New Zealand Speaking Tour
- September 2 – 15, 2026
- In-Person, New Zealand
Gordon Neufeld will be in New Zealand from September 2 to September 15 and will be giving several talks and a special retreat for his Intensive One students.
Find details below
You can also follow our New Zealand regional program on Facebook to get the latest updates.
Kaiteriteri Retreat
- September 3 – 5, 2026
- Nelson, New Zealand
- for Neufeld Institute Intensive One alumni
This retreat is for those who have taken the Neufeld Institute's flagship Intensive One on Making Sense of Kids and want to dive deeper into the insights rooted in this attachment-based developmental approach.
Day seminars for educators
- September 7, 2026, in Christchurch
Learn more and register
- September 15, 2026, in Auckland
Dr. Neufeld will be addressing educators on the topic of Hidden Keys to Student Engagement
New Zealand Christian Counsellors Conference 2026, themed The Braided River
- September 10 - 12, 2026
Learn more and register nzcca.org
Dr Neufeld has been invited to provide the kickoff keynote as well as three follow-up plenary sessions throughout the conference. The material will be sequential in nature. His title is Fresh Insights from the Science of Attachment. Dr Neufeld will be revealing profound intersections of attachment science with other significant tributaries of knowledge, such as culture and religion.
SCREEN SENSE
- September 14, 2026
- 6:30 - 9:00 PM
- An evening address for parents on Screen Sense
It’s not getting any better. After 20 years, society is only now beginning to reckon with the downsides of the digital tools we have invented, never mind their insidious impact on the development and well-being of children. And now AI has been added to the mix. We can’t put the genies back in their lamps, so we are left to consider how to raise children in this new world.
Upcoming Events and Conferences
Gather with us for a full day of reflection and celebration, including stories, special acknowledgements, talks by faculty, along with an anniversary address by Gordon. The events will also be streamed
- 20th anniversary events - June 4th at the Vancouver Planetarium
The Neufeld Institute’s attachment-based developmental approach has reached families, educators, and helping professionals across diverse cultures and more than 140 countries.
Faculty members around the world are offering presentations in their own languages and cultural contexts, each grounded in the same core understanding: Becoming the Answer Our Children Need.
Tamara Neufeld Strijack
Play Into Practice — 1-Year Program with Tamara Strijack
- Part 1: Exploring Emotional Playgrounds (Sept – Dec 2026)
- Part 2: Facilitating Emotional Playgrounds (Feb – May 2027)
Gordon Neufeld
New Zealand Speaking Tour
- September 2 – 15, 2026
Talks and a retreat across New Zealand for educators, parents, and alumni.
Gordon Neufeld
Play - A lecture by Dr. Gordon Neufeld at the University of Oxford
- November 5th at 5.30- 7 pm UK time
- At this private event arranged by the Quantum New Frontiers Group at the University of Oxford, Gordon Neufeld will be examining play through the lens of physics.
Upcoming Scheduled Classes
Some of our courses are also offered as scheduled classes from time to time with our Faculty providing weekly live special support sessions. If you already have taken the course in its self-paced version, you can enrol in the scheduled class for a fee of only 50 CAD.
Classes Start: September 16, 2026
Wednesdays 10:00AM – 11:00AM PT
Runs for 10 weeks
With Michele Maurer and Lisa Weiner
$350 CAD
Fresh understandings of marriage come from viewing the coupling phenomenon through the lenses of attachment, emotion, and development.
Classes Start: October 1, 2026
Thursdays 9:30 AM PT (6:30 PM CET)
Runs for 5 weeks
Led by Urška Žugelj. Each week she is joined by a faculty member.
With Dr. Neufeld joining for the final session.
$150 CAD
This course unfolds Neufeld's ground-breaking model of attachment — the result of decades of synthesis, inspired by the physical and natural sciences, and built upon the most recent understandings of the brain, emotion and development.
Classes Start: October 9, 2026
Fridays 12:30PM – 01:30PM PT
Runs for 22 weeks
Anchored by Karen Bollman
$650 CAD
Intensive I provides the conceptual foundations of Neufeld's approach. Participants are equipped to use the constructs of attachment, maturation, and vulnerability to view children and their problems three-dimensionally.
Classes Start: October 15, 2026
Thursdays 11:00AM – 12:30PM PT
Runs for 17 weeks
With Genevieve Schreier
$800 CAD
Building on Intensive I, this course sheds light upon the impact of separation on a child's personality and behaviour. When the developmental antecedents are understood, the path to effective intervention becomes clear.
Classes Start: October 23, 2026
Fridays 10:00 – 11:00 AM PT
Runs for 6 weeks
With Gordon Neufeld and Heather Ferguson
$175 CAD
Aggression problems are deeply rooted in instinct and emotion and are therefore resistant to conventional discipline practices. Dr. Neufeld uncovers these roots and outlines steps to addressing them.
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