An early childhood teaching degree at Wintec is grounded in te ao Māori, with a framework represented by a traditional Māori children’s kite. Te Paetahi Akoranga Bachelor of Teaching is a truly bicultural degree that will enable childcare professionals to work in any setting.
Many Wintec international students celebrated Diwali in lockdown this year, a drastic shift from the colourful festival usually celebrated with family.
There’s no stopping the creative talent from Wintec School Media Arts’ tauira/students and this year, their work is being celebrated and shared in Feat for everyone to see.
When Wintec chef, Josh Kanara-Bailey decided to challenge his students with a lockdown learning activity, he created a Mystery Box challenge that launched a series of simultaneous dinner parties that uplifted Waikato households.
When it comes to Zoom etiquette, Wintec Ramp Gallery Manager, Holly Tawhiao isn’t afraid to get real. Here she talks about taking on a her dream role during Covid-19 and balancing that with creativity, study and being a mum.
Peter Rameka signed up for pre-trade TIG welding training at Waikato Polytechnic 20 years ago and found it “hard and culturally uncomfortable”. Now he is back, teaching engineering "next level pastoral style" and it's working.
A partnership between Wintec and Treescape in Auckland is a welcome relief to the arboriculture industry, where highly trained tree-care professionals are thin on the ground.
Wintec music students are releasing new music each week, with their music compilation Exposition.
Wintec third year design students have been working on a bilingual wayfinding project that is grounded in mātauranga Māori and responds to Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.
Wintec has been allocated $138,000 from the State Sector Decarbonisation Fund (SSDF) to install efficient lighting on its campuses in Hamilton.
Lili Dai has given up the busy schedule of being a doctor in China to study clinical exercise physiology in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Jessie Adamson’s desire to spend more time with her young daughter was the fire in her belly she needed to follow her dream to becoming an early childhood educator.
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