Southern View: May 24, 2016

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Tuesday May 24 2016
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College seeks feedback over future direction
Linwood College is
embarking on its rebuild
process by asking its
local communities to
share their hopes and
dreams.
The college and nine
community groups,
known as the Bays and
South Cluster, will work
together to carry out consultation
from June 1 - 24.
Together they will tap
into the natural catchment
areas the school serves to
hear what the community
want to see for the new
campus.
The feedback will
shape the college’s educational
brief to the Ministry
of Education. Once
approved, this brief will
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form the basis of the College’s
development.
The physical work will
begin in 2017.
Principal Richard Edmundson
said while
buildings alone did not
necessarily improve education,
the rebuild was
important.
“The two most important
things are the relationship
with the teacher
and the personalisation of
learning, but there is also
no doubt of the power of
new, purpose-built buildings
and spaces.”
Mr Edmundson said the
school was lucky to have
huge diversity in its community.
“We have Filipino communities,
Pakeha, Maori
and Pasifika communities,
and from all around
the world. In our global
world, this is a great opportunity
to become culturally
competent along
with academic proficiency.”
Bays and South Cluster
spokeswoman Linda Rutland
appealed for people
to take part in the process
“Anyone who has an
interest in the school’s
wellbeing is encouraged
to participate in the consultation
so we have the
greatest breadth of ideas
and passions on how to
rebuild Linwood as the
school of choice for our
communities,” she said.
PAGE TURNERS: Amber Taylor-Jones, Tayla Spence, Amaniel Bogale and Kat Matthews.
Library revival helps students
TOM DOUDNEY
Moving lessons out of
Linwood College’s library
may be encouraging its
students to read more.
The number of books
being taken out at the
library almost doubled
from about 530 in the first
term of last year to more
than 900 in term one of
this year.
Librarian Marion Hale
said the library had often
been used as an extra
classroom last year with
scheduled lessons meaning
it was less available
for students wanting to
take out books.
A lower roll this year
and change in the timetable
had enabled the
school to move the lessons
out of the library.
“Last year, the focus
wasn’t so much about the
library, but this year we
have made it about the
library again and it is
showing very positively,”
Ms Hale said.
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