Mary Bluck is a senior kāiako at Te kura O Ngā Puna Waiora / Newtown School in Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Wellington, Aotearoa, New Zealand. Mary will be investigating how indigenous playground play may be introduced into the classroom to accelerate learning.
“In 2025 I had the opportunity to look at positive play in the playground as part of a Kāhui ako (communities of learning). This led to further questions and ideas around further research in play especially the role in accelerating learning in our English language learners at school.”