Home News Education News Menu ↑ BlogMedia ReleasesPodcastOur Favourites Education 3 Aug 2020 Taita Central School x Ā Mua: Animated whakapapa Taita Central School, 2020Animated Whakapapa Read More 4 May 2020 The Dowse Art Challenge: A weekly activity for kids & their parents Being stuck at home is the best time to unleash your creativity. The Dowse wants to challenge you and your kids to blow away those boredom cobwebs and ... Read More 30 Mar 2020 Find joy in the mess: Keeping kids creative in your bubble "As educators, we encourage play, creativity, mistakes, imagination, mess and exploration! As Mums, we don’t want homemade slime in the carpet, felt pen on the duvet and arguments over ... Read More 15 Apr 2019 Art + Play Our current exhibition All I want to be is a gift for audiences and educators alike. It shows so many different ways to explore play, experimentation and creativity ... Read More 5 Dec 2017 Art, creativity + schools at The Dowse In a contemporary world with new media and technology, creative learning is more important than ever as a way to foster resilience, experimentation and innovation. Read More 30 Jun 2014 Home Schooling Friends Visit Our Home Schooling friends came on Friday to celebrate Matariki and after a storytelling session we happily explored Matatoki and Wunderrūma. Read More 28 Aug 2013 Be WOW-ed at The Dowse As you can see, the wearable arts season in the Valley is in full swing. Read More 24 Apr 2013 Pic 'n' Mix: Collection Store Visit What happens when you unleash a group of children in The Dowse collection store? Read More 14 Jan 2013 School holiday fun with The Dowse Many of us are back at work, but the school holidays are still in full swing. We’ve got some great events planned at The Dowse to keep kids ... Read More 11 Dec 2012 Our Own Iron Man Have you ever had the pleasure of reading Ted Hughes story The Iron Man? It’s a compelling read about a robot that one day just appears. Read More 9 Sep 2012 Follow Me - I'll be your Dowse Host When Jolie and I farewell school groups who have spent time at The Dowse on a visit with their class, we always extend a personal invitation to the ... Read More 29 May 2012 Stairway to Heaven Last week, we had visitors from the Kapiti Coast. Four classes, whanau and staff from Kenakena School came for an art appreciation day and ended up testing their ... Read More Load More
