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Celebrating50 Yearsof Teacher Education1960-2010The School of EducationTe Kura Toi Tangata

Celebrating 50 Years of Teacher Education at the University of WaikatoThe first student intake for the School of Education, formerly the Hamilton Teachers’College, was in 1960. It is now the No1 education school in the country according togovernment rankings.*Since its formation, the School has educated thousands of pre-service teachers in earlychildhood, primary, secondary and Māori medium teaching. It offers teacher educationprogrammes up to four years in length, plus study to doctoral level, and is strongly focusedon research through the likes of the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research.The 50 Year celebrations will involve a series of events in mid to late 2010, culminating ina celebratory gathering on Saturday November 13 for past and present staff and students.To register for more information,phone - 07 838 4500email - celebrate.50years@waikato.ac.nzvisit - education.waikato.ac.nz/50yearsThe School of EducationTe Kura Toi TangataPrivate Bag 3105Hamilton 3240New Zealand*Colleges of education and university scores combined.