Central Auckland 2025 Flexi Conference (August)

Central Auckland 2025 Flexi Conference (August)

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1:00pm NZST

Scratch (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) SAS Solutions - Special Abbreviated STEM (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Bringing Back Butterflies – How to create a butterfly habitat at your school for our endemic butterflies and encourage students to be kaitiaki (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 1: The Unity and Diversity of Life – A Ramble Through the Zoo (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 1: How the Cookie Crumbles (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Stencil and Screenprint (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Mara kai (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Make a Grey rock interesting (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Teaching with Te Taiao (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Manu and their kai (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Adventures and Learning (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Tsunami Hikoi (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Marine Life (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Insect Explorers: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes of Our Ecosystem (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) On Camera (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Every contact leaves a trace - Forensic Science (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Navigation (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm)

4:00pm NZST

Bad Science (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Special OPs (Original Physics Solutions) Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Nature Literacy – How to connect learning about nature with literacy and numeracy (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 2: Yeast in action (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – felting using natural fibres (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Mara kai (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Shake up your class with all things earthquakes (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Rocky Shore Ramble – Marine Surveying (Snorkeling) Programme (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Controversy in Conservation (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) The nuts and bolts of creating PBL/inquiry learning (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Tsunami Hikoi (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Māori fishing technology and practices (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) The Bioblitz of the Festival of Flight (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Stream Secrets: Discovering the Hidden Insects of Freshwater Ecosystems (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Glaciers – Now you see me… now you don’t (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Making A Mark - Uniqueness of Finger Prints (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Space Science Water Rocket Workshop (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm)

6:30pm NZST

Nocturnal Navigators: Crafting Traps and Unlocking Biodiversity – AFTER DARK (Mon) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Who goes there? – ocean phosphorescence bioluminescence – AFTER DARK (Mon) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) The Tonight Show with The Bugman – AFTER DARK (Mon) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Get Lost! – with us AFTER DARK (Mon) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Star Party – AFTER DARK (Mon) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm)

10:00am NZST

Search and Rescue – Find the Student’s Subject of Interest and Rescue Their Enthusiasm (Tue) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Local Curriculum Development – How to develop your school’s own personal local curriculum (Tue) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 2: The Art of Deception and Desire – Mimicry and Sexual Selection (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Science in the Kitchen: Exploring the Nature of Science – Workshop 3: Preserving Science: The Chemistry of Jam (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – something old something new (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Mara kai (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) How The River Rocks Roll (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Teaching with Te Taiao (Tue) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Local River Study (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Adventures and Learning (Tue) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Tsunami Hikoi (Tue) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Puppet Play – Creating puppets for Education (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Buzzing for a Better World: The Essential Role of Honeybees in Our Ecosystem (Tue) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Why Antarctica Matters (Tue) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) ‘Court’ by Forensics (Law) (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Planetary Science – Atmospheres of the Solar System (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm)

1:00pm NZST

Nature and Nutrition (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) TNT - Tried and Tested (Tue) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Bringing Back Butterflies – How to create a butterfly habitat at your school for our endemic butterflies and encourage students to be kaitiaki (Tue) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Climate Change: Educating for the Future – Workshop Option: Climate Change Simulations (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 2: The Art of Deception and Desire – Mimicry and Sexual Selection (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Stencil and Screenprint (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Mara kai (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Geology and Landforms of Titahi Bay (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Rocky Shore Ramble – Marine Surveying (Snorkeling) Programme (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring the Rocky Shore (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) The nuts and bolts of creating PBL/inquiry learning (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Tsunami Hikoi (Tue) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring under the surface using low-tech solutions (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) The Bioblitz of the Festival of Flight (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Insect Explorers: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes of Our Ecosystem (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Virtually there – create your own virtual field trips (Tue) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Life or death under the microscope (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Understanding the Solar System (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm)

4:00pm NZST

Scratch (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Science SAS - Specialised ‘All-Inclusive’ Science (Tue) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Nature Literacy – How to connect learning about nature with literacy and numeracy (Tue) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 1: How the Cookie Crumbles (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – felting using natural fibres (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Mara kai (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Make a Grey rock interesting (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Teaching with Te Taiao (Tue) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Tracking and Trapping (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Adventures and Learning (Tue) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Tsunami Hikoi (Tue) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Sustainability in New Zealand Seas (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Stream Secrets: Discovering the Hidden Insects of Freshwater Ecosystems (Tue) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) On Camera (Tue) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Every contact leaves a trace - Forensic Science (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Navigation (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm)

6:30pm NZST

Night Stalkers: Tracking Predators and Protecting Wildlife – AFTER DARK (Tues) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Who goes there? – ocean phosphorescence bioluminescence – AFTER DARK (Tues) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) The Tonight Show with The Bugman – AFTER DARK (Tues) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Get Lost! – with us AFTER DARK (Tues) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Star Party – AFTER DARK (Tues) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm)

10:00am NZST

Bad Science (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) SAS Solutions - Special Abbreviated STEM (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Local Curriculum Development – How to develop your school’s own personal local curriculum (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 3: Becoming Human – Tracing Our Evolutionary Roots (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 2: Yeast in action (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – something old something new (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Mara kai (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Shake up your class with all things earthquakes (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Rocky Shore Ramble – Marine Surveying (Snorkeling) Programme (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Controversy in Conservation (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) The nuts and bolts of creating PBL/inquiry learning (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Tsunami Hikoi (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) The first Polynesians’ Journey (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) The Bioblitz of the Festival of Flight (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Buzzing for a Better World: The Essential Role of Honeybees in Our Ecosystem (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Virtually there – create your own virtual field trips (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Making A Mark - Uniqueness of Finger Prints (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Space Science Water Rocket Workshop (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm)

1:00pm NZST

Special OPs - Original Physics Solutions (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Bringing Back Butterflies – How to create a butterfly habitat at your school for our endemic butterflies and encourage students to be kaitiaki (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 2: The Art of Deception and Desire – Mimicry and Sexual Selection (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Science in the Kitchen: Exploring the Nature of Science – Workshop 3: Preserving Science: The Chemistry of Jam (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – something old something new (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Mara kai (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) How The River Rocks Roll (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Teaching with Te Taiao (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Local River Study (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Adventures and Learning (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Tsunami Hikoi (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Looking back in time (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Insect Explorers: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes of Our Ecosystem (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Glaciers – Now you see me… now you don’t (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) ‘Court’ by Forensics (Law) (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Planetary Science – Atmospheres of the Solar System (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm)