Let's Get Singing: Workshops for school teachers

Let's Get Singing: Workshops for teachers

NZCF offers free professional development workshops, helping school teachers across the motu kickstart singing in their classrooms.

If you're keen to introduce or add more singing into your primary or intermediate classroom, let us show you some songs and games that can support your students’ learning, improve hauora and help build their confidence and sense of community.

Lala 's Wellington Workshop 1 Our workshops offer:

Singing for teachers to enhance your own musicianship and wellbeing.
Help with developing classroom, assembly, or co-curricular singing in your school - even if you aren’t a confident singer.
Resources and songs for different year groups, including waiata Māori.
Ideas for using singing for routines, to reinforce learning, and for fun!

These workshops are part of NZCF’S outreach programme, “Singing for Lifelong Wellbeing”, and are funded through a grant from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture & Heritage.

In 2023, teacher workshops were held in Auckland, Waihi, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. So far in 2024, workshops have taken place in Havelock North, Hamilton, Nelson and Whangārei, with many more to come. For details on upcoming workshops, and to register, see below.

For more information, or to request a workshop in your school, contact Maria Winder, NZCF Children's Outreach Coordinator at 027 226 8044 or outreach@nzcf.org.nz.

Upcoming workshops

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NEW PLYMOUTH - Saturday 11th May

1-4pm, West End School

J Moss Presenter: Jennifer Moss believes everyone can sing! Based in Manawatū, she is an award-winning and classically trained musician. From opera singer to children’s entertainer to primary music specialist and freelance singing teacher, you are assured an abundance of joyful & practical musical inspiration with Jennifer.

INVERCARGILL - Saturday 25th May

1-4pm, Waverley Park School

Sally Bodkin Allen Square Presenter: Sally Bodkin-Allen is a composer, music educator and musical director. She believes that everyone can and should sing. Based in Invercargill, Sally has run the SIT Kids Concerts for over 20 years, and worked with the Outreach Singing Trust for ten years. Sally has a PhD in early childhood music education, works at SIT and teaches at Out of School Music Classes on Saturday mornings.

GREYMOUTH - Saturday 25th May

1-4pm, Grey Main School

Lala Simpson Presenter: Madagascar-born and raised Lala Simpson is a Wellington NZ-based community song leader, song writer, singing workshop facilitator and singer who delights young and old alike with her passionate, playful and joyful approach to singing and her focus on community singing.

TAURANGA - Saturday 8th June

1-4pm, Greenpark School

Roshan Presenter: Roshan Tuivavalagi is a music educator based in Paeroa. She has worked for many years as a music specialist and has led a number of community and school-based singing programmes and festivals in the Hauraki region. Roshan is passionate about singing in the classroom.

SOUTH AUCKLAND - Saturday 15th June

1-4pm, Waimahia Intermediate School

Courtney And Kriss Together Presenters: Kriss Rapana and Melissa Absolum have been South Auckland-based primary classroom teachers for many years and are experienced leaders of singing with expertise in kapa haka and waiata-a-ringa. They are both foundation members of the Graduate Choir of New Zealand. Melissa is a member of Voices NZ Chamber Choir and serves on the NZCF Governance Board.

MASTERTON - Saturday 22nd June

1-4pm, Masterton Intermediate School

J Moss Presenter: Jennifer Moss believes everyone can sing! Based in the Manawatu, she is an award-winning and classically trained musician. From opera singer to children’s entertainer to primary music specialist and freelance singing teacher, you are assured an abundance of joyful & practical musical inspiration with Jennifer.