Ignite
Innovate
Empower
Hello
Kia ora
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With 25 years experience as an educator in New Zealand and overseas, Trudi is an innovative practitioner who is passionate about curriculum design.
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In 2017 Trudi became and ADE and attended a number of Apple Institute's in Australia and America. She has led creative workshops at ULearn in New Zealand and was apart of the MADE Award committee for a number of years. Trudi is now an Apple Professional Learning Specialist (since 2023).
Our Story
Cre8first began when Trudi was a classroom teacher passionate about bringing creativity back into the learning experience for her tamariki. So often creativity happens at the end of a project… when they get to make something that shows their learning. But she wondered, what would happen to the learning experience if we started with a creative experience that then inspired and engaged learning.
It was a transformative question which lead her to tap into the creative power of digital technology to allow her students to create all through their learning journey. Engagement, curiosity and a better connection to what they were learning were the key outcomes.
Now Cre8first is dedicated to empowering rangitira and kaiako to use digital technology as a transformative tool to enhance teaching and learning. We inspire to work alongside educators to utilise Apple technology to its full potential, enhancing local curriculum, improving productivity, wellbeing and learning outcomes for all tamariki.
We are dedicated to providing high quality, authentic professional learning in which creativity, innovation and empowerment are at the heart of what we do.
Ignite
To ignite creativity, curiosity and passion for learning
Innovate
To take learning in new directions and create dynamic environments that inspire the imagination.
Empower
To empower educators to grow their capability, confidence and joy of teaching.