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Science Department<br />
2016 has been an exciting<br />
year for the Science<br />
Department. Our students<br />
have continued to<br />
perform with enthusiasm<br />
and have achieved<br />
outstanding NCEA results.<br />
The department is blessed to have<br />
a team of committed professionals<br />
who work collaboratively to<br />
produce teaching resources and<br />
discuss teaching strategies while<br />
keeping track of students’ progress<br />
and successes and inspiring them<br />
to fulfil their ambitions.<br />
We continue to make good<br />
use of resources available in<br />
Auckland with trips to Auckland<br />
Zoo, Arataki, The Liggins Institute,<br />
The University of Auckland and<br />
Otago University Advanced School<br />
Sciences Academy. These trips are<br />
part of our NCEA assessments and<br />
have provided real perspective for<br />
our learners. We will continue to<br />
broaden our students’ horizons by<br />
visiting places such as Fonterra,<br />
AgResearch, Middlemore Hospital<br />
and Ambury Regional Farm in<br />
2017.<br />
Science is perceived by many<br />
students as a ‘difficult’ subject and<br />
as a result, fewer students have<br />
challenged themselves in the field<br />
of Science. What many students<br />
do not recognise is that Science<br />
is needed for the future of this<br />
country. Those who have taken<br />
this journey have accomplished<br />
their dreams and are reaping<br />
the fruit of their successes in<br />
the workforce locally as well as<br />
abroad.<br />
'...Science<br />
is needed<br />
for the<br />
future<br />
of this<br />
country.'<br />
Mangere College - 2016 55
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