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About Conductive Education

Wana Tamariki Trust (formerly Conductive Education Waikato Trust) was established in Hamilton in 1991 by a group of parents dedicated to providing a holistic programme that worked with the child and family as a whole, rather than successive professionals in a fragmented manner.

Conductive Education embraces holistic development. Our services provide support and education that empowers the family as a whole. We create individual and group programmes offering opportunities to maximise every learning moment. We challenge tamariki using their own motivation to achieve goals in a way that opens doors to creating a better quality of life.

Conductive Education Trust Waikato has worked with hundreds of families who have sought support, information and progress for their children, just like you. For over 30 years and through a range of programmes, our specialist staff motivate young children to be actively involved as they learn functional, daily-living skills toward creating the building blocks for richer, interactive, and more independent lives.

From Conductive Education Waikato to Wana Tamariki

For the last 3 years, Conductive Education Waikato have undertaken a journey of reflection, planning for the future and transforming services.

Over this time we have worked with local groups and iwi, staff and whanau, and have determined that a new name is part of our way forward, along with some key changes to how we work. These changes have already been transformative, and we believe will ensure that we are providing the best possible opportunities to get great outcome to the tamariki and whaanau we work with.

Ngaati Wairere supported us in the process to find our new name and we are especially indebted to them for supporting this process.

The meaning of Wana

The word wana means to bud, shoot, come to life, seedling or young shoot.

It also means to be exciting, stimulating, thrilling and moving. It is also about having excitement, passion and energy.

We believe that this is a very good description of our tamariki and is how we want to work moving forward.

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