Northern+Region+Workshops+and+Clusters

|| Welcome to **New Zealand Sign Language Week **! This **week ** is being held between Monday 9th to Sunday 15th May **2016 **. Deaf Aotearoa has produced a webseries of seven, one-minute videos to celebrate NZSL **Week 2016 **. The series, “My Life in **Sign **”, features ' **Sign ** Boy', played by Destyn, the face of NZSL **Week **.
 * **2016 **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">These PLD opportunities are available to all HODs and TICs of Learning Languages **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> . This also includes teachers[[image:https://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png link="home#26206099"]] who have sole responsibility for programme planning and assessment design and implementation in their schools. ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**January** || **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">February ** || **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">March ** || **April**
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**May**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; vertical-align: baseline;">** Tālofa lava! Afio mai! ** Samoa language week / Vaiaso o le gagana Sāmoa takes place this year between 29 May and 4 June. The theme for 2016 is E felelei manu, ae ma’au i o latou ofaga – Birds migrate to environments where they survive and thrive. || **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">June ** || **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">July **

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">NZALT Conference **

**Nelson 10 - 13 July 2016** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">@http://www.nzalt.org.nz/conference/

**<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> Te Wiki o te Reo Māori **<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #4d4d4f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px;">Te Wiki o te Reo Māori takes place this year between Monday 4 July and Sunday 10 July. The kaupapa for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2016 is te reo tautoko – behind you all the way, which is about using te reo Māori to support people, to inspire, and to cheer on. <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">[][] || <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**August** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;">**International Languages Week** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;">15 - 19 August 2016 <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;">@http://www.nzalt.org.nz/events/ilw.shtml <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"> ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**September** || **<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">October ** || **<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">November ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**December** ||