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Thorndon kids will teach parents how to be social
SAFE SOCIALISING: Thorndon School children's art is on public show, but their social networking learning will be private and safe thanks to a new programme. PHOTO: Zamzam Aden WHILE many schools are...
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‘Cool’ school kids ask nicely for sign money
CHILDREN helped take their school’s plea for signage to Tawa Community Board’s latest meeting. Asked by board members why they deserved a grant of up to $1800, a student from Hampton Hill School says...
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Second-hand clothes shop sparks safety idea
Vanessa Opie, Barbara Scott-Hill, Mark Phipps, Vicpiervy Chan, William Gardner A NEW second-hand clothes shop at Hampton Hill School in Tawa could mean improved safety lighting for parents, pupils...
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Mandarin raises Te Aro pupil confidence
TEACHERS at Te Aro School are reporting positive results after three years of pupils learning Mandarin at the school. The school has 200 students from 40 different nationalities. Yet they say...
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Pupils face cut-backs due to ministry quake policy
THORNDON primary school is having to make educational cut-backs to restore an earthquake-prone building out of its own budget. Principal, Alastair Du Chatenier says that teacher aid has been cut and...
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A night out for locals, new books for pupils
Pukerua Bay School’s popular annual quiz night has a sci-fi theme this year. The event has been a tradition in the community for many years to raise funds for school books. Principal Mary Jones...
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Principal Pat’s retirement means many a good sleep in
AFTER many years of handing out gold medals and breaking up tussles in the playground, Patricia Mazur is looking forward to a lie in. The principal of Wellington’s St Patrick’s School for the past 11...
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CHILDREN’S EDUCATION is at risk if the merging of schools isn’t done right says a Wairarapa principal who has been through it. Lakeview School was established in Masterton when Hiona Intermediate,...
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LAKEVIEW SCHOOL in Masterton is planning to reconnect with the local Pacific community by holding a Pasifika festival. Principal Ed Hodgkinson says the local residents lost their connection with the...
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Fernlea School to celebrate 50 years teaching generations of ‘great kids’
FERNLEA PRIMARY SCHOOL is turning 50 years old this year and is intending to celebrate the fact in November. Headmaster Walter Gordon, below right, says “some great children have come through the...
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Payout means blue skies thinking for Brooklyn School
Brooklyn School principal, Liz Rhodes is excited about creating a modern learning environment. A cheque for $630,000 doesn’t come along every day – but for Brooklyn school, it’s a chance to get...
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Online bullying making its presence felt in Hutt Valley school ground
BULLYING through social media is making its presence felt in the school yard with physical abuse being put on the backburner, says Wainuiomata High School principal Martin Isberg. He says the high...
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New programmes get Naenae on the right track
BAD behaviour, aggression, fighting, and intimidation of staff and students are in the past, according to Naenae Primary School Principal Murray Bootten. The school has come a long way, says the...
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Strength in small numbers for country school in the city
A new school year means new students, but in the case of Totara Park School, the principal is hoping not too many. Principal Joel Webby (above) describes his school as a “country school in the...
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New phase of positive learning for St Anthony’s School in Seatoun
ST ANTHONY’S School in Seatoun is benefiting hugely under the Positive Behavior for Learning (PB4L) scheme launched by the Ministry of Education in 2009. The scheme, aimed at decile one to three...
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New principal loving community support at Greenacres
SHIRLEY Porteous (above) has been at Greenacres School just over year but is bringing about change both in the school and community. She says creating a new vision for the school along with a new logo...
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Principal’s first year a cultural experience
Juggling cultures such as Pakeha, Filipino and Samoan has allowed Mary-Angela Tombs to marry her first year as a principal with her post-graduate study. Mrs Tombs (right), principal of St Teresa’s...
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Principal proud of achievements during first year in the job
THE thumbs up from parents following months of rejuvenation and change at Newtown School, and the principal couldn’t be prouder. Mark Brown has been in the top job for just over a year, and says the...
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New Kelburn Normal School principal has an exciting year.
ONE year into his new job, the principal of Kelburn Normal School is celebrating an exciting year. Andrew McFarlane came to Kelburn Normal from Spring Creek School in Marlborough in January last year...
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School Principal wants reduced traffic around the Basin Reserve
St Mark’s Church School Principal Kent Favel ST MARK’S Church School principal wants a solution for reduced traffic around Wellington’s Basin Reserve. New Zealand Transport Agency’s flyover plan for...
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