PUBLICATIONS
ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012
1 August 2012
Great Potentials’ Annual Report 2011-2012 is now available. Click here to read the report and learn more about the Foundation’s activities over the last period.
For a copy of the printed report, please contact us.
HIPPY Newsletter
The latest HIPPY NZ newsletter is now available. Please click here to view it online.
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Annual Report 2010
Click here to read Great Potentials Annual Report 2010, in which you will find inspiring stories of people we have enabled to move from adversity to creating positive, contributing lives.
Following the printing of the report, Great Potentials received wonderful validation of its work in Budget 2011, providing for the HIPPY programme’s expansion over the next four years, as part of the Government’s priority to increase participation in early childhood education for Māori, Pasifika and children from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
For a copy of the printed report, please contact us.
Great Potentials Annual Report 2008
Great Potentials Annual Report 2008 includes inspiring stories of parents taking responsibility for their children’s future and of young people and families embracing opportunities to flourish. We hope you will enjoy learning more about our most recent activities and our challenges and achievements. Read our Annual Report 2008 here
November 2008 Newsletter
Click here to read our November 2008 newsletter.
NEWS & EVENTS
Coroner’s report on Kahui twins’ deaths – Dame Lesley speaks on Radio NZ National
25 July 2012
The coroner’s report on the deaths of the three-month-old Kahui twins has been released. Simon Moore SC, Crown Solicitor for Auckland, Patrick Kelly, Auckland Starship Pediatrician and Clinical Director of the Child Protection Team and Great Potentials CEO, Dame Lesley Max, speak with Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon. Listen to the audio here (Dame Lesley starts at 21 mins).
NZQA
NZQA Qualification for Tutors
- Daisy Tjiptojuwono and Luisa Monk, with Hon. Paula Bennett and former Ranui Hippy Coordinator Karen Loughnan. Both Daisy and Louisa are former HIPPY tutors at Ranui who completed their Level 4 Certificate in Adult Education and Training in 2011.
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.
Check out stories from tutors who are doing NZQA qualifications here
2013 4 Legged Race – A Huge Success
The fifth Auntsfield 4 Legged Race was held on Saturday, 16h March in Clevedon and was another great success, raising over $23,000 for Great Potentials.
Twenty-five teams took part in the multisport event for Great Potentials – kayaking, running, horse riding and cycling their way through the challenging course.
Supporters watched events unfold from Base Camp at Woodland Stud, enjoying the bbq, drinks and social atmosphere as they cheered on the competitors.
More information about the race, and photos from the day can be found on the official website of the 4 Legged Race – http://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.
Australian Governor General Visits HIPPY!
On Monday, 27th February 2012, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor General of Australia, visited the HIPPY programme at Finlayson Park School, Manurewa. It was a wonderful morning, attended by HIPPY families, tutors and Coordinators from Finlayson Park and Papakura, as well as the newly established programme at Randwick Park, Manurewa. Dame Lesley Max, CEO, and National
Director of HIPPY, Jane Hall, and Finlayson Park Principal, Shirley Maihi, all addressed the gathering.
We were honoured to be given this opportunity to demonstrate a New Zealand HIPPY programme in action and we received very positive feedback from the Governor General. HIPPY programmes have been operating in Australia since 1998, having been set up with the assistance of HIPPY NZ and Great Potentials, so it was an opportunity to show the Governor General of Australia where the seeds of HIPPY in Australia began.
AMP Foundation invests in MATES
Great Potentials is delighted to announce AMP Foundation as a Major Partner through its sponsorship of the MATES Senior Programme for 2012.
AMP Foundation’s investment has enabled tertiary students to continue to provide inspiration (through MATES Senior) to secondary students from low-decile Auckland schools.
AMP Foundation representative, Veronica Ruddenklau, noted that the Foundation strongly believed in the importance of MATES.
“AMP Foundation is proud to support the MATES programme, which is achieving great results for disadvantaged young people in Auckland.”
Great Potentials’ CEO, Dame Lesley Max says the sponsorship by AMP Foundation is a “great gift to the young people of Auckland and a wonderful start to the 2012 year.
“We are deeply grateful to AMP Foundation for recognising the importance and potential of MATES.”
MEDIA CENTRE
One stop for families
Stuff.co.nz posted an article about the long-awaited Takanini Child and Family Centre, which will be built in Takanini by the end of this year.
Read the article here http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/papakura-courier/8387669/One-stop-for-families
Graduation Speech AUT University, 13.12.12
“Creating awareness is one thing. Creating solutions is another.”
Dame Lesley Max gave an inspiring speech to new graduates at the AUT graduation on 13.12.12.
Click here to read the full speech.
In her speech, Lesley refers to a speech by James Heckman, Nobel Prize winning economist. Find James Heckman’s speech here http://kidsnow.ky.gov/Pages/James-Heckman-Event.aspx
Coroner’s report on Kahui twins’ deaths – Dame Lesley speaks on Radio NZ National
25 July 2012
The coroner’s report on the deaths of the three-month-old Kahui twins has been released. Simon Moore SC, Crown Solicitor for Auckland, Patrick Kelly, Auckland Starship Pediatrician and Clinical Director of the Child Protection Team and Great Potentials CEO, Dame Lesley Max, speak with Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon. Listen to the audio here (Dame Lesley starts at 21 mins).
Dad Finds HIPPY Helpful
Click here to view the article from the Norwest News, May 10, 2012
HIPPY Newsletter
The latest HIPPY NZ newsletter is now available. Please click here to view it online.
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VIDEOS & DVDs
WHAT'S NEW
HIPPY Update
For all the latest HIPPY news, check out our HIPPY Update
Marilyns Hairdressing Charity Event
On the 7th April, Marilyns Hairdressing held a chairty event with all proceeds going to Great Potentials. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the event, we are thrilled to announce that over $5000 was raised! See more photos from the day on our Facebook page.
Dame Lesley Max with the staff at Marilyns Hairdressing
ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012
1 August 2012
Great Potentials’ Annual Report 2011-2012 is now available. Click here to read the report and learn more about the Foundation’s activities over the last period.
For a copy of the printed report, please contact us.