Natcoll Education Trust

The Natcoll Education Trust (NET) was established by Natcoll Design Technology (Natcoll) in 2001. NET’s objective is to enhance education in New Zealand by extending and deepening children’s and teacher’s educational experiences in a creative and exciting learning environment using digital technology.

The Trust provides

• Net Programme: computer-based teaching programmes to Canterbury primary schools
  
• Teacher Scholarships: places for teachers at Natcoll campuses
  
• Scholarship places for Creating Futures students at Natcoll campuses
  

NET Programme

Natcoll’s education trust supports the provision of educational programmes for schools in Canterbury. The “NET programme” is free and is designed to support the use of ICT in the classroom through collaborative classroom projects. Our teacher designs the programme around the school’s and children’s needs and curriculum objectives, and does the teaching with support from the classroom teacher. It is expected that some classroom teaching would be undertaken by the school to support the project. Projects run for half a term, one day per week, each Monday from 9:30am to 2:30pm.

Natcoll  provides a teacher who will lead the class programme and do the teaching, along with a fully equipped lab for a maximum of 10 students. iMacs, digital cameras and video cameras are used. Software available includes iLife (iMovie, iWeb, Garageband, iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD), and Photoshop. Internet-based projects will also make use of the latest web 2.0 tools available online.

All Curriculum Learning Areas are relevant in the programme, with Values and Key Competencies featuring strongly throughout the creative challenges the students are given.

Examples of projects undetaken:

• Podcasting - oral and visual language extension
• Blogs - written language extension, use of web 2.0 tools
• Music composition/sound track creation
• Advertising (posters, jingles, video, audio)
• Digital photography/image manipulation (e.g. Surrealism)
• Movies/DVDs - related to class enquiry
• Class web pages
• New ideas being added all the time!

View the NET Programme brochure, the NET introductory letter, and the NET application form.

Teacher Scholarships

Each year NET offers scholarships to practising primary or secondary teachers. Two scholarships will be awarded for 2010. The purpose of the scholarship is to enable teachers to study toward one of the following Natcoll qualifications in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch:

Level 3 (15 weeks):
• iCreate - foundation course in digital media

Level 5 (35 or 41 weeks):
• Diploma of Animation and Digital Video

Level 6 (35 or 41 weeks):
• Diploma of Computer Graphic Design
• Diploma of Interactive Design
• Diploma of Web Development
• Diploma of Animation (Advanced)
• Diploma of Video Post Production (Advanced)

Level 7 (35 weeks):
• Diploma of Digital Media (Advanced)

The scholarship covers all fees (but not salaries). Studies must be started in the 2010 academic year.

Scholarship Applications

To apply for a NET scholarship contact us for an information pack:
Natcoll Design Technology
PO Box 13 824
Christchurch 8141
Telephone + 64 3 377 4328
Fax + 64 3 377 4329
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