Getting ready for online learning 2026 Kōtui Ako VLN have lots of great primary programmes available. Check out our prospectus and the timeline and information needed for getting ready for your online classes in 2026!

Ngā mihi o te tau hou!
Please share with schools and whānau in your network.
Registrations close Monday February 23rd.

Meri Kirihimete me te Tau hou!
A big thanks to all of our ākonga (learners), kura (schools) and īKaiako (eTeachers) for a great year of mahi.

From the tīma at Kōtui Ako, we hope you have a Meri Kirihimete me te Tau Hou, full of whānau (family), te rā (sun) me te pārekareka (fun)!
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Introducing Kōtui Ako VLN (Primary) Join one of our Information sessions and find out more about the VLN kaupapa in NZ Primary Schools and how your learners can participate 👇

Join one of our Information sessions and find out more about the VLN kaupapa in NZ Primary Schools and how your learners can participate!

Virtual Learning at Wairakei » Wairakei Primary School

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Wairakei Primary School #studentvoice #onlinelearning
Register your learners now for 2026!

Registrations for 2026 Kōtui Ako Primary programmes are open! Extend your school curriculum and enable your ākonga to build key competencies and connect with others from around Aotearoa. Registrations are open now!

Extend your school curriculum and enable your ākonga to build key competencies and connect with others from around Aotearoa. Registrations are open now!
Please share with your school networks.
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Kōtui Ako VLN - Celebrating our Online Learners Recognising achievement and excellence for online ākonga

We showcase our amazing ākonga from primary schools across the motu.
If your organisation would like to support our mahi, sponsor learners to participate, or contribute prizes please contact primary@kotuiako.school.nz
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Contribute to online networked learning in Aotearoa - the kaupapa of reciprocity Did you know that any school, and any learner can participate in Kōtui Ako VLN? By contributing a teacher or resourcing a programme your ākonga can choose from a wide range of learning opportunities shared through our network. We would love you to participate!

Did you know that any school, and any learner can participate in Kōtui Ako VLN? By contributing a teacher or resourcing a programme your ākonga can choose from a wide range of learning opportunities shared through our network. We would love you to participate!
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Wiki o te Reo VLN 2022 - Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Wiki o te Reo VLN 2022

#throwbackthursday #twtrm
To celebrate Wiki o te Reo Māori in 2022 VLN Primary ākonga hosted an interactive Zoom for nearly 1500 tamariki around Aotearoa - from Rakiura Stewart Island right up to Te Tai Tokerau Northland!
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Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Ake Ake Ake Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is coming up soon! To celebrate we are sharing our online resources. We hope you enjoy them and find them helpful in your reo Māori journey. Kia kaha Te Reo Māori!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori has begun! To celebrate we are sharing our online resources. We hope you enjoy them and find them helpful in your reo Māori journey. Kia kaha Te Reo Māori! zurl.co/4Rijk #tereomaori #tewikiotereomaori

Kōtui Ako hosts Australian Visiting Churchill Fellow Eamonn Moore
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Eamonn met with Virtual Learning leaders and visited schools in New Zealand and USA. His report into Virtual Learning Best Practice is now available and includes case studies of two of our member schools.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Ake Ake Ake Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is coming up soon! To celebrate we are sharing our online resources. We hope you enjoy them and find them helpful in your reo Māori journey. Kia kaha Te Reo Māori!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is coming up next week! To celebrate we are sharing our online resources. We hope you enjoy them and find them helpful in your reo Māori journey. Kia kaha Te Reo Māori! zurl.co/4Rijk

Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Pānui - August 2025 Kōtui Ako Secondary: Participation for 2026

Read all about online teaching and learning in NZ schools in our latest newsletter: prepare to participate in 2026, sharing resources to celebrate te wiki o te reo Māori, what our learners have to say, learn NZSL, school case studies and welcome to our new chairperson!
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Netsafety Week is coming up next week! Play your part in ensuring our tamariki and rangatahi have the skills to keep safe online. zurl.co/s1GKl @Netsafe New Zealand

Top 10 Tips for supporting your online learners Learning online with the Kōtui Ako VLN is a partnership with participating schools; between school principals, classroom teachers, online teachers, school learning support people and whānau. We all have a part to play to ensure our learners are well supported. Here’s our top ten tips for supporting our learners:

Schools back & our ākonga are returning to their online classes this week.
Be prepared - check out Lucie's top 10 tips for supporting online learners.
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Our latest newsletter - celebrating champions of elearning, prepare to participate in online learning, 2024 Annual Reports, seeking Governance chairperson - Mānawatia a Matariki!
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Mānawatia a Matariki!zurl.co/pwoxo

Top 10 Tips for supporting your online learners Learning online with the Kōtui Ako VLN is a partnership with participating schools; between school principals, classroom teachers, online teachers, school learning support people and whānau. We all have a part to play to ensure our learners are well supported. Here’s our top ten tips for supporting our learners:

Lucie's top 10 tips for supporting online learners
ALL ākonga need support to do well in their online learning
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Try an online Taster Class Schools new to Kōtui Ako VLN can have their membership fee waived when they register in a 5 week taster class. Jump right in and try it out!

