We work alongside teachers to make it easier to educate tamariki about food, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle choices. Our curriculum-aligned teaching resources, classroom programmes, and practical initiatives are designed support your teaching.

2025 professional development sessions

June

How to talk about food

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Some ways we can talk about kai is to describe how it looks, smells and feels using our senses. Your words matter. They can influence how a child acts and feels around food and have an influence on their life-long relationship with food.

Wednesday 4 June 7pm to 7.45pm 

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Thursday 5 June 3.30pm to 4.15pm 

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August

Ways to be active in the winter

We explore the ways to stay active in the winter, including outdoor and indoor activities.

Session dates to be confirmed 

 

November 

Slip, slop, slap, seek and slide into summer

We all want our tamariki and early childhood community to be able to learn and play outdoors, but as educators we need to support children and families to know the risks of the sun’s UV rays.

Session dates to be confirmed 

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April

Seafood and eat it

We discuss the benefits of eating fish and ways to incorporate seafood into your Early Learning Service menus.

Fish is a rich source of lean protein and contains many nutrients that are important for the growth and development of young bodies. It can also be difficult to successfully incorporate into children's diets. We give you tips and tricks on how to ensure fish meals are eaten up by our youngest critics!

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