Hybrid Learning

Isolating or at home sick?

If you are at home isolating, there is an expectation that you will continue to learn.


If you are sick, you are not expected to do any learning during the time you are sick.


What is Hybrid Learning?

Hybrid Learning is an educational approach in which schools provide remote and on-site learning for students using a range of technologies and approaches (e.g. blended, on-line and face-to-face), including paper based learning.


What does Hybrid Learning look like at Hinds School?

Wellbeing is the highest priority

Situations where hybrid learning is required present unique and challenging circumstances for all.


Each household will have their own set of circumstances which will determine to what degree ākonga will be able to engage in hybrid learning programmes.  Whānau will make decisions about what is appropriate for their tamariki to engage in and how.


Learning should not be an extra stress or burden at this time and if things are getting hard, whānau are encouraged to communicate with their child’s teacher.


Below are links to wellbeing resources which may be useful for whānau.

Mana Ake - ways to support your child at home

Sparklers - great ideas for activities to do at home

All Right? - another great New Zealand site with resources for overall wellbeing

Tamariki may be engaging in more online activities during this time.  Please remember Hinds School’s  guidelines for Citizenship when Using Digital Technologies

School won’t look the same

Hybrid learning will be different from exclusively on-site learning.  Here are some tips to help set up learning at home;


Teachers will communicate learning with whānau

Learning looks different for children depending on their age and their situation.  Teachers will be mindful of this in their planning and set up of learning.


Kura provided resources

Hinds School will endeavour to provide the following resources to whānau if/where needed;


Communication Platform

Kaiako will communicate with whānau and learners using Seesaw and/or Google Classroom.  This may be in a written and/or visual format (e.g. video instructions).


Accessing Learning

Ākonga will access learning using Seesaw and/or Google Classroom.  Information regarding this will be shared on the Hinds School Hybrid Learning page of the school website.


Completion / Submitting Work

Where appropriate, student work will be completed using a student’s Google account and supporting applications.  Login and password information will be provided for students.  Evidence of learning may take the form of a photo or video and may be submitted through Seesaw and/or Google Classroom. 

Face-to-Face Learning

There may be opportunities for virtual interactions through Google Meet and/or Zoom sessions organised by the teacher.


Hybrid Learning expectations

There will be lots of learning activities posted and we encourage whanau  to choose from these tasks.  (Please remember that completing all tasks at home is not the expectation)


Children should;

read every day (this may include being read to, reading with another person or reading done by the child)

write every day (this may include shared writing, e.g. writing with someone else, or writing done by the child)

engage in maths (and remember maths isn’t just numbers!)


ABOVE ALL ELSE, SPEND TIME TOGETHER AND WEAVE LEARNING INTO EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES