Another successful year learning online with the VLN Primary! Here are some of our vital stats for the year. Our Goals: Provide high quality inclusive teaching and learning programmes across a wide range of curriculum.  Help learners to develop future focused life skills, key competencies, and digital fluency. Recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi to support… Read More

VLN Primary has recognised the need for affordable and specific opportunities for Gifted & Talented students to better understand themselves as learners. Our Gifted Learner programme funding is confirmed for the start of 2022. There will be a selection process as funding is limited. Connecting like-minds All of our online programmes provide learners with opportunities… Read More

The VLN Primary offers Digital Technologies classes at NZC Technology Learning area levels 1-4. Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills of the underlying concepts of computational thinking for digital technologies and designing and developing digital outcomes.  They learn programming skills to create their own interactive stories, animations and games. They think creatively, reason systematically and… Read More

The VLN Primary and NEX are offering teachers a free webinar supporting Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 11 February 4 – 4.30 pm. (Nau mai Haere mai – all teachers welcome!) Register tinyurl.com/VLNPsafer The VLN Primary has signed up to become an official supporter of Safer Internet Day, the world’s biggest campaign to make the… Read More

We are very proud of our Koka, Julie O’Donnell, who recently graduated from Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Ngā Mana Whakairo a Toi: Bachelor of Māori Performing Arts. Koka Jules shares her knowledge and passion for Kapa Haka with tamariki from all over Aotearoa | New Zealand through her online Kapa Haka classes. Get in… Read More

Schools who are new to the VLN Primary can now have their membership fee waived when they register in a 5 week taster class. Jump right in and try it out! Sometimes the only way to get your head around something new or different is to try it out. Participate in an online taster class… Read More

Students learning Korean with the VLN Primary and students from Kiwitea School recently enjoyed a Korean Cultural Day to expand their knowledge of the culture. Students experienced a variety of traditional events, such as games, fan making, calligraphy, playing instruments and savouring Korean foods. VLN Primary eTeacher Sunny Yang worked closely with Kiwitea School to… Read More

This year some of our eTeachers have been using Google Classrooms to share activities and resources with students and as a tool to collate and evaluate student work. eTeacher, Sofie Jacobs, shares her experiences so far. Google Classroom is a versatile, flexible platform to work with. From a teacher’s perspective it is really handy to… Read More

Did you know that Hindi is the 4th most spoken language in New Zealand? We want to hear from schools, communities and families who are interested in joining online classes for any of these languages. We can provide short cultural taster programmes for schools, language classes for beginners or extension classes for native speakers wishing… Read More