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For principals & SLT · Tauranga · NZ-wide

Whole-School AI: Formation + Landing

Practical AI for schools that lead with discernment - staff PD, parent evening, then policy that lands.

Nathaniel Baldock - AI consultant and educator with Youth With A Mission since October 2003 (Tauranga). Most NZ schools are already using AI and still unplanned (ERO Ready or Not, 2026). Start with capability and families; make authenticity rules usable after. State and special-character. Faith layer toggles on/off in every asset.

01 — Staff formation & PD

  • Teaching for the Discernment Age - VERIFY, traffic-light, covenant
  • Grounded in ERO: capability gap and critical-thinking harm
  • Whole-School Day: PD + assembly + parent evening
  • Classroom worksheets included with delivery
  • From NZ$1,500 PD (banded) · pilot twilight · day by quote

02 — Students, whānau & landing

  • Parent & whānau evening - standalone hero or bundled
  • ERO: 84% of parents want kids taught how AI works
  • Pathway Compass - free Y12–13 tool · HRP by quote
  • Policy landing - $1,800–$2,500 implementation (not from-zero flagship)
  • Landing review complimentary · optional Care $1,800/yr
Recommended bundle: Whole-School Day - staff PD + assembly + parent evening + senior tools. One visit, three audiences. Policy landing pairs afterward if authenticity rules are not yet usable.
Why Nathaniel — credentials
23 yrsTraining leaders across 35+ nations · YWAM since Oct 2003
416Education-sphere research corpus · Kona intensive
2 appsSource View Bible (2016) · SourceView Together (2025)
12 schoolsTauranga AI gap analysis · framework on disk
How engagement usually starts
  1. Brief or pilot. 30-minute landing review or 90-min staff twilight.
  2. Proposal. Tailored proposal within 48 hours.
  3. Delivery. PD and/or parent evening on-site; policy landing if needed.
  4. Care. Optional AI Governance Care renews annually.
Low-risk entry points
Low-risk entry

90-min staff twilight pilot (Sessions 1–2).

Families

Parent and whānau evening - standalone or Whole-School Day.

Complete engagement

Whole-School Day + policy landing + HRP pilot term.

Next conversation

Email or call - walk through what fits this term.

Suite flyers — one page each
Staff PDDiscernment Age WhānauParent evening BundleWhole day LandingPolicy assurance CompassY12–13 tool HRPProgramme AssemblyIdentity talk SheetsVERIFY toolkit
Nathaniel Baldock
Nathaniel Baldock Tauranga, New Zealand · AI consulting & school formation
nathanielbaldock@gmail.com · nathanielbaldock.com · +64 20 479 6683
Schools pack: nathanielbaldock.com/schools

AI disclosure: I used Google NotebookLM to assist my research for this topic, Claude (Anthropic) supported the editorial process, helping brainstorm, edit, and refine the content, and Cursor.ai to help with the technical coding build. The ideas, direction, and final content are mine — I reviewed everything before publishing and take responsibility for it.