St Joseph’s School, Opotiki – Lockdown Learning based on Easter Week
Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School, Tokoroa – What we have been up to in our lockdown bubbles
We are starting every day altogether with prayer at 9am. We have a series of Lockdown liturgies and these are based on the "Stations of the Resurrection". We are praying one station a day. On week 1 at our morning prayer and check in hui I talked with the whole school about the symbol [...]
St Anthony’s School, Pihiatua
Some Entries for the School Holidays in Lockdown Competition (Best photo or video of family activity/song or dance/creative photo) http://www.stanthony.ac.nz/Gallery-1/T2-Holiday-Comp New Entrants having a Zoom chat with their teacher Jenni Harrison (DRS) Sophia’s Ice Wreath
Students from St John’s Hastings have used Lockdown to Create a Ventilator from Scratch!
Take a look at this project on Facebook: www.facebook.com/project.pear and see the article on the RNZ news website
Sacred Heart adapts to online learning
Online learning during the Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown has worked well for Sacred Heart College with students showing diligence and applying themselves to their studies. Term two got off to a digital start on Wednesday with most students adapting to a new normal. For principal Maria Neville-Foster it is not simply a case of [...]
Beacons of Hope: Catholic College’s and Covid-19
At the end of 2019 I resigned after nearly 22 years as a Catholic College Principal thinking I had experienced most of the complex situations that can take place in a Catholic College. But just one term later, all New Zealand schools have had to manage the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, with schools being forced to [...]
Nikki Kaye’s Press Release – Court action looming over state integrated schools
Court action looming over state integrated schools The Government’s recent school infrastructure announcement excludes State Integrated Schools which they believe breaches their agreement with the Crown, National’s Education Spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “Education Minister Chris Hipkins has said State Integrated Schools can use attendance dues to modernise or upgrade their buildings. Mr Hipkins clearly doesn’t [...]
Congratulations to Students and Teachers
St Kevin's College, Oamaru won the Schick Secondary Schools National Basketball Premier A competition with a win over Dunstan High School 68-50. The A competition is for schools with smaller rolls. Baradene College, Auckland, defended their NZSS Girls Premier Lotto title they won last by beating Hillcrest High School, Hamilton 3-0. Jamie Kestle, Francis Douglas Memorial College, won the [...]