Pegasus Post: December 03, 2019

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• By Matt Slaughter
YOUNG SCHOLARS from
South Christchurch schools
walked across the stage in the
first-ever Children’s University
graduation ceremony.
It was a full-house at the
town hall as 151 pupils from
schools including Bromley
School, Te Waka Unua and Te
Pā o Rākaihautū received their
certificates for completing the
programme on November 20.
The Children’s University
Canterbury Partnership programme
is the first of its kind in
New Zealand and is delivered
by Canterbury and Lincoln
universities.
Pupils engaged in extracurricular
learning activities
including sports, on-campus
experiences and trips to learning
destinations to graduate the
programme.
Each pupil documented these
activities and the different locations
they completed them at in
a learning passport.
The programme has learning
locations across Christchurch
that include the Canterbury
Museum, Christchurch Art
Gallery, libraries and Canterbury
University and Lincoln’s
campuses.
Said Bromley School year 6
pupil Tyler Turnbull: “I loved
going to lots of different places
Pupils graduate from ‘university’
In Brief
that I hadn’t been to before, that
was really fun! The best part of
it all was graduating. We got to
dress up and go to the town hall
and get our certificates.”
Bromley School principal
Scot Kinley said completing the
programme was a great achievement.
“The Children’s University
helped break down invisible
barriers that may inhibit children
seeking further learning. With
strong parent support and a good
work ethic they can achieve a lot
more than they may have considered
possible. The other invisible
barrier that may manifest as fear
was broken as they realised that
they were capable of the challenge,”
he said.
Children’s University Canterbury
Partnership chancellor
Professor James McWha presented
certificates to the graduates
in front of guests including
Mayor Lianne Dalziel.
“It is an honour and a privilege
to be presenting certificates to
the first New Zealand group to
graduate as part of this partnership.
The interest in the programme
has been overwhelming
and we look forward to expanding
the programme so more
children across Canterbury can
take part,” Mr McWha said.
Canterbury University vicechancellor
Professor Cheryl de
la Rey encouraged the graduates
to discover their potential,
dream big and become excited
about learning.
“The Children’s University
encourages young people to
take ownership of their learning
SCHOLARS:
Pupils from
Bromley
School with
principal
Scot Kinley
celebrating
graduating
the Children’s
University
programme at
the town hall
on November
20. ​
journey, develop a positive
attitude towards exploring
different subjects and consider
what tertiary options are
available to them. Learning
is a lifelong journey and this
programme focuses young
minds on a positive path to
learning something from every
activity they do and experience
they have,” she said.
Said Lincoln University acting
vice-chancellor Professor Bruce
McKenzie: “The Canterbury
[University] partnership allows
for so much learning variety. A
student could visit the Art Gallery
one day and explore crop science
on one of Lincoln University’s
farms the next day. For some
students this programme is
the only way they will get to
experience this type of learning.”
PHILLIPSTOWN BAD SMELL
The installation of a new odour
treatment unit at Olliviers Reserve,
Phillipstown has started
and should be completed by late
December. This is to address the
bad smell which comes from the
area’s sewer system.
YOUTH GRANT
A grant of $500 has been
given to 16-year-old Paigan-
Lilly Louise Watson-Hall from
Woolston towards Linwood
College’s tour of Vietnam next
year. The funds came from the
Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Community Board’s Youth
Development Fund. Students
will visit historical places starting
in Hanoi where they will
visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum,
Colonial Presidential Palace, Ho
Chi Minhs House, One Pillar
Pagoda, Temple of Literature,
Hoa Lo Prison and Hoan Kiam
Lake.
FIRE CALL-OUTS
Firefighters were sent to a
Sumner school on Wednesday
to find the alarm had been
set off by burnt noodles. Fire
and Emergency New Zealand
spokesman said one Sumner
crew attended the callout to Star
of the Sea School, Colenso St,
at about 12.40pm. However, on
arrival, they found someone had
“overcooked their lunch.”
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