Tuilaepa Youth Mentoring Service (TYMS)
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Residential Remand Home Education
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and Pastoral Care


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Kaitiaki

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College Rd

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Hillsborough

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Wharf Rd

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Our TYMS Teachers work across five different residences around Auckland, New Zealand.
TYMS provides a unique and individualised education and pastoral care programme to young people placed in supervised residential homes across Auckland. ​
TYMS partners with Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children to ensure some of our most vulnerable young people in NZ are given the opportunity to improve their academic engagement through building positive connections with academic material and others (social integration). 

​The tailored programme covers life skills topics such as career planning, CV building, driver’s license study, cultural identity, creative arts, physical well-being, goal setting, entrepreneurship along with basic skills in numeracy, literacy, social studies and astronomy.
 See what our teachers have been delivering in the homes

Food Technology

Canvas Art

Teaching independent living through cooking and baking lessons (a first time for some). The youth also do baking challenges and experiment dishes from diverse countries of the young person's interest e.g. Bruschetta from Italy
A mix of resources have been used at the preference of the young person (spray paint, pencils or canvas paint) to create meaningful work during their stay.  

Computer Coding

Specifically for youth in residence with an interest (or career aspirations) in computing or technology

technology (resistance materials &
​Stone carving)

Carefully crafting planks of white stone with a butter knife, which is then sand papered down into artwork or gifts for loved ones.

Literacy

Numeracy

The level of literacy taught varies dependent of every young person and their goals. Our aim is to help our young people gain knowledge or skills during their stay to benefit them in the long term - whether that is through NCEA credits, access to Te Kura or alternative education.
Creative, engaging and interactive ways to teach numeracy e.g. flying paper planes (a method to calculate mean, median, distance and average) or teaching financial numeracy through Shopping sales and budgeting. 

Career Planning 

Culture, Politics & Social Studies

Our teachers have be creating vision boards or researching courses together with the young person that are relevant to their interests. This is then followed up with a SMART plan of what they will need to do to enter those courses/career paths. 
Research topics on countries of interest, and special gatherings in alignment with Pacific language weeks i.e. a special lunch and cultural performance hosted by the residential youth, during Cook Island Language Week. The youth also learnt how to make cultural props and tapa mats during other Pacific language weeks. 

​Outdoor Excursions

Outdoor excursions were dependent on the young person's interest. We've done visits to the Auckland Museum, Ihumato, exploring Auckland City, Art galleries, Jump and picnic's at Mangere Bridge. 

What Our Clients Are Saying

Our Location
Find us at 644 Swanson Road, Swanson, Auckland
“If I can just affirm all the great progress that our boys are showing at school in their confidence, physical health, and their learning. Much of which is attributable to the great work that their mentor is doing."

"TYMS helped me grow as a person. They helped me understand a few things that no one else was willing to help me understand, and help me see through things that no one else could." 

"Watching my son grow in the time that his mentor has been involved with him, aw bro it's been amazing. Without his mentor, my son wouldn't even be this young man that people are now seeing before their eyes. He's not out getting himself into trouble, bullying others, or hurting girls. My son came home one day after his session with the mentor and he said, 'I'm so happy you got me help mum'".

Contact Us 

office@tyms.org.nz
099712746
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  • Home
  • ABOUT US
    • Our Board of Trustees
    • Our Team >
      • In Loving Memory
  • What do we do?
    • Academic Mentoring
    • TYMS Transition to Adulthood
    • Residential Remand Learning
    • Moana Tautua
    • Healthy Relationships Programme
    • Basketball (Polyjammers)
    • Cultural Programmes (Mamanu/Ofaga)
    • Polyjam Classic (Fundraiser)
    • Past Programmes >
      • Trade School Program
    • News & Events
    • Learning & evaluation >
      • Stories of change
      • Blog
  • Our supporters
    • Key Supporters
    • Food Providers
  • Contact Us
  • Mentor Portal
    • Activity Bank
    • Weekly Victories