North Canterbury News: January 14, 2021

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BACK TO SCHOOL 24 North Canterbury News, January 14, 2021 Literacy, numeracy to the fore By DAVID HILL Monday 1 st February -New enrolments Monday 1 st February - Y11 -13Students for Course confirmation Tuesday 2 nd February -Whole school 8.50am -MihiWhakatau 9.00am Saturday 6 th February -Waitangi Day Monday 8 th February -Waitangi DayHoliday Monday 25 th January -Friday 29 th January - Office open 9am -3pm Term Time Office Hours -8.30am -3.30pm Welcome back all Students RANGIORA BOROUGH SCHOOL Nau Mai, Haere Mai Welcome to Rangiora Borough School for 2021 School commences at 8.55am on Wednesday 3 rd February All stationerywill be provided and available on day 1. Uniforms are available from The Warehouse. Forenrolment enquiries and enrolment procedures, please visit our website -www.rangiora.school.nz under ‘Enrolment’ ncnrgaborough 2340098 Teaching the ‘‘base subjects’’ of numeracy and literacy remain at the forefront as Kaiapoi High School prepares for another record intake of Year 9s. Principal Bruce Kearney says more than 260 Year 9 pupils have enrolled for 2021, nearly 50 more than last year. ‘‘We’ve been reflecting alot about who we are and what we offer. ‘‘There has been agreat deal of push from outside agencies to change the nature of school; for example, wellbeing is at the forefront of many of those agencies,’’ he says. ‘‘It’s acomplicated world, but we’re trying to give them the core skills and you can’t get away from the fact we are ateaching and learning institution. ‘‘So we are going back to what we do best but with a modern approach.’’ Mr Kearney believes the key to wellbeing is an inclusive environment where pupils are engaged in their learning. While the world around them is changing, basic skills such as spelling, grammar, literacy and numeracy remain essential to developing ‘‘lifelong learners’’, he says. ‘‘Before they can start directing their selflearning and studentdirected Head students ... Kaiapoi High School’s 2021 head students are Charlie Wicks, centre left, and Mia Doherty, centre right. They are flanked by the deputy head students, from left, William Murray, Marcus Reed, Josh Reardon, Hunter Henley, Olivia Barclay and Amiria GentryTuck. PHOTO:KAIAPOI HIGH SCHOOL learning, we need to get on top of those base subjects. ‘‘We are finding literacy is becoming more and more of a barrier to continuing their education, so our school has a major emphasis of doing it through our community of learning across our contributing schools and understanding our transition steps.’’ In recent years universities have expressed concerns at numeracy and literacy standards being lower than expected, and tougher NCEA testing has been proposed. Mr Kearney arrived at Kaiapoi High School in 2012 and has seen the school roll grow from 550 pupils to more than 900. There were just four Year 9classes back then. There has been growth right through the school, with around 75 percent of pupils now staying on until the end of Year 13. Around half of Year 13 pupils went on to university, 25% to polytechs and the rest went into ‘‘vocational pathways’’, including local employment, he says. ‘‘We are proud of that because we offer pathways that they can connect with. We don’t assume everyone wants to go to university.’’ As well as providing more Year 9classes, the roll growth has allowed the school to recruit aspecialist commerce teacher for the first time, with Natalie Cox, a Canterbury women’s cricketer, joining the staff. What are your plans for next year? Check out these FREE programmes COMMUNITY COLLEGE NORTH CANTERBURY EMERGE New Zealand Certificates in Foundation Skills Level 1&2 NCEA Level 1 HOSPITALITY New Zealand Certificate in Hospitality Entry Skills (Café) Level 2 NCEA Level 1 &2 EQUINE New Zealand Certificate in Equine Skills Level 2&3 NCEA Level 1&2 NCEA LEVEL 1&2 SPORT & RECREATION New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills inSport, Recreation &Coaching Level 2 NCEA Level 1&2 ph: 03 313 5874 txt: 029 7705423 e: faye.gread@comcol.ac.nz www.comcol.ac.nz Achieve with us!
BACK TO SCHOOL North Canterbury News, January 14, 2021 25 Education trust expands the horizons of all By DAVID HILL Kaikoura’s education trust has taken on alife of its own since the November 2016 earthquake. Te Ha oMatauranga, the Kaikoura Education Trust, was conceived in 2016, but it nearly didn’t get off the ground. ‘‘We were due to make a presentation to the Ministry of Youth Development in Wellington for funding in November 2016, but then the earthquake happened and we never went,’’ coordinator Sarah Beardmore says, reflecting on the trust’s fouryear story. But they got the funding anyway and the trust came into being to help support young people in the Kaikoura district with education and development. Today, the trust looks after the Kaikoura Youth Council and offers various programmes for young and old alike, as funding allows. Sarah coordinates the trust alongside Vicki Gulleford, who is also aKaikoura district councillor. The recent acquisition of funding from the Mayoral Task Force for Jobs has seen the trust outgrow its space in the former Kaikoura Museum building on Ludstone Road, but it has been donated acontainer office by the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) alliance. Funding has recently been received to employ two parttime digital inclusion trainers who will be based at the Kaikoura Library to assist people with their technology needs. The trainers will assist all ages, including parents and over65s, Sarah says. ‘‘There’s awhole heap of parents who have difficulty logging into the school internet system to keep track of their kids’ education. ‘‘Gone are the days of the nice, old hardcopy newsletter. Now it’s all digital.’’ Ayouth services contract through the Ministry for Social Development allows the trust to offer afterschool tutoring, a Friday evening youth group, tutoring for correspondence students and helping with pathways to tertiary study. The Ministry of Youth Development has provided funding for 10 projects over the next 12 months, including an ‘‘improvisation boot camp’’ run by The Court Jesters from Christchurch, which was run recently in collaboration with the Mayfair Theatre. It will be followed this year by a‘‘graffiti workshop’’ and a series of other activities. Sport Tasman funding has allowed the trust to offer rafting, camping and skiing ‘‘to promote outdoor achievement and build physical literacy’’. Lifeguard training in Nelson is also helping to prepare local youth for jobs at the new Kaikoura Aquatic Centre when it opens this year. Growing futures ... Kaikoura Community Garden volunteer Liz Alvarez works in the new garden out the back of the trust’s building in Ludstone Street, Kaikoura. PHOTO: TE HA OMATAURANGA The trust has also set up a community garden out the back and acommunity shed, as it extends its services to all ages. ‘‘We have seen aresurgence of interest in gardening since the lockdown and people are getting back into cooking and gardening,’’ Sarah says. The community shed is always looking for volunteers to share their woodworking and other skills. It meets on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
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