School Stories

Honouring Stories of Place: Bream Bay Kāhui Ako and the Telling Your Stories Project Over the past year, we’ve had the privilege of working alongside the Bream Bay Kāhui Ako on a truly special Telling Your Stories (TYS) project. This Kāhui Ako, which includes One Tree Point School (Te Ara Kahika), Ruakākā School, and strong connections to the local hapū Patuharakeke, sits nestled in the southern reaches of Whangārei. What unfolded through this collaboration has been one of th

Mt Tarikākā (often incorrectly called Mt Kaukau is a large hill in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand near Johnsonville, Khandallah and Ngaio On 24 January, we had the privilege of launching the Churton Park story in Wellington. Del Costello travelled to Churton Park to mark this special occasion alongside Principal Matt Stanley and the dedicated teachers of the school. It was a stunning day, made even more meaningful by the backdrop of Mount Tarikākā, the guardi

Discover how Telling Your Stories partnered with Sparrows Early Learning Centre to create a locally grounded picture book that strengthens identity, belonging, oral language and early literacy. Aligned with Te Whāriki and Kōwhiti Whakapae, this ECE project brings place based storytelling to life for tamariki, kaiako and whānau.

Across Aotearoa New Zealand, Catholic schools carry stories that are far bigger than the buildings, plaques, house names and feast days we see around us. They are stories of courage, service, mission, faith, migration, manaakitanga, sacrifice and belonging. They are stories of the people who came before us, the communities who welcomed and shaped us, and the tamariki who will carry these histories into the future. This is the heart of Faith in Our Stories: Catholic Educators

What is visual literacy and why does it matter in education? Learn how reading images and visual storytelling support literacy, critical thinking, and student engagement.

Discover how Telling Your Stories partnered with Sparrows Early Learning Centre to create a locally grounded picture book that strengthens identity, belonging, oral language and early literacy. Aligned with Te Whāriki and Kōwhiti Whakapae, this ECE project brings place based storytelling to life for tamariki, kaiako and whānau.

Explore three new stories for the Whangārei Hub, a cluster of 43 schools in the Kāhui Ako o Whangārei in Northland, Aotearoa. Together, these schools support more than 20,000 students, each connected through their shared learning and their place.

Whose Story Are We Telling? The Cost of Disneyfication and the Power of Oral Storytelling I was talking with a colleague just this week and she told me a story. She said she was working in a classroom with students and she asked, “Who knows Māui?” The answer was quick and united. “Oh, he’s in Moana, the movie.” Well of course he is.

Honouring Stories of Place: Bream Bay Kāhui Ako and the Telling Your Stories Project Over the past year, we’ve had the privilege of...

On Monday the 24th of February, we were thrilled to launch the newest Telling Your Stories project at Ridgway School in Wellington. This...

On Thursday, 30 January 2025, we had the privilege of launching our latest Telling Your Stories project in Whāngarei with Excellere College.

Mt Tarikākā (often incorrectly called Mt Kaukau is a large hill in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand near Johnsonville,...