Education


Riverina DJs create own show
Monday, 15 September 2008
Eating lunch has become that little bit more entertaining at Riverina Primary School, as its own closed-circuit entertainment station pumps music around the school.

Paper birds for peace
Monday, 15 September 2008
Boys and girls at Edgewater College got creative in an origami competition, as part of the recent International Languages Week.

Gold for disaster training
Monday, 15 September 2008
It's been more than four years in the making for Mellons Bay’s Lloyd Clark, who’s about to receive a gold certificate for his achievements through the Duke of Edinburgh Awards course.

Come back, birds
Monday, 15 September 2008
Year 4 Macleans primary students braved the weather and got their hands dirty all in the name of nature last Thursday.

Point View robot dance champs
Monday, 15 September 2008
Point View Primary School has been victorious in the Auckland region finals of the New Zealand Robo Cup, with its creations winning the robotic dance routine and second place both regionally and nationally in the robotic soccer series.

Young film-makers win US competition
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Two local student film-makers have had their talents recognised in the US, with their first film.

Excited about the world of art
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Classroom walls at Our Lady Star of the Sea primary are alive with colour as the school prepares for its art exhibition.

Animal night for Bucklands Beach Primary community
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Old Macdonald’s farm was the theme for a recent Bucklands Beach Primary School production, when students dressed as farm animals in a heart-warming show.

Owairoa on garbage watch
Monday, 08 September 2008
Waste not want not was the message from the Auckland Regional Council’s ‘waste chick’ Bronwyn Smith, who carried out a garbage audit at Owairoa Primary School on Thursday.

Waterproof booties win Sam science fair awards
Thursday, 04 September 2008
A doorbell that connects to a mobile phone, curtains that move when you clap your hands and waterproof cycling shoe covers were just a few of the wonderfully zany inventions at the recent Manukau Science and Technology Fair.

Recycling helps heal sick kids
Thursday, 04 September 2008
Before you go and throw out your aluminium drinks can, think twice. If you recycle the tab off the top you could be making a difference to one child’s life.

NCEA wrongs made right
Thursday, 04 September 2008
Principals are divided over their views on the NCEA, after a report from the latest round of examinations uncovered more than 2000 assessments that were incorrectly graded.

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