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Record numbers for Te Mātāpuna Mātātahi | Children’s University Graduation 2020

A record number of tamariki have graduated from Te Mātāpuna Mātātahi | Children’s University over two nights of celebrations recognising their achievements in 2020.

Te Mātāpuna Mātātahi | Children’s University 2020 graduates.

The graduation to celebrate the achievements of Te Mātāpuna Mātātahi | Children’s University (CU) members is only the second to take place in Aotearoa New Zealand. With the challenges of 2020, in an incredible effort 65% of CU tamariki graduated in front of their proud whānau, teachers and peers. 

The University of Canterbury and Lincoln University work in partnership to deliver CU to the region’s tamariki. The first – and so far only – Children’s University in Aotearoa New Zealand, this is the second year the programme has run in Canterbury, with 557 children participating in 2020.

CU is an internationally renowned outreach programme aimed at fostering a community of lifelong learners and raising aspirations for further and higher education.

Children choose to join the programme through their school or rūnanga and are issued with a Passport to Learning. CU members fill their passports with hours of learning outside of the classroom by visiting Learning Destinations, attending university campus experiences and engaging in online activities. There are 122 Learning Destinations in Canterbury including libraries, museums, galleries and wildlife parks. Once children reach set milestones they are invited to graduate at the Christchurch Town Hall ceremonies.

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