Opportunity for teachers to learn

• Published date: 30 September 2022
• Publication title: Oamaru Mail

The North Otago Primary Principals’ Association Teaching and Learning Conference is being hosted at St Kevin’s College on Sunday and Monday

The two-yearly event started in 2008, as it was too expensive for North Otago schools to send teachers to conferences around the country, so the principals’ association decided to host its own, Weston School principal and association committee member Deidre Senior said.

This year’s keynote speakers are Prime Minister’s Science Award winner Sarah Washbrook, businessman and animator Sir Ian Taylor and psychologist Dr Paul Wood.

COVID-19 was a blessing in disguise when it came to finding keynote speakers, Mrs Senior said.

‘‘We used to have keynotes that came from overseas, but two years ago after COVID we couldn’t do that. So we still had the conference, and what we’ve actually realised is that we’ve got high-class keynotes that we can bring [to the conference] from within our own country.’’

The event was a great way for teachers to meet other teachers from the region...