This trial funding initiative is aimed at reducing barriers for small rural schools in gaining equitable access to a rich curriculum through online learning. Thanks to the MOE for recognising this need and supporting schools to participate in VLN classes. Small rural and remote schools make up a large percentage of schools currently learning online.… Read More
VLN Primary School
Leaders in Online Learning
Leading Online Learning in New Zealand Schools
The VLN Primary School is a Charitable Trust dedicated to creating exciting learning opportunities for children across New Zealand, using online learning technologies. Our team are Education Professionals with many year’s classroom teaching experience. We support a blended and collaborative approach and warmly invite new schools to give us a go!
Learning in Action
Fionn & Aoife from Halfmoon Bay school in Stewart Island talk about their online classes. Look in on their NZ Sign Language class with Jo Wilkinson from Waitoriki School in Taranaki, and listen to ePrincipal Rachel Whalley talk about how online learning works for schools learning with the VLN Primary.
What Our Schools Think
Thanks for all our lessons this year. From learning how to make a chatbot to exploring game or website makeups, all your Half Moon Bay School students loved having you as a teacher. In a technological world, as we grow up we need these things to help us understand what is happening. Thanks for giving up your time to teach us.
Sam, Student – Half Moon Bay School
The children have loved having Andrea as their teacher. They have all learned so much! It was a wonderful opportunity to learn something that, as a small school, we were unable to offer.
For us it is huge, being from a rural school. For them, being able to learn online really broadens their horizons because they are actually able to interact with kids from schools around the country.
Our teacher is awesome, and we are really enjoying working with her. She takes extra time to work 1 on 1 with the kids and personally addresses everyone’s contributions and after teaching online during lockdown, I realise that this is much harder than it seems.
You guys do an amazing job, and we are grateful to be taking part.
