May
New Zealand Music Month May 2022
New Zealand Music Month provides a useful context for students to develop understandings in the arts and social sciences. It is also a good time to explore the values of diversity and community and participation with your students.
Rotuman Language Week Sunday 8 May – Saturday 14 May 2022
The overarching theme for the 2022 Pacific Language Weeks is sustainability. Celebrate the identity, language, and culture of people from Rotuma.
New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week 9 – 15 May 2022
The theme for 2022 is "NZSL is Essential". New Zealand Sign Language Week provides an opportunity for schools to increase awareness and understanding of NSL and the Deaf Community. Embrace inclusion principle and explore the values of diversity and respect.
Bullying-Free NZ Week 16 – 20 May 2022
The 2022 theme is "He kōtuinga mahi iti, he hua pai-ā rau: Small ripples create big waves." This week, an annual nationwide event that the Bullying Prevention Advisory Group (BPAG) organises, is an opportunity for schools to raise awareness about bullying and to promote inclusion.
Techweek 2022 16 – 22 May 2022
Techweek celebrates New Zealand’s fast growing technology and innovation sectors and raises awareness of the need for greater ICT skills and a "tech-savvy" culture for everyone.
Samoa Language Week Sunday 29 May – Saturday 4 June 2022
Samoa Language Week / Vaiaso o le gagana Samoa helps all New Zealanders journey towards shared cultural understandings. Learning a new language gives us insight into new ways of thinking, and to different beliefs and cultural practices. Everyone who learns Gagana Samoa helps to preserve it as a living and rich language.
International Languages Week 13 – 17 June (Week 7, Term 2) 2022
This week provides an opportunity to showcase and promote languages and cultures in your school and communities. Encourage the bi-lingual students in your school to be experts during International Languages Week and support them to share their language knowledge with others in the class.
June
Schools Pride Week Monday 13 June – Friday 17 June 2022
Celebrating Pride in every school. Embrace inclusivity and increase a sense of belonging. Find useful resources and ways for incorporating rainbow issues in NCEA standards, the curriculum, and the school's kaupapa. InsideOUT developed Schools Pride Week.
Matariki celebrated 21 June – 29 June 2022
The pre-dawn rise of Matariki can be seen in June or July every year. By celebrating Matariki at your school, you can bring a range of NZC principles to life. Students can explore values, develop key competencies, and examine social science concepts.
Matariki Public Holiday Friday 24 June 2022
Matariki mā te pouako / Matariki for teachers – a range of Matariki education resources from Te Papa
July
Kiribati Language Week Sunday 10 July – Saturday 16 July 2022
Kiribati Language Week is organised by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples to maintain and promote the language and culture of Kiribati (pronounced KiriBASS). The Kiribati language is also known as Gilbertese.