NCHENZ is pleased to announce a new partnership with Ellen & Pete Jarratt who have an inspiring online creativity school called Jarratt Create & Educate. The Jarratt’s offer a choice of projects which develop creativity, self belief, self awareness, communication skills, leadership, innovation and decision making. Each project comes with a range of tools to help you run the project for your children – including a NZ curriculum unit plan, a research guide, tailored worksheets, a list of materials required, and personalised certificates. Earlier this year NZ Life & Leisure magazine featured an 8-page story on the Jarratts, calling them “… Dreamweavers, finding the gift in every child …” – click here to read the feature, it’s very interesting!.
How it works: Choose a project to do for the term. There are currently three projects to choose from, each one is designed to develop creative thinking: Carnival, Radical Recall, Wearable Creations, and Totally Totem. Puppeteer is in development at the moment and will be available later this year. Each project consists of ten lessons which are approximately an hour each. Complete the project at your own pace over the course of the term. Most people complete one lesson per week for the ten weeks of the term, however this is flexible to your own schedule.
The projects are delivered through a mix of online tuition, hands on learning, and printable resources; and are suitable for ages 5-13yrs.
Pricing:
The subscription rate is for one project (designed to be completed over the course of one term):
For 1 child – $20
For up to 3 children – $25
For up to 5 children – $30
Note, the children do not have to be all from the same family. The Jarratt’s encourage families to work collaboratively so that the children can learn from each other and gain more creatively. Consider working with a number of other families in your area and holding a joint celebration at the end of the term where the children can show their work.
To subscribe:
Email Nadia Sole (Member Services Co-ordinator) at create@nchenz.org.nz with the name of the project you want do for the term, the number of children you are enrolling and their names (they do not need to be from the same family, however the enrolment must be under a single point of contact), your NCHENZ membership number* and then make payment (see below for account details). To take up this offer you must be a member of NCHENZ. Membership is free and very easy to complete, go to our Family Membership form. This subscription can be used for a preschooler as long as you genuinely intend to home educate that child; any child aged over six years must have a current Exemption Certificate from the Ministry of Education.
*If you don’t know your NCHENZ membership number click here to request it. You can still go ahead and subscribe to Jarratt Create & Educate, just let Nadia know you have made a request for your membership number.
Payment:
Kiwibank account 38-9014-0162108-02
Account name: National Council of Home Educators NZ Inc
Reference: Your last name and “create”
Note, if you make a manual deposit then please add an additional $3 as this is what the bank charges NCHENZ.
Please note that, as with all programs and curriculum resources NCHENZ is able to negotiate a discount to, NCHENZ neither vets nor endorses Jarratt Create & Educate. We offer this as a service to our members simply because the opportunity has arisen and there is the demand.
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