He rā pōuri tēnei - It’s a sad day

After ten years of robots and coding and all the exciting tech you can imagine, we are sad to announce that we are shutting our doors.😭🦄 We have absolutely loved being at the forefront of STEAM education for the last decade and we will miss hanging out with all of you - tamariki, parents and kaiako (teachers) from across Aotearoa.

Read more from our co-founder, Vaughan, here on his blog.

You will still be able to access our resources for teachers for another year - check out our courses here.

We invite you & your class  to join us for our final OMGTech! livestreamed workshops in Te Reo Māori and English on Monday 1 July, 11am-12pm. Our awesome facilitators Maikara and Kawana will be sharing how to use the tools in Scratch to create your own amazing sprites.

Looking forward, some of our PLD facilitators will continue to deliver Professional Development Education to continue to help support your school reach your STEAM and digital education goals. Please reach out to them if you need support for your school or Kura:

Thanks for being part of our story over the last 10 years. We know the future is in good hands.

Noho ora mai me te manaakitanga,

The OMGTech! / Wehi nā Hangarau whānau

FUTURES-LED THINKING IN EDUCATION

Check out the latest in futures-led thinking in education. In a joint collaboration between Pam Fergusson Charitable Trust and Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, Aotearoa’s Ministry of Education, we have gathered examples and resources of future-focused education practices from Tāmaki Makaurau to give your school or kura inspiration and practical guidance to lead your school into the future.

TEACHER COURSES AND RESOURCES

We have put a ton of free resources together for you to be able to explore digital technologies in your school. Click here to access the resources now.

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