Year 10 Paraparaumu College students turned their hands to calligraphy, Chinese painting, martial arts, yoga, Bollywood dancing and more during the school’s Asia Awareness Day.
Education/News
Kiwi kids making online connections with Asia
Kiwi kids are connecting with their cohorts in Japan and South Korea and learning to become global citizens thanks to an online programme co-founded by Leadership Network member Brittany Teei.
Resources/Resource
Cultural Diversity resource
This Year 7-10 resource will guide social studies and health teachers to explore and discuss cultural diversity with their students.
Research/News
New Zealanders see ties with Asia as increasingly important, survey shows
New Zealand’s recovery from COVID-19 will be closely tied to Asia’s, and new research from the Asia New Zealand Foundation shows more New Zealanders recognise Asia's importance to this country.
Business/Internship
The Arnott’s Group Asia internship, Malaysia
The Arnott’s Group Asia and the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono are excited to announce an internship at Arnott's Asia Business Unit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Resources/Resource
Exploring the Southeast Asia marketplace
This Year 9-10 Social Studies unit focuses on New Zealand producers who are succeeding in the Southeast Asian marketplace.
Resources/Resource
Food from Asia
Year 1-4 Technology unit focused on food from Asia. Students will discover a variety of traditional foods from Asia and explore how food is linked to culture. This 10 week unit concludes with a Maste
Resources/Resource
Discover the Philippines
In this Year 5-8 Social Studies unit, students will explore aspects of the Philippines such as language, sport and dance and then compare what they have learnt with daily life in New Zealand.
TrackII/News
Opinion: Great power competition requires fine balancing act
NZ could do worse than look to the regionalism of ASEAN to navigate the great power rivalry that is increasingly dominating discourse on the Indo-Pacific, writes Track II participant Jack Smylie.
