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Get Students Into STEM. For real.

High-energy, hands-on workshops that make Digital Technologies actually exciting — from Scratch coding to real robots, delivered in your school.

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Y1–13
All Year Levels
GetCTRL
Current Workshop Lineup
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Scratch Games
coding & game dev · Year 4–8
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MakeBlock mBots
robotics · Year 5–10
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Micro:bits
making · Year 5–10
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A.I. Introduction
emerging tech · Year 7–13
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Unity Game Dev
coding & game dev · Year 9–13
Why GetCTRL

STEM workshops that actually land.

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Hands-On, Every Time
Students spend the session building, coding, and experimenting — not watching slides. Every workshop is activity-led from minute one.
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NZ Curriculum Aligned
Every workshop maps directly to the Digital Technologies Progress Outcomes, so your curriculum coverage is taken care of.
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We Bring Everything
Robots, Micro:bits, laptops — we bring it all. Zero upfront investment from your school required.
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Teachers Leave Upskilled
Our facilitators model classroom techniques so your teachers gain confidence alongside their students.
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📍 Wellington, NZ
Workshop Catalog

Find the right STEM session.

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Making 🧱
3D Printing
DT Progress Outcome 4–5 Beginner, Intermediate
Platform: Browser 3D Printer (optional)
Year Levels: Year 9–13
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Coding & Game Dev 🐱
Scratch Games
Create animated games, interactive stories, and logic-driven worlds — no prior experience needed.
DT Progress Outcome 2–3 Beginner Friendly
Platform: Scratch 3.0 Browser
Year Levels: Year 4–8
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Coding & Game Dev 🎮
Unity Game Dev
Build 2D & 3D games using one of the world's most-used commercial game engines. Industry-relevant skills, school-ready delivery.
DT Progress Outcome 4–5 Advanced
Platform: Unity 2023 C# Intro
Year Levels: Year 9–13
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Coding & Game Dev 🌐
Web-Dev 101
From blank page to live website — students learn HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript in a single power-packed session.
DT Progress Outcome 3–4 Intermediate
Platform: HTML/CSS JS VS Code
Year Levels: Year 7–13
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Emerging Tech 🧠
A.I. Introduction
Generative AI, Machine Learning concepts, and ethical AI — students explore how AI actually works and discuss its real-world impact.
DT Progress Outcome 4–5 Ethics Focus
Tools: Teachable Machine AI Playground
Year Levels: Year 7–13
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Making ⚡
Micro:bits
Sensor-based electronics and block coding on the BBC Micro:bit — students build real devices they can take home.
DT Progress Outcome 2–4 Tangible Outputs
Hardware: BBC Micro:bit v2 MakeCode
Year Levels: Year 5–10
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Robotics 🤖
MakeBlock mBots
Code and control line-following, obstacle-dodging robots. A perfect intro to physical computing and algorithmic thinking.
DT Progress Outcome 2–3 Crowd Favourite
Hardware: mBot Ranger mBlock 5
Year Levels: Year 5–10
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Robotics 🔴
Edison Robots
Affordable, barcode-programmable robots ideal for younger learners. From drag-and-drop to Python — scalable across year levels.
DT Progress Outcome 1–3 Junior Friendly
Hardware: Edison v3 EdBlocks EdPy
Year Levels: Year 2–8
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Robotics 🔵
Sphero Bolt & RVR
High-engagement rolling robots with LED matrix displays and JavaScript APIs. Perfect for project-based cross-curricular STEM challenges.
DT Progress Outcome 3–5 High Engagement
Hardware: Sphero Bolt Sphero RVR Sphero Edu
Year Levels: Year 5–13
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NZ Curriculum
How this fits the NZ Curriculum

Every GetCTRL workshop is designed against the Digital Technologies | Hangarau Matihiko curriculum — with clear mapping to Progress Outcomes and the Technology learning area.

DT PO 1–2Year 1–4 — Digital systems, decomposition
DT PO 3Year 5–6 — Algorithmic thinking, debugging
DT PO 4Year 7–8 — Data, programming, design
DT PO 5–6Year 9–13 — Complex systems, abstraction
Tech LATechnological practice & literacy
PD ReadyTeacher upskilling aligned to TKI
Professional Development

Level up your teaching team.

GetCTRL’s Staff PD sessions are designed for classroom teachers — not technologists. We meet you where you are and build genuine confidence with Digital Technologies tools and pedagogy.

All PD is hands-on and immediately applicable in the classroom. We can deliver in-school, at teacher-only days, or across a cluster of schools.

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Intro to Physical Computing
Half-day session on Micro:bits and Edison robots. Teachers leave with classroom-ready lesson plans and confidence to run sessions independently.
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Robotics in the Classroom
Full-day deep-dive covering mBots, Sphero, and age-appropriate programming pedagogies for Years 3–10.
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AI Literacy for Educators
Understand Generative AI, machine learning basics, ethical frameworks, and how to teach AI concepts confidently across curriculum levels.
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DT Curriculum Planning
Map your school’s Digital Technologies coverage against Progress Outcomes and build a 2-year progression plan with our facilitators.
PD that sticks.

Unlike one-off presentations, GetCTRL PD is practical from the first minute. Every teacher leaves with resources they can use the following week.

  • Delivered in-school on your TOD or PD day
  • Cluster school bookings available
  • Materials and resource packs included
  • Follow-up support via email for 30 days
  • MoE professional learning hours documentation provided
  • Tailored to your school’s specific DT needs
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Testimonials

What schools are saying.

“The Sphero session was the most engaged I’ve ever seen our Year 7s. The GetCTRL facilitator had incredible energy and the students were completely absorbed for the entire two hours.”

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Sarah K.
Deputy Principal, Wellington Primary School

“We booked the Teacher PD day and it completely shifted our team’s confidence with Digital Technologies. Practical, relevant, and actually fun. Rare combo.”

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Mike T.
HOD Technology, Wellington Secondary

“The AI Introduction workshop was pitched perfectly for our Year 9s — they left asking thoughtful questions about ethics and bias. That doesn’t happen with standard tech lessons.”

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Jo P.
Digital Technologies Lead, Lower Hutt College
About Us

The GetCTRL story.

GetCTRL Education was founded on a simple belief: every student in Aotearoa New Zealand deserves access to genuinely engaging Digital Technologies education — regardless of their school’s budget or their teacher’s technical background.

Based in Wellington, we deliver workshops in-person across the region and via Zoom and remote formats to schools throughout New Zealand — from Northland to Southland.

Our facilitators are experienced educators who know that the best STEM lesson is one where a student forgets to look at the clock. We bring that energy to every single visit.

✅ Police Vetted Staff
🏫 School-Safe Equipment
📋 Health & Safety Compliant
Our values.
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Energy is Contagious
Our facilitators arrive prepared and enthusiastic — that energy spreads to every student in the room.
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Doing Beats Watching
Every session is activity-first. Students build, break, and build again — that’s how learning sticks.
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No Child Left Behind
Workshops are scaffolded to reach every learner — from reluctant beginners to students who already code at home.
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Teachers Matter Too
We deliberately model teaching strategies so your staff grow alongside their students.
Teacher Resources
Free lesson resources for teachers.

Get access to our library of curriculum-aligned lesson plans, slide decks, and extension activities — free for NZ school teachers.

📄 Lesson PlansReady-to-teach DT units
📊 Slide DecksBranded classroom slides
📝 AssessmentProgress outcome rubrics
🎯 ExtensionsChallenge activities
Bookings & Enquiries

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We typically deliver Monday–Friday and can accommodate most school terms. Cluster school bookings (multiple schools, one visit) attract a discount.

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