Tauranga 2025 Flexi Conference (May)

Tauranga 2025 Flexi Conference (May)

Thank you for considering our Tauranga Flexi Conference.

All of our workshops cost $285 (+GST) per workshop. You are able to select one from any part of the Flexi Conference schedule or more ...

Once you have selected your workshops, go to My Schedule, and you can email your schedule to yourself.

1:00pm PDT

Scratch (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Tools of the Trade (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Cultural diversity in STEAM education (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 1: How the Cookie Crumbles (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Stencil and Screenprint (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Make a Grey rock interesting (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Manu and their kai (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Marine Life (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) On Camera (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Virtually there – create your own virtual field trips (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Every contact leaves a trace - Forensic Science (Mon) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm)

4:00pm PDT

Bad Science (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Spark Creativity in the Classroom with Micro:bits! (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Putting The A in STEAM (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 2: Yeast in action (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – felting using natural fibres (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Shake up your class with all things earthquakes (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Controversy in Conservation (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) The first Polynesians’ Journey (Mon) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) The Bioblitz of the Festival of Flight (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Making A Mark - Uniqueness of Finger Prints (Mon) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm)

6:30pm PDT

Nocturnal Navigators: Crafting Traps and Unlocking Biodiversity – AFTER DARK (Mon) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Who goes there? – ocean phosphorescence bioluminescence – AFTER DARK (Mon) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) The Tonight Show with The Bugman – AFTER DARK (Mon) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Get Lost! – with us AFTER DARK (Mon) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm)

10:00am PDT

Tools of the Trade (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Cultural diversity in STEAM education (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Science in the Kitchen: Exploring the Nature of Science – Workshop 3: Preserving Science: The Chemistry of Jam (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – something old something new (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) How The River Rocks Roll (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Local River Study (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Sustainability in New Zealand Seas (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Glaciers – Now you see me… now you don’t (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) ‘Court’ by Forensics (Law) (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm)

1:00pm PDT

Nature and Nutrition (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Spark Creativity in the Classroom with Micro:bits! (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Putting The A in STEAM (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Climate Change: Educating for the Future – Workshop Option: Climate Change Simulations (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Stencil and Screenprint (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Shake up your class with all things earthquakes (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring the Rocky Shore (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring under the surface using low-tech solutions (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) The Bioblitz of the Festival of Flight (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Virtually there – create your own virtual field trips (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Life or death under the microscope (Tues) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm)

4:00pm PDT

Scratch (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Tools of the Trade (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Cultural diversity in STEAM education (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 1: How the Cookie Crumbles (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – felting using natural fibres (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Make a Grey rock interesting (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Tracking and Trapping (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Puppet Play – Creating puppets for Education (Tues) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) ‘Court’ by Forensics - Law (Tues) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm)

6:30pm PDT

Night Stalkers: Tracking Predators and Protecting Wildlife – AFTER DARK (Tues) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Who goes there? – ocean phosphorescence bioluminescence – AFTER DARK (Tues) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) The Tonight Show with The Bugman – AFTER DARK (Tues) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Get Lost! – with us AFTER DARK (Tues) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm)

10:00am PDT

Bad Science (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Spark Creativity in the Classroom with Micro:bits! (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Putting The A in STEAM (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 3: Becoming Human – Tracing Our Evolutionary Roots (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 2: Yeast in action (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – something old something new (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Shake up your class with all things earthquakes (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Controversy in Conservation (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Māori fishing technology and practices (Wed) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) The Bioblitz of the Festival of Flight (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Making A Mark - Uniqueness of Finger Prints (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm)

1:00pm PDT

Tools of the Trade (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Cultural diversity in STEAM education (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 2: The Art of Deception and Desire – Mimicry and Sexual Selection (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Science in the Kitchen: Exploring the Nature of Science – Workshop 3: Preserving Science: The Chemistry of Jam (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – something old something new (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Mātauranga Māori (Rivers, terraces and floodplains) (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) How The River Rocks Roll (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Local River Study (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Sustainability in New Zealand Seas (Wed) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Papermaking as a STEAM inquiry activity (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Every contact leaves a trace -Forensic Science (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm)