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HIPPY Vacancies – Otara, Finlayson Park

There are current vacancies for coordinators at the above HIPPY sites.

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HIPPY, Home Interaction Programme for Parents  and Youngsters works with families to prepare children for school success by fostering cognitive development.

Coordinator required at Otara site

We are seeking a coordinator to run an established HIPPY programme in Otara

The preferred applicant will have

• Tertiary qualifications and experience in education
• Experience in empowering people in a multi-cultural setting
• Excellent communication, leadership, organisational and budgeting skills.

This is a full-time position.

For more details, please see ‘Specification for Coordinator‘ and ‘Role of the Coordinator‘

Apply in writing,
including two referees, to:

Jane Hall, PO Box 11
283, Ellerslie, Auckland 1542 or email

Applications close 21 May 2012

Vacancy at  HIPPY Finlayson Park (Manurewa)

For this position please apply directly to:

PRINCIPAL

85 John Walker Drive

Manurewa

By 31 May 2012

Slingshot Charity Golf Day

Slingshot

Titirangi Golf Club

Vodafone New Zealand

Hole Sponsors:

Bupa Care Services

Carter and Partners

Macrennie Commercial Construction

DFK Oswin Griffiths

Landplan

Donors:

 4Pro Eyewear

Albany Toyota

Ardmore Flying School

Auckland Theatre Company

Bunnings Warehouse

Centre Stage

Citta

Corporate Revive

Dole

Extreme Edge Rock Climbing

Harcourts

Harper Collins

Hellaby’s Meats

Identity Solutions Group

Jucy

Kings Plant Barn

Lion Nathan

Lippy

Lumley

Magnum NZ

Manurewa Medical Centre Pharmacy

NZ Fishing Magazine

NZ Golf Magazine

NZ Merchants

NZRFU

NZSO

RocPac

South Pacific Pictures

Stormwater Systems

The Body Shop – Sylvia Park

The Edge

The Original Adventure Golf

The Print Department

Tip Top

Top Catch

Wild Pair

Working Style

Zambesi

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Auntsfield Estate

The Four Legged Race

Woodlands Stud

Michaell Synnott Charitable Trust

Leg Sponsors:

Rural Water

Clevedon Cafe

Gorilla Ladders

No 8 Wire Design    

Donors:

Acorns of Clevedon

Ange’s Beauty Biz

Auckland Jet Boat Tours

Bakers Delight

Blunt Umbrellas

Bullseye Media

The Body Shop

The Carrybag Company

Clevedon Village Pharmacy

Clevedon Cuisine

Clevedon Woolshed

Country Florist

David Phillips

Fergs Kayaks

Gail Corson

Katrina Purdon

The Kingslander

Michael Joyce Ltd

MOTAT

Skin Alive

Skinnies

Village Hair Company

Woodzone

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Major Supporters

ADM Settlement Trust

COGS

Keith Berman

Hugh Fletcher

Dr Patrick Frengley

Linda Geary and Anna Fitzgibbon

Givealittle

Kiwi Community Trust

Koura Bay Estates Wines

Leys Charitable Trust

Lion Foundation

Nautilus Foundation

Orcadia Charitable Trust

Dr Conrad and Louise Surynt

The Trusts Charitable Foundation

Westpac

Zonta Club of East Auckland

Event Supporters

 Please click on event below for a list of sponsors and donors 

Slingshot Charity Golf Day

Auntsfield Four Legged Race 

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NZQA Qualification for Tutors

Second-year HIPPY tutors now have the opportunity to gain formal recognition of their work in HIPPY, by combining that work with a course of study for the National Certificate in Adult Education and Training through the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.  This Level 4 NZQA qualification comprises six units of study, including the design, delivery and facilitation of sessions for adult learning, as well as facilitating individualised learning.

Tutors’ NZQA study is well supported within the HIPPY framework.  Their local coordinator and the HIPPY NZ Manager (Adult Education) provide guidance throughout their study as they gain an  understanding of how to apply their  learning, plan their study timetable, how to set out an essay and complete assignments.  

This NZQA qualification has become a valuable stepping stone towards further education and  work opportunities for those tutors undertaking the study.

How HIPPY Works

Benefits of HIPPY

The HIPPY Method

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HIPPY MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES

The HIPPY programme was designed so parents who may not feel comfortable in their own abilities to teach their children can recognise their strengths and obtain new knowledge and skills to teach their children at home and support them throughout their formal education at school.

Parents and children work together on a carefully scaffolded series of 60 activity packets. These workbooks are set out like lesson plans for the parent, and designed to ensure a successful learning experience for the parent and child working together.

