This session explores practical strategies for delivering meaningful and engaging learning experiences in resource-limited classrooms. Drawing from my experience in STEAM education, outdoor/camp-based learning, and the use of Open Educational Resources (OER), I will share how teachers can use locally available materials, low-tech approaches, and student-centered activities to promote creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. The session will be interactive, with simple hands-on activities and examples that teachers can easily adapt to their own contexts.

The learners that we have come from diverse backgrounds and their linguistic repertoires shape who they are as individuals. Their cultures are embedded in the languages that they speak. Hence, in order to teach them holistically in a changing world shaped by globalization, digital technology, migration and climate change, Indigenous language education must equip learners to live in modern societies without losing their cultural roots. Education must support multilingual or plurilingual competence and at the same time, help learners navigate confidently between indigenous and global contexts.

This break out session will be more of an awareness on the importance of preserving Indigenous Languages through education in a contemporary society.

Every school has more priorities than it can act on. When teams try to tackle everything at once, progress stalls and effort gets scattered. This is especially true when you're working with a small team that has broad responsibilities.

In this workshop, you'll work through two practical steps that create clarity: Diagnosing the most important challenge your school is facing right now; & Designing a clear response that your team can actually follow through on.

Bring a challenge or priority your school is working on. You'll use simple tools, compare thinking with peers from other schools, and leave with what you need to take the next step.

This session engages educators in a structured sequence of activities designed to support both wellbeing and professional growth within the theme Learning in a Changing World. It begins with an interactive icebreaker to build connections, followed by a Talanoa circle where participants discuss real classroom challenges such as diverse learners, limited resources, and the impact of emerging technologies like AI. Teachers then work in small groups to design a short lesson using simple materials, encouraging creativity and practical problem-solving. A fun, team-based obstacle course provides a wellbeing break while symbolising the challenges educators navigate daily. The session concludes with a guided reflection, where participants identify one strategy, one challenge, and one actionable step to implement in their own teaching. By the end, educators will have shared experiences, developed practical ideas, and strengthened their ability to adapt confidently in a changing educational landscape.

This session brings educators together to explore simple and practical ways to integrate Service as Action into everyday classroom teaching which can be called service learning. Participants will share ideas, make connections to their own subjects, and design learning experiences that link inquiry with real-world action. By the end of the session, teachers will leave with ready-to-use strategies to help students apply their learning in meaningful ways and make a positive impact in their communities.

Pacific communities have always known that knowledge is built together and not alone. This session explores how to bring that truth into teaching, moving beyond individual assessment toward learning where student voice, local wisdom, and collective thinking drive the learning.

This session will be about how to integrate visual art into literacy and numeracy. It will highlight simple strategies to deepen understanding and boost engagement. Teachers will gain practical ideas they can apply immediately in the classroom.

Students do not enter the maths classroom on an equal footing. What we do around our maths lessons can make a powerful difference.

In this workshop, we’ll explore practical, high-impact ways teachers can build opportunities for consolidation and application throughout the school day to help all students build deeper understanding, confidence, and enjoyment in mathematics.

The Ocean Programme reimagines "Learning in a Changing World" by anchoring future-focused innovation in the deep-rooted cultural context of the Pacific. By weaving Ocean Literacy across primary and secondary curricula, we engage students in local and global issues through authentic, hands-on experiences that bridge traditional wisdom with scientific knowledge, moving beyond the classroom to drive meaningful action. This is scaffolded by the Ocean Passport, a resilient extension tool that tracks skill progression and ocean competency for Years 1–8, before transitioning to student-led ocean projects in Years 9–10 that address real-world challenges. Our annual Ocean Conference connects local schools to share collective responsibility and relational ways of knowing, ensuring students are not just spectators of change but culturally anchored leaders in a shifting world.

This workshop offers a gentle but purposeful space to rethink student leadership as something grown through connection, trust, and shared responsibility. In a changing world, our role is not just to guide learning, but to nurture young people who feel confident to lead, contribute, and care for those around them.

Participants will reflect on authentic examples of student leadership within their own schools, followed by a short exploration of how these practices can be strengthened and extended in today’s context. They will then engage in a collaborative case study, working in small groups to design practical, low-resource leadership initiatives that connect students with their communities.

Grounded in Pacific values of community and belonging, this session explores how every student can find and use their voice in meaningful ways.

The “parking lot” concept in education is a very practical and effective classroom management instructional strategy. It is designed to capture learning sparks that occur during a lesson and to be resolved later. This interactive workshop explores the Parking Lot strategy to enhance student engagement and learning in the classroom.

The repetition method of learning that allows students to encounter key information multiple times to move from short term recall into long term memory.
I would like to link this to the use of digital technology as well as traditional learning methods and how they can be effectively used together.

This breakout session explores how language acquisition equips learners with the communication, intercultural understanding, and adaptability needed to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Participants will discover practical strategies, digital tools, and engaging classroom approaches that connect language learning to real-world global challenges.

Explore practical and meaningful ways to create inclusive learning environments where every student feels valued, supported, and able to succeed. Through real-world strategies and reflections, it highlights how inclusion is built through relationships, responsive teaching, and a strong sense of belonging for all learners.

Our world is moving fast. The game of life is changing around us and our school communities need us to shift the game of school to match the volume, pace and intensity of global patterns in social, economic and technological development. In the South Pacific and beyond, we need leaders who are themselves game changers. What might be the capabilities of game changing leaders in education? Professor Phil Cummins will lead you through a detailed reflection on your purpose and practice, equipping you with a plan to take the big step forward and up as leader in your school and community.

How building a sense of wellbeing in the classroom can strengthen relationships, contribute to collaboration and support learners in the changing world of education.

In a changing world, inclusion within a Pacific context, means drawing on the wisdom of community. It means embracing change while still holding on to the deeply imbedded customs of the past. It means being creative, innovative yet traditional. While at all times remembering the why? Remembering the RAWA KAA.