NEXT was established in 2014. It is a $100 million, 10 year spend-down strategic philanthropy fund. Its vision is to create a legacy of environmental and educational excellence for future generations of New Zealanders. NEXT invests in a small number of multi-year initiatives - targeting projects that are transformational, inspirational and managed in a business-like way.
New research
shows babies babble can be an indicator
of how good a reader they will become. TVOne news reports
on the findings- and
NEXT education initiative Talking Matters
backs it up - saying babies are “born
to communicate”.
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Are rats using storm water drains to get around Wellington ? That report and more updates in the latest edition of a Predator Free Wellington’s newsletter. read more
Two teachers from College Street Normal
School in Palmerston North have been awarded the
NEXT Expert Teacher Award after completing a postgraduate
course at The Mind Lab.
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— Pat Snedden, Manaiakalani Education Trust
Digitally enabled learning system for lower decile communities of schools. Read more
Digitally enabled and collaborative learning for Rotorua district. Read more
Space for you and your baby - support programme for new parents Read more
Strategic leadership development for principals.
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Holiday blogging programme for schoolchildren to help prevent the summer slump in academic achievement.
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Promoting richer language in the first 1,000 days.
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Innovative teacher training for top graduates and professionals to reduce educational inequality.
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The Education Hub has a mission to bridge the gap between research and practice in education. Read more
Digital literacy for teachers. Read more
NEXT Predator Free Community Champion Kelvin Hastie. Read more
New Zealand’s first predator-free city. Read more
Restoring the ecology of Abel Tasman National Park. Read more
Hauraki Gulf conservation park. Read more
Transforming conservation on the mountain, ranges and islands of Taranaki. Read more
Research and development to bring information technology into conservation. Read more
R&D tools and techniques for a predator-free New Zealand. Read more
