Workshops
We are very excited to be able to offer a number of programmes throughout the year to support tamariki, whānau and professionals. Watch this space for upcoming opportunities!
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The Diversity of Neurodiversity
In collaboration with the Mental Health and Resource Centre
If you’re keen to gain a wider and deeper understanding of neurodiverse children and how to provide support that brings out the best in them, this is the workshop to attend!
Facilitated by: Juliana Edwards, Child and Family Psychologist - The Champion Centre Tamariki Toiora
Date: Thursday 16 April 2026, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Venue: MHERC, Level 1, 12 Hazeldean Road, Addington, Christchurch
Cost: $49.00 (inc. GST)
Refreshments provided.
For more information check out The Diversity of Neurodiversity - Mental Health Education and Resource Centre
School Holiday Therapy Intensive
Give your child a week of focused, fun, and personalised therapy support!
We’re excited to offer our five-day multidisciplinary Therapy Intensive.
This unique programme brings together Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Musical Play Therapy to support your child's development through engaging, child-led activities.
Who is it for?
Children aged 0–8 years who would benefit from focused support in areas such as:
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Gross motor skills and movement
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Fine motor and daily living skills
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Play, participation, and engagement
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Confidence, independence, and developmental progress
Date: 5-9 October 2026
Venue: The Champion Centre, 300 Burwood Road
Designing curriculum for diverse learners
This workshop will give foundational understanding around ‘what is early intervention’, and how this understanding shapes and supports curriculum design when working with children who have additional needs.
The Diversity of Neurodiversity
If you’re keen to gain a wider and deeper understanding of neurodiverse individuals and how to provide support that brings out the best in your learners, this is the workshop to attend!
Signing with children
Many people are keen to learn NZSL but often unsure on how to get started. This session will be fun, interactive and will support you in practical ways to integrate NZSL and visual communication into your teaching.
School Holiday Therapy Intensive Programme
Give your child a week of focused, fun, and personalised therapy support!
We are excited to offer our five-day multidisciplinary Therapy Intensive, designed for children aged 0–8 years. This unique programme brings together Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Musical Play Therapy to support your child's development through engaging, child-led activities.
During the week, our team will work closely with your family to identify and focus on a few meaningful goals that are important to your child and whānau. Therapy sessions will be tailored to your child's strengths, interests, and developmental needs, providing concentrated opportunities to build skills and confidence.
When: 5-9 October 2026
Where: The Champion Centre, 300 Burwood Road
Who: Children aged 0–8 years
What is Physiotherapy?
Our physiotherapists use movement, games, and play to help children develop gross motor skills such as balance, strength, coordination, mobility, and confidence in movement. Therapy is embedded within fun activities that motivate children while helping them achieve meaningful developmental goals.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Our occupational therapists use play to support the development of fine motor skills, self-care abilities, sensory processing, attention, and participation in everyday activities. Through engaging, child-led experiences, children build the skills they need for play, learning, and independence.
What is Musical Play Therapy?
Musical play therapy holds a valuable role in supporting intensive movement programmes for children. Music engages multiple areas of the brain simultaneously, including those involved in movement, attention, emotion, motivation, and learning. This whole-brain engagement can help children participate more actively in therapy and maintain focus during intensive sessions.
Musical play also provides a motivating and enjoyable context for repetitive practice. Repetition is essential for developing motor skills and promoting neuroplasticity, but it can be challenging for children to sustain. By incorporating rhythm, songs, and musical activities, repetitive movements become more meaningful, engaging, and fun, increasing a child's willingness to practice and persist with therapeutic tasks.
In intensive programmes, musical play therapy can support movement initiation, coordination, timing, balance, and endurance while fostering confidence and emotional wellbeing. By combining therapeutic movement with motivating musical play experiences, musical play therapy helps children maximise participation, effort, and enjoyment, contributing to improved functional outcomes and a positive therapeutic experience.
What to expect
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Individualised support from a multidisciplinary therapy team
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A fun, play-based approach that keeps children motivated and engaged
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Intensive practice of targeted developmental goals
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Coaching and practical strategies for parents and caregivers
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A personalised set of recommendations to help maintain progress after the intensive ends
What to expect
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Individualised support from a multidisciplinary therapy team
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A fun, play-based approach that keeps children motivated and engaged
-
Intensive practice of targeted developmental goals
-
Coaching and practical strategies for parents and caregivers
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A personalised set of recommendations to help maintain progress after the intensive ends
Why do an intensive programme?
Children learn new skills through practice. An intensive programme provides multiple opportunities to work on meaningful goals through fun, play-based activities. By combining repeated practice, the right level of challenge, and family coaching, we can help children make meaningful progress and give families practical strategies to continue supporting development at home.
Special Introductory Offer
As this is a new offering from our service, we are pleased to offer a discounted rate for participating families during the week of 5-9 October 2026.
Spaces are limited to ensure each child receives personalised support. We would love to partner with you to help your child make meaningful progress in a supportive, fun, and intensive environment.