During August there has been a big focus on rhymes and traditional stories such as ‘the Three Little Pigs’ and ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. This helps to promote early literacy and maths as the children develop their language and thinking skills. … Continue Reading
The Greytown Public Library is opening up its doors to young people and their teachers to come along and learn about coding or computer programming. The workshop is free for young people aged 10-18, and will be held on Sunday 20 September from 9.30-3.30.
The workshop provides a fun day learning the basics of website design and programming . “The workshops are a great way to inspire their curiosity and help them see the makings of technology for themselves,” says south Wairarapa libraries’ manager Helen McNaught.
“Coding is one of the must-have skills for the 21st century as it opens the door to more complex technologies and an understanding of the huge range of opportunities computer science out there,” she said.
“Using HTML, CSS, JQuery or Python to create simple websites, participants will learn the basics of coding, design and content presentation.” … Continue Reading
Martinborough’s Waihinga Centre is an exciting and ambitious project. It aims to turn the old town hall in to a vibrant multi-purpose hub and this plan has had unprecedented community support. Nearly one and a half million dollars towards the cost of building the centre has been raised through donations and events. There is not one single major project in the whole of the Wairarapa that has come anywhere near this level of community support and this is amazing for a small town. … Continue Reading
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