Since becoming a Microsoft Showcase School and a member of the Global Schools Alliance, we have welcomed many visitors from New Zealand and around the world.

Visitors are often interested in looking at:

• Our collaborative learning spaces, experiencing how this is for our teachers and our students
• How we enact our school vision of Empower. Enrich (outlined here) through:
  • Personalised Learning
  • Project Based / Inquiry Learning
  • Play-based / Investigative play
  • E-Learning/ Digital Technology
• Our dual pathway for our students:
  • Our Māori pathway, Whānau Ata, which delivers Marautanga o Aotearoa
  • Our English pathway which delivers the New Zealand Curriculum

We invite you to come, see and be inspired by what is possible. School visits provide a great opportunity to view our world-class facilities, experience our unique learning environment and ask any questions you may have about our school.

You are very welcome to visit us.

	Enrich	Engage	Empower
Purpose	Overview of teaching and learning and see our collaborative learning spaces	Greater insight into learning at our school and collaborative hubs so that you can experience what is possible, how teaching and learning happens and is manged. Get amongst it!	In-depth personalised, experience which enables you to build skills and knowledge needed to transfer aspects of teaching and learning at our school to your school context.
What will you see & do?	A mihi whakatau Presentation – history and new build design Overview of learning and teaching at Freemans Bay Tour of school – observations Question and answer session	A mihi whakatau Presentation – history and new build design Overview of learning and teaching at Freemans Bay Tour of school – staying in one hub for an extended period of time Question and answer session Time speaking with class teachers and students	Tailored professional learning, facilitated here or at your place
Who is it for?	Individuals and small groups	Ideal for school staff or whole team	Ideal for larger groups
How many participants?	Limited to 24 participants Up to 6 participants per school/organisation	Limited to 12 participants	Negotiable
How much time?	9am -11am	4.5-hour option: 9am – 1.30pm OR 6-hour option 9am – 3pm
Availability?	Experience Tours are offered once a term on a Tuesday (please see form on link for specific dates)	Slots available most each Term – Weeks 2-9 (Term 1 weeks 4-9 and Term 4 weeks 2-7) One school at a time in order to differentiate content/ process	Upon request
What is the investment?	Free of charge	$500 for 4.5-hour option. $800 for 6-hour option (split across participants)	Negotiated (and based on $1,200 a day for 1-6 people)
How do we book?	Bookings can be made by completing the School Visit Request Form here	Bookings can be made by completing the School Visit Request Form here	Bookings can be made by completing the School Visit Request Form here

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