All the school's a stage. Schools collaborating with experts in the community

This report presents findings from a case study at Pakuranga Intermediate on their collaboration with a group of performing and visual artists in 2012-2014. It's part of a wider NZCER investigation into successful and sustained collaborations between schools, communities and professional experts.

We were interested in exploring the extent to which the new kinds of partnerships and relationships at Pakuranga Intermediate embodied future-oriented teaching and learning approaches. The report discusses the factors that contributed to the success of the sustained collaboration at the school.