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WHAT'S
NEXT
April 2018
It is already four years since NEXT was launched. We have invested in 13 initiatives in education and the environment – the latest announced last month, The Education Hub.
The Education Hub is bridging the gap between educational research and innovative teacher practice. It is an online and convening resource for teachers. And it is an investment in our children – all of NEXT’s investments focus on making New Zealand a better place for our land and our people.
With a solid portfolio in both education and the environment, NEXT has decided not to schedule any further application (EOI) processes, and we will instead focus more on supporting and expanding the positive impact our existing initiatives can have. To read more about this click here.
In this newsletter we bring you details about The Education Hub; a thought leadership piece from Manaiakalani Chair Pat Snedden about the “benign neglect“ of our Maori and Pacific Island students – and a story from one of the foundation NEXT investments – Teach First NZ: Ako Mātātupu
We also share a video from the Taranaki Mounga Project – where conservation dogs have conducted their own census on the endangered whio ducklings in the National Park – at last count a record 69, and growing.
Yours in education and the environment
Bill Kermode
CEO, NEXT Foundation
The Education Hub
“This investment is about our children. Research confirms teachers have the biggest impact on a student’s educational outcomes,” NEXT CEO Bill Kermode said announcing a new investment in The Education Hub.
Thought Leadership
Manaiakalani Trust Chair Pat Snedden
“The benign neglect of Maori and Pacific children in our education system is a disgrace. The Manaiakalani digital education programme for low income earners is a triumph – it is liberating for these children who have been ignored too long.”
Teach First NZ: Ako Mātātupu
Forty-five top NZ University graduates and career changers are almost through their first term of a new career. They are the Teach First :Ako Mātātupu 2018 Cohort – committed to addressing inequality in our education system.
Taranaki Mounga Whio Count
Join Conservation dogs Tai and Marti with their Department of Conservation handlers – while they explore the streams around Taranaki Mounga to look for endangered whio ducklings – who are starting to thrive in their new environment.
