Creating great kids with HIPPY Taupō
27 Jan, 2021 12:00 PM
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HIPPY participant Memory Thompson, 3, with a fish she made using fine motor skills, art skills and maths skills. Photo / Supplied
Laurilee McMichael is editor of the Taupo & Turangi Weekenderlaurilee.mcmichael@nzme.co.nzTaupoWeekender
Just 15 minutes a day, five times a week, is all it takes to make a significant difference to improve your 3-year-old preschooler s future, regardless of his or her background and circumstances.
That s the message HIPPY Taupō is spreading to encourage more parents to take up their free, in-home educational programme for 3- and 4-year-olds.
HIPPY (Home Interaction Programme for Parents & Youngsters) was originally developed in Israel but has spread around the world. Here, it has been adapted for the New Zealand Te Whāriki early childhood curriculum and incorporates a mixture of English and te reo Māori.