Evolve Education Group - nurturing the next generation of lifelong learners

Our Evolve Whānau

Let's work collaboratively to support tamariki to be confident, happy, curious and independent.

We know that tamariki/children develop at their own pace and in their own way, and that learning starts at home. We partner with you to understand and support your child’s care and learning needs, while celebrating their unique culture and identity.

Our knowledgeable teachers are committed to providing the highest quality of learning. We intentionally prepare our learning environments and design learning experiences anchored in play and fun that encourage creative problem-solving and instill a love of learning.

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We are inclusive of all learners from infants through to young children with a tailored approach to learning that helps your child to embrace their identity and build confidence as they transition to school. We’re with you every step of the way to help your child on their journey as a lifelong learner. 

Language, Culture and Identity 
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Language, Culture and Identity 

Each of our centres weaves a local curriculum based on Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum. 

Our curriculum reflects the unique place of Māori and enables your child to develop an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, as well as celebrating the diverse cultures that make up this land. 

We ensure that your child experiences Māori language and culture and connect to the history of the local area and the tikanga. 

Your child will have a sense of belonging in the centre because the centre will reflect your cultural values and practices. Your voice is heard and listened to. When deciding which areas to focus on, we consider the aspirations that you have for your child’s learning.

Find out more about how we support your child's language, culture and identity below

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Infants

Partnering with whānau to ensure infants changing needs and capabilities are recognised and supported, their identity is embraced, and everyday care and learning is uniquely New Zealand. 

  • Transition of your infant into our centre is carefully planned in partnership with you. 

  • We use a daily diary to communicate regularly with you about your infant’s changing interests, needs, and capabilities. 

  • The physical environment and languages used reflects the cultures and ethnicities of the infants in the centre. 

  • Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are woven into everyday care and learning experiences. 

  • Kaiako discuss home lives and experiences with infants and support them to connect home with centre.  

  • Infants are provided with natural materials to play and interact with. 

Toddlers

Celebrating and integrating Te Reo Māori and the individual language, culture, and identity of all tamariki through songs, conversations, pictures, and dance. 

  • Your toddler’s culture is integrated into the centre through songs, language, pictures and dance. 

  • You are invited to share your hopes and dreams for your toddler so we can facilitate learning to support these. 

  • Opportunities are provided for your toddler to engage in rich and rewarding experiences with people, places, and things – connecting centre to home. 

  • Each toddler’s culture finds a place in the programme through song, language, pictures, playthings, resources and dance.  

  • Toddlers learn and use te reo Māori alongside their home language and English.  

  • Kaiako share the pūrakau of the area and tell the stories in interactive ways using props designed to engage toddlers. 

Young Children

Supporting tamariki to celebrate who they are, embrace diversity and create a place where they feel valued with the uniqueness of New Zealand embedded in their journey. 

  • You child will experience a rich local curriculum which will connect them to the area where the centre is located. 

  • Your child will learn about the wider world by finding out about places of importance in the community through stories, visitors or trips.  

  • Tailored learning experiences support your child to relate concepts of sustainability to their local community. 

  • We provide a print rich environment in both te reo Māori and English as well as incorporating the other languages spoken by the children. 

  • The curriculum embraces of a range of cultures, languages and ways of doing and being. 

  • We support children to talk about their own family structure with pride. 

Evolve Education’s purpose is to nurture the next generation of lifelong learners. We know that you are your child’s first and most important teacher and have a vital role to play in helping them learn. You know your child better than anyone — what they like and don’t like; the ways they approach new and different things; and how they learn. Evolve education partners with you, combining our knowledge and yours, to ensure that your child receives the best possible education and care, as well as a strong connection and consistency between all aspects of your child’s world. We work with you to support your child to be confident, happy, curious, and independent. 

