Yearly Archives: 2011

Christchurch MoE

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The Christchurch Ministry of Education (MoE) office is closed at the moment. If you ring them you will be redirected to Wellington. In the meantime if you need to get an exemption please contact the Dunedin or Nelson Offices.

Nelson

19 Haven Road
Nelson 7010
Tel: (03) 546 3470
Fax: (03) 539 1501
email: enquiries.nelson@minedu.govt.nz [no spam]

Dunedin

414 Moray Place
Dunedin
Private Bag 1971
Dunedin 9054
Tel: (03) 471 5200
Fax: (03) 471 5201
email: enquiries.dunedin@minedu.govt.nz [no spam]

The Government is working on a package for education. So if you are affected by the earthquake and want to keep your family together rather than sending your children to school then home schooling is a real option for you.

More information on this shortly.

Post-Earthquake Schooling Options

Posted in MoE

German Home Educating Dad needs work URGENTLY

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We have a German Home Schooling father here in New Zealand who desperately needs to get a job.

This is what he sent me:

Our claim for refugee status in New Zealand was declined, which was predictable. Now we have sent an appeal to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal which is a new thing in NZ; especially that it is completely independant from Immigration is good to know. Nevertheless, the more our lawyer works his way through cases decided of this tribunal the more negative are his predictions concerning the outcome of such an appeal. They are probably going to reject my appeal too.

But I  still have an open work permit and therefore can work at whatever comes up.

This home schooling Dad is a teacher – he trained in Germany.

He is also a very good gardener and said to me:

But my voluntary work as gardener is a fountain of joy for me every day.
I only have to earn some money to pay all our bills.
Could you please look out for me again if anybody has a job as (dairy) farm helper? I guess that would be the right thing for me to do.

So this home Schooling Dad is looking for work as:

Gardener

Dairy farm helper

Farm helper

Teacher

or

anything you might have that you need help with.

Please send me an email if you can help and I will put you in contact with this home schooling Dad. barbara@hef.org.nz Thanks

LightHome Publications to help Home educators who have lost everything in earthquake

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LightHome Publications We here at LightHome would like to donate free home school e-books to any New Zealand home schooling families who have lost their home and/or belongings in the earthquake. If you are one of those, please send us a message on Facebook and explain your situation.

Or send us an e-mail LightHomepublications@gmail.com

Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou LightHome Publications

Christchurch Earthquake

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Here is part of an email we received from CurrClick.com today:

Hi Barbara,

Greetings from CurrClick in America, I am the Marketing Director for CurrClick.com.
 

First of all, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your homeschool members. We sincerely hope that all of you are healthy and well.

 

 

Because we have so many homeschooling customers from New Zealand, we have been following the Earthquake Crisis in your country with great concern. As such, together with our publishers, we have put together a donation option for our customers, the proceeds from which will go to Red Cross New Zealand.

 

www.CurrClick.com
www.blog.CurrClick.com
Curriculum & Classes in a Click!

Thank you CurrClick.com from the home schooling community in New Zealand.


Post-Earthquake Schooling Options

 



ERO Christchurch

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We sent a message to Jenny Clark, PR person for the ERO, and to Rob Williamson, head of ERO’s home education unit, expressing relief at hearing that their colleagues in Christchurch have all been accounted for. Jenny sent this note in response.

From: Jenny Clark [mailto:Jenny.Clark@ero.govt.nz]
Sent: Thursday, 24 February 2011 11:48 a.m.
To: Craig Smith
Cc: Rob Williamson
Subject: RE: Relief

Craig and Barbara

Thank you very much indeed for your thoughtful message.  We were indeed very relieved to have all of our staff safely (and with very little injury) out of the PGG building in Christchurch.  We had some very anxious moments.  Others were not so fortunate an the tragedy continues for them.

It has been very comforting to have messages of good will from people.  We appreciate your prayers and thoughts, and I will pass this message to the Chief Review Officer.

Best wishes

Jenny

Jenny Clark

National Manager Public Affairs

Education Review Office

101 Lambton Quay, Box 2799, Wellington

DD:  0-4-474 1228; ERO  T:   0-4-499 2489

M: 0275 437 465    www.ero.govt.nz