun play workshops and online Zoom hui for adults in Playcentre.  Some of the topics on offer:

  • Science
  • Blocks
  • Poi and Pepeha
  • Ephemeral Art & Natural Collage
  • Uku Clay
  • Under 2s
  • Maths in Early Learning
  • Messy Play
  • Carpentry

These workshops and online Zooms will inspire you to learn new play ideas that you can take back and share with the tamariki at your centre and at home.

We will also take this opportunity to recognise over seventy Playcentre Education graduates across the country.

Can I bring my children? 

Young babies are welcome.  These workshops are aimed at celebrating and growing adults within Playcentre.  Please team up with your centre whānau to share care of other children so that adults can be fully involved in the workshops as learners.  

Are these workshops part of the Playcentre Education programme (eg PIA)? 

No, these workshops are short workshops just for your own learning.  They’ll give you a taster of what the Playcentre Education programme offers though!  Playcentre tutors will be on hand to help you learn more about the Playcentre Education programme and how to enrol.

When and where?

Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Whakatāne, Rotorua, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Masteron, Hutt Valley, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Oamaru, Queenstown and Dunedin. With more locations still TBC. Here is the list of play days confirmed so far

Region 

Location 

Date and time 

Upper North Island 

Far North

 TBC

Whangarei 

 TBC

North Shore 

 TBC

Auckland

 TBC

Central North Island 

Whitianga

TBC

Hamilton 

Sat 18 Sep 

Tauranga 

Sat 11 Sep 

Rotorua 

Sat 4 Sep 

Taupō

Sat 4 Sep

Gisborne 

Sat 14 Aug 

Whakatāne 

Sat 11 Sep 

Lower North Island 

Wellington 

Sat 28 Aug 

Hutt 

Sat 4 Sept 

Stratford (Taranaki) 

Sat 11 Sep 

Whanganui 

Sat 25 Sep

Hawkes Bay 

Sat 2 Oct

Masterton 

Fri 27 Aug  

Upper South Island 

Blenheim

Term 4 TBC

Nelson 

Sat 4 Sept 

Christchurch 

Sat 4 Sept 

West Coast 

 TBC

Lower South Island 

Dunedin 

Sat 4 Sep 

Queenstown 

Sat 25 Sep

Oamaru 

 TBC

Southland

Term 4 TBC

 

 

How do I register? 

A registration link for events in your region will come to your centre email by Fri 7 Aug.