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Digital Creativity Foundation | Level 4
We know it’s hard to make big decisions about your future, which is why our Digital Creativity Foundation programme covers a little bit of everything from the worlds of creative and digital design.
Digital creativity is highly sought after in sectors like the arts, advertising, game design, film making and more.
This programme is delivered online by Media Design School with students working onsite in Rotorua with Digital Natives Academy who provide pastoral care along with state-of-the-art high spec computers and an amazing new space to study.
Student Work from 2022
In 2022, DNA’s Level 4 students had an 80% completion rate, join us in 2023 and find your purpose, find your path.
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Welcome to Digital Natives Academy
About Us
Digital Natives Academy (DNA) Charitable Trust was established in 2014 to inspire the next generation of digital leaders.
Our kaupapa is about providing whānau who need access to digital technology the chance to learn and strengthen their abilities to think both computationally and creatively. Our mission is to provide digital tools that will encourage tamariki and rangatahi to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically in order to celebrate a digital future that respects and reflects Te Ao Māori.
DNA is an intergenerational centre of digital excellence, a place where curious young minds can find exceptional leaders along with state of the art digital tech. It is also a Sanctuary from an often cold, uncaring world where the outliers of society can find peace, a warm smile, friendship and shared passions.
Nau mai, haere mai!
For our NZQA accredited programmes visit our Native Tech website (DNA’s education arm). Programmes focus on animation, 3D dev, game dev, coding, cybersecurity, data sovereignty and artificial intelligence. Enrolments for 2025 are now open.
DNA founder joins UNESCO’s High-Level Reflection Group on AI Ecosystem Transformation
Digital Natives Academy (DNA) is honoured to announce that its founder, Potaua Biasiny-Tule, has been invited to join UNESCO’s newly established High-Level Expert Group on Ecosystem-Level Transformation (HILEG-ELT) in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This prestigious group will address critical global challenges in AI governance and policy, […]
DNA hosts ground breaking Māori Esports event in Rotorua
Digital Natives Academy (DNA) proudly hosted a uniquely Aotearoa, uniquely Māori esports experience on Tuesday, 9 April, at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre. The event brought together 132 students, primarily from kura tuatahi and kura takawaenga (years 5–8), representing 16 kura and forming 33 teams […]
