Written by Dr Craig Hansen, New Zealand’s leading AI educator, digital specialist, and founder of the Summit Institute. Get the latest tips and tricks on how to use AI as an educator & leader – hit here to get the best ideas for free
More than 1,000 schools across New Zealand trust Craig and the Summit Institute—a New Zealand private training provider—to navigate safe and responsible AI in schools, professional development, and strategic roadmaps. As we enter the next phase of this global shift, we must address the ultimate paradigm: “AI is the biggest equity move we can make in our generation.”
Artificial intelligence is changing how teachers plan, how students learn, how schools communicate, and how educational leaders make decisions.
Summit Institute helps schools and kura across Aotearoa New Zealand move beyond experimenting with AI towards safe, effective and purposeful AI implementation.
Led by Dr Craig Hansen, New Zealand’s leading AI educator, our professional learning supports the whole school — from board governance and leadership strategy through to teacher capability, classroom practice, assessment, student AI literacy and recognised AI qualifications.
Whether your school is just beginning its AI journey or ready to develop a whole-school AI strategy, we provide practical, education-focused support designed specifically for the New Zealand context.
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AI support for your whole school
**AI for School Leaders**
Develop a clear, practical approach to AI strategy, implementation, privacy, risk and organisational change.
**AI Professional Development for Teachers**
Give teachers practical skills to use generative AI effectively for planning, teaching, differentiation, assessment, communication and administration.
**AI Policy and Governance**
Support senior leaders and boards to develop responsible AI policies, governance structures and guidelines appropriate for their school.
**AI Governance for School Boards**
Equip school boards with the knowledge required to provide effective oversight, manage privacy and risk, and steer strategic direction around AI.
**AI Readiness Review**
Audit your school’s current AI maturity, capability, policies and systems to establish a clear roadmap for future development.
Why New Zealand schools choose Summit Institute
Designed specifically for Aotearoa New Zealand
Our work reflects the New Zealand Curriculum, Te Mātaiaho, NCEA assessment requirements, local privacy considerations and culturally responsive practice under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Grounded in educational leadership and pedagogy
Led by Dr Craig Hansen, an accredited Ministry of Education PLD facilitator with extensive experience in school leadership, teacher development and educational technology.
Complete, whole-school approach
We do not deliver isolated AI workshops for individual teachers. We help schools build sustainable organisational capability across leadership, teaching, governance and qualifications.
Formal NZQA qualification pathways
Summit Institute offers recognised AI micro-credentials, providing formal, quality-assured learning pathways for both teachers and secondary students.
Explore our specialized AI programmes for NZ schools
- AI Training for Teachers NZ — Practical classroom AI tools, unit planning, and workload reduction.
- AI for School Leaders NZ — Strategic implementation, change management, and leadership frameworks.
- AI Policy for NZ Schools — Safe, ethical, and NCEA-aligned AI guidelines.
- AI Governance for School Boards NZ — Risk management, data privacy, and strategic board oversight.
- AI Readiness Review for NZ Schools — Comprehensive capability and infrastructure audit.
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