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Contextual learning-focused partnerships

We are stronger together - Kotahitanga 

We know that your child’s identity is enhanced when their home language and culture is valued so we are responsive to their cultural ways of knowing and being. Your child will have a sense of belonging in the centre that you choose for them because the centre will ensure that it reflects your cultural values and practices.  

Each of our centres weaves a local curriculum based on the principles, strands, goals and learning outcomes found in Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum. When deciding which areas to focus on, we take into account the interests, strengths and needs of your child in conjunction with the priorities that you and your whānau have for their learning. Your voice is heard and listened to. 

Confidence and success as learners

We make everyone feel welcome - Manaakitanga 

Children who have effective social and emotional skills experience positive benefits in childhood and are more likely to experience positive life outcomes and higher levels of wellbeing in adulthood. Our centres are inclusive and ensure that your child knows that the centre they attend is a place where they belong and where they feel valued for who they are. We know that your child is a competent and confident learner and is an active participant in their own learning, regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity, and abilities. Through our responsive kaiako (teachers), your child will learn ways to form relationships, solve conflicts, express and regulate emotions, adapt in new situations, and overcome challenges. 

Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori

We are stronger together - Kotahitanga  

Our curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua and enables your child to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We ensure that your child has the opportunity to experience Māori language and culture and connect them to the history of the local area and the tikanga (ways of being and doing) of the local whānau, hapū and iwi. We learn te reo Māori together through words, waiata (songs) and local stories (pūrakau). 

Opportunities to innovate, create and problem-solve

We thrive on progress - Mahia te mahi 

As global citizens in a rapidly changing and increasingly connected world, your child needs to be adaptive, creative and resilient. We know that children are competent thinkers and problem solvers who actively seek, use and create knowledge. We offer a curriculum that fosters your child’s ability to be creative, to generate new and innovative ideas, and to problem-solve solutions to challenges. Our kaiako are committed to providing the highest quality of care and education with learning experiences anchored in play and fun that encourage creative problem-solving and instil a love of learning. 

We intentionally provide opportunities for creativity, exploration and curiosity, and for children to test their ideas out.  Our teaching practices stimulate your child’s thinking and challenge or extend their learning. Planned learning experiences encourage imagination and persistence and are based on our knowledge of your child.  

Through our learning environments (indoors and outdoors) and through play we foster the development of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and dispositions that support lifelong learning. 

Pathways to School and Kura

We see a world of possibilities - Kia manawanui 

Our pathways to school and kura initiative – Huarahi whai wahi is well embedded in each centre curriculum. It draws from the whakatauki ‘Ma te hikoi ka kitea te huarahi. The path reveals itself with each step. Take it one step at a time and you'll reach your goals’ and is tailored to meet the learning needs of your child.  

We frame our pathways to school and kura initiatives around Kōwhiti Whakapae, an online curriculum resource that focuses on three areas of learning that have been proven to have the most impact on successful outcomes for children: social & emotional learning, oral language & literacy, and maths.  Kaiako observe and recognise children’s current capabilities in these areas and respond with teaching practices that progress children’s learning over time. You can follow your child’s progress through stories on Storypark.  

We know that language is vital and if your child is a competent communicator, they are well-placed to enjoy relationships with others and to be successful learners. We ensure that your child is exposed to learning about words, sentences and stories, and the languages of sign, mathematics, visual imagery, art, dance and drama, rhythm, music, and movement. 

Growing and nurturing environments for two to three-year-olds

We see a world of possibilities - Kia manawanui 

Kōwhiti Whakapae is an excellent resource to extend learning and development for our younger learners as well.   

Two to three-year-olds are learning to self-regulate, amidst feelings that are sometimes intense and unpredictable.  Our kaiako are skilled in recognising your child’s capabilities and are committed to partnering with you to ensure clear and consistent boundaries.  Kaiako draw from the social and emotional and oral language and literacies areas of Kowhiti Whakapae to appropriately support your child’s changing needs and help them to learn and grow alongside their friends in a safe and fun environment.