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Education/News
Japan trip a roller coaster
of emotions for Kiwi students
Riccarton High School students Vanessa Ye and Catylin Roberts write about their experiences exploring Tokyo, attending a Japanese school and staying with a family on their class trip to Japan.
The cla
Education/News
Te reo and Mandarin – it doesn't have to be either/or
Learning Mandarin, or any other foreign language, does not have to come at the expense of learning te reo Māori, say three principals.
Education/News
Japan trip expands students' horizons
From the ancient shrines of Kyoto to the futuristic modernity of Tokyo, 15 Year 11-13 Japanese language students from Palmerston North’s Awatapu College recently got a taste of the great diversity of
Education/News
Fund helps teachers to upskill in teaching Chinese
Teachers from Tauranga, Rotorua, Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin have undertaken professional development training to improve their Mandarin language skills and learn how to make language learning fu
LeadershipNetwork/News
Learning Mandarin Chinese - a Leadership Network member's story
At the age of eight, Leadership Network member Nathalie Harrington moved with her mother to Liuyang city in the Hunan province of China.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Leadership Network members discuss learning an Asian language
Despite growing awareness of the importance of learning a second language, over the past ten years New Zealand has seen a 29 percent drop in secondary school students learning an Asian language.
