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Yussi's personal archive: observations from the everyday, perspectives on education, and essays from a life in progress.

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[NZ] NCEA Is Changing: Following the Curriculum Shake-Up

We're still new to NZ's school system, and the curriculum keeps shifting under us. A migrant parent's notes on learning it before our children do.

Yussi24 May 2026

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[Y7] Kahu Manu : New way of learning

22 May 2026Home Learning

Learning Aid: Scholastic Book Club

15 May 2026Home Learning

Step up: Reading aloud

8 May 2026Home Learning

[Y7] Intermediate Guide: Specialist Subjects

1 May 2026Home Learning

Home Learning

24 May 2026

[NZ] NCEA Is Changing: Following the Curriculum Shake-Up

ncea · nzcurriculum

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Home Learning

22 May 2026

[Y7] Kahu Manu : New way of learning

kahumanu · nzintermediate

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Home Learning

15 May 2026

Learning Aid: Scholastic Book Club

bookcuration · scholastic

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Home Learning

8 May 2026

Step up: Reading aloud

readingaloud · readinglog

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Home Learning

1 May 2026

[Y7] Intermediate Guide: Specialist Subjects

nzschools · intermediateschool

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Home Learning

24 Apr 2026

Anzac Home Learning : The Red Poppy

anzacday · theredpoppy

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Home Learning

17 Apr 2026

Starting School in New Zealand

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Home Learning

10 Apr 2026

Word Fun at Dinner

homelearningnz · wordgames

15 views

Home Learning

7 Apr 2026

How our study plan fell apart (AGAIN)

homelearningnz · self-directedlearning

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[NZ] NCEA Is Changing: No More Levels, No More Credits

Home Learning

3 Apr 2026

[NZ] NCEA Is Changing: No More Levels, No More Credits

homelearning · nceareplacement

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Home Learning

26 Mar 2026

[Y7] "Oh, Just You Today?"

16 views

Home Learning

9 Feb 2026

When the Plan Meets Reality

homelearning · nzmumblogger

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Home Learning

7 Feb 2026

Setting Personal Routines

homelearning · nzeducation

45 views

Home Learning

5 Feb 2026

Why We Learn At Home

nzeducation · intermediatenz

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Home Learning

19 Jan 2026

[Y7] Part 2: Science & Social Science

year7nz · nzcurriculum

8 views

Home Learning

18 Jan 2026

[Y7] Part 1: English & Mathematics

year7nz · intermediatenz

12 views

Home Learning

15 Jan 2026

[Y7] Understanding Year 7

year7nz · nzcurriculum

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Home Learning

Starting School in New Zealand

Home Learning

Setting Personal Routines

Life in Aotearoa

A Quiet Week Before the Break Ends

Little 15 Mins

The App We Dreamt Of

Little 15 Mins

[NZ] NCEA Is Changing: Following the Curriculum Shake-Up

[Y7] Kahu Manu : New way of learning

Learning Aid: Scholastic Book Club

Step up: Reading aloud

[Y7] Intermediate Guide: Specialist Subjects

[NZ] NCEA Is Changing: Following the Curriculum Shake-Up

[Y7] Kahu Manu : New way of learning

Learning Aid: Scholastic Book Club

Step up: Reading aloud

[Y7] Intermediate Guide: Specialist Subjects

Anzac Home Learning : The Red Poppy

Starting School in New Zealand

Word Fun at Dinner

How our study plan fell apart (AGAIN)

[NZ] NCEA Is Changing: No More Levels, No More Credits

[Y7] "Oh, Just You Today?"

When the Plan Meets Reality

Setting Personal Routines

Why We Learn At Home

[Y7] Part 2: Science & Social Science

[Y7] Part 1: English & Mathematics

[Y7] Understanding Year 7

Reader Favorites

Starting School in New Zealand

Setting Personal Routines

A Quiet Week Before the Break Ends

The App We Dreamt Of

The Word Cards