OSCN

Welcome! We are a network of over 160 after school and school holiday programmes based in Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Please check out our news, training information and resource sheets for people and organisations who work with children in their out of school time.

Are you a parent who uses or wants to find out about Out of School Services? Find some useful information here.

Current courses

Term 2 training dates are on our training page now!

Games workshop link here if you were playing with John last Sunday

Thanks to our funders

Pool Safety

OSCAR steering group statement

Check this new link - good practice guide

Read about the steering group here

Ministry of Social Development

Quick links

Directions to training view

School Terms view

Police Vetting view

Copy of the 2011 OSCAR Standards view

Resources to help with CYF Approval view

Craft Ideas

here

Hot Topics

This is the place to find articles from "Five and Up", our quarterly newsletter, and other news. You can add comments at the end of each item.

We also have a new section of good practice guides, starting with pool safety.

Sorting it out for Themselves

Simone Shervell has a very straight-forward approach to managing behaviour at her programme and she was happy to share it with us. Read more here

MSD Update

The MSD recently updated us on government policy concerning OSCAR services and we have written to the Minister of Social Development. Read more here

New Legislation About Reporting Child Abuse

In March, The Crimes Amendment Act (No 3) 2011 came into force. It establishes, in certain situations, new legal obligations to take action to prevent a child being abused.

For an explanation of the Act look here

How has you programming Changed?

We put this question to a few long-standing OSCAR programme owners and managers.

Read what they have to say and add you own comments if you like.

Moving Home

By Valerie Tkacheva, Dominion Rd After School Care

. "We were moved from a cozy room to a big hall (as a result of a school renovation). Click on the image to read more.

Where do the children play?

By John Kennedy, OSCN.

Recently I’ve been talking with OSCAR people about children spending an ever-increasing amount of time immersed in the use of electronic media and technological toys. Click on the image to read more.

“Fun at Your Fingertips”

Ready to Use Game Resources

We know that a certain amount of programme planning happens “on the fly”. So we’ve put together these instructions for various games on laminated cards, held together with a sturdy metal ring.

There are 20 games using cards and dice. Each card has easy to follow rules, recommended age, group size and on the back is a quick summary to jog your memory if you have played the game before. This is the first of several sets that we are aiming to produce. Next year we will add a collection of active games and games with simple boards and counters.

Look at a sample card front / back

COST: $10-00 plus $2-00 for postage