Sometimes the only way to get your head around something new or different is to try it out. Participate in an online taster class with your learners and find out how our innovative collaborative network can work for your learners.
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What will future schools be like? Digital Technologies learners collaborated to design and code virtual 3D models of future schools in Minecraft Education

What are our tamariki learning in their online classes?Digital Technologies learners collaborated to design and code virtual 3D models of future schools in #minecraft Education zurl.co/R5WaD

A whole new kete of ika
What does learning look like in a multi-level online class zurl.co/bSPkE
#aotearoahistories #onlinelearning @Haast Primary School @Ngamatapouri School @Whataroa School @Makuri School

Registrations for Semester 2 primary programmes are open now Extend curriculum choices for your learners with our wide range of online programmes taught by experience NZ registered teachers. Find out all the important information on how to register and what you need to do to prepare and support your learners.

Get your registrations for Semester 2 in now!
Extend curriculum choices for your learners and increase your school's confidence and capability in online learning. zurl.co/gf88d
(membership costs will be waived for schools new to Kōtui Ako VLN)

Seeking an Independent Chairperson to lead the Kōtui Ako Governance Group
If you are passionate about empowering our young people with equity and access to education, have networks and experience in business and community, and are serious about making a difference then we need you!
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Join our Awesome eTeacher Team Do you have a passion for teaching and want to make a difference in the lives of young people? Are you confident with online technologies and keen to develop your professional practice? Would you like to work from anywhere with a flexible teaching schedule? Then we would love to hear from you!

Do you have a passion for teaching and want to make a difference in the lives of young people? Are you confident with online technologies and keen to develop your professional practice? We are seeking expressions of interest from experienced NZ registered teachers. zurl.co/IXpyC

If you are passionate about empowering our young people with equity and access to education, you have networks and experience in business and community, and are serious about making a difference then we need you!
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Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Pānui May 2025 Connecting Rural Students in Wellington

Our latest pānui is out now. Rural & Remote kids in Wellington, Kōtuitui NEX Summit, Primary registrations open for Semester 2, seeking interest from new eteachers & Governance Chairperson. Read all about it!
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Registrations for Semester 2 primary programmes are open now Extend curriculum choices for your learners with our wide range of online programmes taught by experience NZ registered teachers. Find out all the important information on how to register and what you need to do to prepare and support your learners.

Registrations are open for Semester 2 now!
Current member schools - re-register AND bring a friend - membership costs will be waived for schools new to Kōtui Ako VLN.
Please share with your school networks 👍
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Learn languages online with Kōtui Ako VLN (Primary) Find out how Kōtui Ako supports schools to provide Learning Languages programmes. Register your class to participate!

Our expert New Zealand registered language teachers have been beaming into classrooms around Aotearoa New Zealand for more than a decade. Find out how Kōtui Ako supports schools to provide Learning Languages programmes. Register your class to participate.
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Learning another language provides a practical way to improve literacy, as it actively strengthens the language skills students use daily. Explore the links to literacy and how Kōtui Ako VLN can support you with learning languages.
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Virtual schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand: The Kōtui Ako VLN story Webinar 'Virtual schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand: The Kōtui Ako VLN story' with Rachel Whalley, MEd (e-principal with Kōtui Ako) and Dr Lucie Lindsay (Kōtu...

Learn about the kaupapa of Kōtui Ako and how we work in the schooling sector.
Thanks @FLANZ - Flexible Learning Association NZ for hosting this webinar.
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Hikina a tātou ākonga kia haere kōtui tātou ki tua
Walk hand-in-hand with us to uplift our learners and safeguard the future

The Rural & Remote Schools Project, which includes the biennial Wellington camp, is all about connecting our ākonga to help reduce their social isolation, and prepare them for transition to high school. Look out for us in Wellington this week! @WellingtonNZ @New Zealand Parliament
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