NumberWorks'nWords Howick is a tutoring centre for English and maths, for children aged 5 to 16, from early learners to students preparing for exams or needing extension work. The plans follow the school curriculum. The centre is owned by Katherine Nash, who has been a teacher in South Auckland for 12 years. Students attend one-hour sessions after school, Monday to Friday, usually from 3.30pm. A free assessment in English or maths is offered to show how a child is doing. The centre says it is flexible about times, and that a child who is sick can have a make-up session in the same term.
Students come from a wide range of local primary and intermediate schools, and from several high schools in the Howick and Pakuranga area. The centre is upstairs in the building, down the corridor on the left. Parking around the building is allowed after 3.30pm, and visitors are asked not to use the Denny's car park. Nearby are a new Pak'nSave, Denny's, a gym and a Repco across the road. The centre is one of nearly 30 NZ tutoring centres, most of them in the main cities.