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What's on in 2025 with Kōtui Ako Primary?
How it works
Kōtui Ako VLN, provides Aotearoa's learners the opportunity to register in one or more of our many Primary level programmes. Each week learners dedicate an hour of their time to meet up with their eTeacher and peers on Zoom and complete independent activities.
Most programmes are 15 to 30 weeks.
Programmes can be run with the whole class and the teacher, or small groups of learners in mixed school classes.
Most programmes are at L3/4 of the curriculum and suitable for Y 5 - 8.
School support for learners, both in Zoom and with independent activities, is important for success.
Cost for participation
Please refer to our standard costing model.
Interested in being an eTeacher?
Let us know if you would like to teach one of our programmes and gain school reciprocity.
Find out more about the kaupapa of reciprocity.
Subject or idea for a programme not listed below? Let us know at primary@kotuiako.school.nz
Aotearoa
Aotearoa
All New Zealand programmes are available as whole class.
Te Reo Māori
Te Reo Māori
15 or 30 weeks
Kia ora! Beginners learn pronunciation, to introduce yourself and family, communicate feelings and location with basic questions and responses. Next, build on the basics by communicating likes and dislikes, time, weather and seasons, as well as personal characteristics. Extension opportunities available. Read more.
Te Puna o te Kī
Te Puna o te Kī
15 or 30 weeks
Take your reo to the next level! Weave creative writing and other talents you might have into te reo me te ao Māori. Learn about traditional ways of Māori expression (kīwaha, whakatauki), write your own, then choose how you want to present - you might perform, sing, design.
(Not available S1, 2025)
Rumaki reo Māori
Rumaki reo Māori
15 or 30 weeks
Join a ropu of ākonga in an immersion environment designed to maintain and strengthen their reo. For learners years 5 - 8 who are fluent in reo Māori, from schools who do not have their own rumaki, or access to specialist Māori support. Read more.
(Not available S1, 2025)
15 or 30 weeks
Kia mau! Learn and practice waiata and actions, along with tikanga (protocol) for performance of Aotearoa’s national cultural identity, te ao Māori. Read more.
(Whole class, groups of 8 or more)
(Not available S1, 2025)
Aotearoa Histories
Aotearoa Histories
15 or 30 weeks
How did Pasifika people manage to voyage for months across oceans? Get hands-on with Aotearoa’s history by using design, technology, scientific and literary skills to appreciate the bravery, engineering and navigation prowess of our nation’s first people. Read more.
New Zealand
Sign Language
New Zealand
Sign Language
15 or 30 weeks
Learn basic the hand shapes, facial expressions and body movements of NZ sign, the natural language of the Deaf community and one of New Zealand's official languages!
Digital Technologies
Digital Technologies
Whole class teaching available for all digital technology programmes
Digital Technologies
Digital Technologies
15 or 30 weeks
Build digital literacy, develop problem solving skills and creativity. Code digital solutions using Scratch, micro:bits, and Minecraft. Explore Javascript, Python etc. Collaborate and connect with other coding enthusiasts. Read more.
Web Design
Web Design
30 weeks
Understand the influence and effectiveness of website design elements. Develop and evaluate wireframes (plans) for websites based on user feedback. Create websites using Google Sites and Wix. Read more.
Gifted Learners
Gifted Learners
Kura are asked to go through an identification process for students wanting to apply for our gifted and talented programmes. Spaces in these programmes are limited and allocated based on suitability.
Classes are for 25 weeks duration, and start in Term 2.
Critically think about the universal theme of change. How have we changed in our short lives? What about the world around us? Questions guide students to better understand the way they see and engage in the world around them. Read more.
Mentoring
Mentoring
Learners will be supported to plan and carry out a project related to their current Kōtui Ako VLN programme and suited to their interests and strengths. Read more.
(years 8, 9, 10)
Deepen understanding of environmental challenges and solutions and undertake an environmental action project. Read more.
Maths & Science
Maths & Science
Maths Explorations
Maths Explorations
15 or 30 weeks
Investigate number systems - the familiar and unfamiliar, design your own! Delve into negative numbers and exponents - how big and small can numbers get? Explore numbers and patterns in nature and get creative. Read more.
Maths Problem Solving
Maths Problem Solving
15 or 30 weeks
Improve your maths skills through learning techniques to solve word problems that require comprehension skills and several steps to be worked out to get an answer. Students must be working at L4+ NZC Maths (2007), late Phase 3 NZC 2025
Read more.
Life Skills
Life Skills
15 or 30 weeks
Gain appreciation for life after school and budgeting your finances by choosing a career, building a resume and ‘landing a job’. Deduct taxes & loans, save for retirement, then use everyday online tools for groceries, clothes and a flat! Read more.
Astronomy
Astronomy
15 or 30 weeks
Explore the fascinating subject of space and the relationship between the major players in our solar system. Read more.
Biology
Biology
15 or 30 weeks
Learn, discuss and investigate what makes up our living world, how it adapts and interacts. Read more.
Physics
Physics
15 or 30 weeks
Explore the intricate world of material and matter. From chemical structures through to physical forces and natural phenomena. Read more.
Literacy
Literacy
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
15 or 30 weeks
Read and respond to poems, prose and short stories to improve your own personal creative writing. Read more.
Fictional Heroes
Fictional Heroes
15 or 30 weeks
Use a book you love to make connections with characters, explore journey, and unpick their point of view. This is followed by a semester of writing your own fictional narrative. Read more.
Creative Arts
Creative Arts
Visual Art
Visual Art
15 or 30 weeks
Explore some famous works and gain techniques for illustration and creating mixed media art works from what is available in your environment. Read more.
Design
Design
15 or 30 weeks
Explore design basics, then get a taste for several of the following: product design, logo creation, architecture & interior design, clothing, animations, and websites. Read more.
Songwriting
Songwriting
15 or 30 weeks
Explore songwriting as a form of creative and emotive expression. Gain an understanding of song structure and techniques to write your own lyrics. Read more.
Language & Culture
Language & Culture
All languages have 15 or 30 week programmes with whole class and extension opportunities available.
Language you want to learn but it's not here? Let us know at primary@kotuiako.school.nz
Filipino
Filipino
Kamusta! Learn about the culture of the Phillipines and basics of speaking Tagalog or Filipino. This class is taught by high school students from Rosmini College. Read more.
French
French
Bonjour! Learn about the culture of France and the basics of speaking French, an official language in over 29 countries! Read more.
German
German
Hallo! Learn about the German culture and the basics of speaking German, a popular language spoken throughout Central Europe. Read more.
Japanese
Japanese
Kon’nichiwa! Learn about the culture of Japan and the basics of speaking Japanese, the national language of Japan and over 128 million people. Read more.
Mandarin
Mandarin
Ni hao! Learn about the Chinese culture and the basics of speaking Mandarin, the only official language of China and the most spoken language in the world. Read more.
Spanish
Spanish
Hola! Learn about the Spanish and South American cultures and the basics of speaking Spanish, the second most popular language in the world. Read more.
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