School Stories

Stories are one of the most powerful tools a school can use to build connection, engagement, and meaning across learning. When a story is not just read once, but woven through every part of the curriculum, it becomes something students return to again and again. It reaffirms their identity as important, and their understanding of being part of a wider community, context and time. This approach supports literacy, identity, values, and long term understanding. At Holy Trinity C

On October 23rd, we celebrated the launch of three new stories for the Whangārei Hub, a cluster of 43 schools in the Kāhui Ako o Whangārei in Northland, Aotearoa. Together, these schools support more than 20,000 students, each connected through their shared learning and their place.

Early childhood is a remarkable chapter in a child’s life. It is the season where language, identity, curiosity and belonging begin to take root. For years, Telling Your Stories has worked alongside schools and communities to strengthen literacy through local stories.

Storytelling is one of the oldest ways humans share knowledge. Long before written language became widespread, communities passed down knowledge through oral storytelling. Stories were shared through voice, memory, and performance. This tradition allowed communities to preserve culture, history, and identity across generations. At Telling Our Stories , storytelling remains central to our work. But storytelling does not only happen through written language. It also happens thr

On Monday the 24th of February, we were thrilled to launch the newest Telling Your Stories  project at Ridgway School in Wellington. This project tells the fascinating story of how the school came to be, tracing its roots back to one of Wellington’s earliest schools, Vogeltown School, and its transformation into Ridgway School. “It’s been a fantastic experience working alongside the team to develop and craft our local story. The children have been delighted to learn more abou

On Thursday, 30 January 2025, we had the privilege of launching our latest Telling Your Stories project in Whāngarei with Excellere College.

Mt Tarikākā (often incorrectly called Mt Kaukau is a large hill in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand near Johnsonville, Khandallah and Ngaio On 24 January, we had the privilege of launching the Churton Park story in Wellington. Del Costello travelled to Churton Park to mark this special occasion alongside Principal Matt Stanley and the dedicated teachers of the school. It was a stunning day, made even more meaningful by the backdrop of Mount Tarikākā, the guardi