Migrant parent information booklets in community languages
Helping your Children Learn at Home and at School - information booklets for communities and parents of children from migrant or refugee backgrounds.
The booklets are available in 14 community languages:
- Afrikaans
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Cook Island Māori
- Dari
- French
- Hindi
- Korean
- Niuean
- Samoan
- Somali
- Tagalog
- Thai
- Tongan
A reference English version is also available for schools, to assist educators using the content.
The 48-page booklet is packed full of useful tips and information on early childhood, primary and secondary school education in New Zealand.
Topics include:
ECE section
Choosing an ECE, the ECE Curriculum, Socialising, Learning Through Play, Health and Nutrition, Starting school
Primary section
Helping Children Learn, Parent-teacher Interviews, Homework, School Attendance, the New Zealand Curriculum, Reading, Numeracy, Board of Trustees, Bullying, Choosing a School
Secondary section
Choosing Subjects, NCEA and Other Secondary Qualifications, Growing Up, Drugs and Alcohol, Stand Downs and Suspensions
Schools should:
- use the material as a resource in parent teacher meetings or home school partnership workshops. (You can download only the pages of relevance for a particular meeting)
- reference the resource in newsletters and encourage parents to visit the website link below
- provide families with a copy of the booklet when they enrol
Copies can be ordered from the Down the Back of the Chair by calling 0800 660 662.