Through the developmentally appropriate, well supported activities, parents work with their children to develop cognitive skills including language, problem solving, logical thinking, perceptual and other school readiness skills. The 18 storybooks they read and talk about together help develop a love of literacy. Parents are encouraged to build on the information in the activities in all areas of their children’s lives.

All the activities can be linked to the learning outcomes in the early childhood curriculum framework, Te Whaariki, or the New Zealand Curriculum Framework (for primary schools).

HIPPY STAFF AND DELIVERY METHOD

Parents who are currently working on HIPPY with their own child, or have recently completed the HIPPY programme, train to become paraprofessional HIPPY tutors. They in turn coach other parents by showing them how to use the HIPPY materials with their own children.

The tutors are trained and supported by a local coordinator. They meet each week to work through the next workbook that they will deliver to the parents at a home visit, or on alternate weeks at a group meeting.

During the weekly training sessions the tutors are afforded many opportunities to build on their experience and gain knowledge and skills that they will take to the workplace, or to further study, after their two years as a HIPPY tutor.

The fortnightly Home Visits ensure all families are able to participate on HIPPY. The home is the child’s primary learning environment. It is a comfortable environment, and childcare and transport are not barriers.

Fortnightly Group Meetings provide an opportunity for parents to come together, practise the new activities for the next week, and to take part in discussions and workshops about topics related to child development, parenting, and other topics they choose to learn more about. This is also an opportunity to meet others in their community, to find out what is happening in their community and develop new friendships.

Because HIPPY Tutors are from the same community and have young children, they have a deep understanding of the families they are supporting, and form trusting relationships. The tutors become role models for other parents, many of whom may become HIPPY tutors themselves.

How HIPPY Works

Benefits of HIPPY

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Benefits for HIPPY children

• HIPPY encourages a love of learning
• HIPPY children arrive at school ready to learn, and settle into the learning environment
• HIPPY children score better on measures of literacy, numeracy and understanding appropriate school behaviour than their non-HIPPY peers
• HIPPY children retain their competency in reading and numeracy skills

Benefits for HIPPY parents

• HIPPY parents are more likely than their peers to engage in positive educational activities with their children
• HIPPY parents are more likely than their peers to become involved in school activities with their children
• HIPPY parents are more likely than their peers to seek further education for themselves
• HIPPY creates employment and training opportunities

Benefits for HIPPY families

• Helps create a learning environment at home
• Increases parents’ knowledge of child development and the way children learn
• Provides parents with opportunities to enjoy positive time with their children
• Enables parents to be actively involved in their children’s education
• Supports parents to meet regularly and promotes a sense of inclusion and connectedness with their community
• Increases parents’ self-confidence
• Has an overall positive impact on family relationships
• Promotes language and listening skills and develops concentration
• Builds self esteem and confidence in learning
• Improves communication between parents and children

How HIPPY Works

The HIPPY Method

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How HIPPY Works

• Great Potentials Foundation holds the contract for HIPPY NZ and oversees the funding, programme delivery and management of local HIPPY sites.

• Each Site is staffed by a HIPPY coordinator and a team of Tutors.

• HIPPY Tutors are past or current parents participating in the programme who live in the local community. Tutors are paid employees and receive training.

• Parents and children enrol in the programme in the year before the child commences formal school and participate in the programme for 2 years.

• Tutors maintain regular contact with parents, supporting them in the family’s home as they work through the programme.

• Parents are encouraged to participate in fortnightly group meetings which are facilitated by the site Coordinator with the assistance of their Tutors.

• The first year of HIPPY provides children with activities which support pre-literacy and pre-numeracy skills.

• The second year extends these activities and provides additional information about children’s learning and development for parents and carers.

• Role-play is used by home tutors to facilitate parental understanding of how to do the activities.

Benefits of HIPPY

The HIPPY Method

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Twenty teams took part in the multisport event for Great Potentials – kayaking, running, horse riding and cycling their way through the challenging course in times varying between four and a half and five and a half hours.

Supporters watched events unfold from Base Camp at Woodland Stud, enjoying the bbq, drinks and social atmosphere as they cheered on the competitors.

Check out some of the phots below (click on image to enlarge). More photos and further information about the race and the days events can be found on the official website of the 4 Legged Race – www.the4leggedrace.co.nz

We would like to thank our chief sponsor Auntsfield, leg sponsors Rural Water, Hugh Green Group, Gorilla Ladders and Number 8 Wire Design, and all other contributors, donors and supporters of the day.