Education / April 2018
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Photo competition results
- Kilbirnie School
- Well done to all the students who have put an entry in the Kilbirnie School competition.
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Minister needed for UN sustainability goals
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The call was one of the recurring themes of the Victoria University-hosted inaugural summit to assess New Zealand's progress toward achieving the goals.
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English teaching not perfect, but it works
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Outside 'experts' to determine what texts school classes study? Not necessary, teachers themselves are expert enough, writes Lecturer Dr Gillian Hubbard from Victoria University's School of Education.
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When a problem shared is a problem doubled
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University Reader in Government Dr Chris Eichbaum unpicks the implications of Minister Shane Jones's claims about the public sector.
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Big jump in international students
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A leap in the number of international undergraduate students at Victoria University of Wellington reflects its growing reputation as a globally ranked capital city university.
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Foreign policy challenge NZ must be wary of
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The more US-China competition becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, the more New Zealand and its partners need to encourage a regional environment less dominated by the ambitions of the big two, writes Victoria University Professor of Strategic Studies Robert Ayson.
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The next frontier for NZ exports
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Establishing a foothold in Latin America is imperative because growth in Asia will eventually taper off, writes Dr Eldrede Kahiya from Victoria University's School of Marketing and International Business.
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Better lives, a better New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Girol Karacaoglu, Head of Victoria University's School of Government, highlights the importance of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and explains why he and his colleagues are developing a website to monitor New Zealand's performance toward achieving them.
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Climate change a slow burn issue
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Decarbonisation is not our 'nuclear-free moment' because it is longer term and more structural than that, writes Professor Dave Frame, Director of Victoria University's New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute.
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Why Facebook is a playground for bullies
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The social media giant is designed to perpetuate outrage and should be held more accountable for anti-social behaviour, writes Victoria University Media Studies postgraduate Alex Beattie.
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Students’ solution to Wellington’s parking problem
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Three Victoria University of Wellington students have created a start-up business they say could solve the capital's parking problem.
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Victoria University strengthens creative links with Beijing
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has signed two agreements with the prestigious Beijing Film Academy that will increase collaboration and creative links between the two institutions.
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New appointment will strengthen engagement at Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has appointed Dr Lucy Baragwanath to the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Engagement).
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Victoria welcomes Tu'inukuafe triplets
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Identical triplets Cale, Jackson and Max Tu’inukuafe celebrated their eighteenth birthday by moving into their new home-away-from-home in Victoria University of Wellington’s halls of residence.
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The aftermath of WWI
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The turmoil of the First World War didn't simply end at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month a hundred years ago, writes historian and Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies Director Associate Professor Kate Hunter.
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Two artists remake the world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Adam Art Gallery at Victoria University is pleased to present the first survey exhibition of the work of Auckland-based artist Marie Shannon.
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Student volunteers build leadership skills and a strong community
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Last week, Victoria University of Wellington celebrated the volunteers who give generously to our community and encouraged others to give volunteering a go as part of this year’s Student Volunteer Week.
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New appointment will accelerate Victoria University commercialisation activities
- Victoria University of Wellington
- David Smol has been appointed Chair of Viclink, Victoria University of Wellington’s commercialisation company.
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Victoria University expertise underpins world-leading independent report on climate change
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington expertise will be a major contributor to a report that will steer government climate policies across the globe.
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Summit will build momentum on UN’s goals to ‘transform our world’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Leaders, influencers, scholars and creative thinkers are looking at how New Zealand can make progress in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a day-long summit hosted by Victoria University of Wellington.
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Keeping an eye on the future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand could learn a thing or two about sustainable development from a unique piece of Welsh legislation, hears a Victoria University Institute for Governance and Policy Studies event.
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Pacific reset for the Defence Force? That depends
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Some tough foreign policy choices await the Government, writes Victoria University Professor of Strategic Studies Robert Ayson.
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Up-and-coming rugby player scores scholarship
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Caleb Delany describes his sports scholarship to study at Victoria University of Wellington as "life changing" by helping him to follow his two passions—rugby and architecture.
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VBS virtual field trip tool globally recognised for leadership education
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An innovative teaching tool created by Victoria Business School’s Dr Christian Schott has caught the attention of AACSB International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
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GovTech accelerator set to advance public sector innovation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Digital innovators, budding entrepreneurs and public sector agencies in Wellington are encouraged to get involved in a three-month business acceleration programme aimed at creating digital solutions for ‘better, faster and stronger’ government.
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There's a bigger brother watching you
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Reframing the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal as mass surveillance demands we recognise these practices as structural, not individual, issues, writes Dr Kathleen Kuehn from Victoria University's Media Studies programme.
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Weekly Wrap-up (Week 11 – Term 1)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Term 1 Friday 13 April – Last day of Term 1 School Holidays 14 April – 29 April ANZAC Day Wednesday 25 April.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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An exciting step in the right direction
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University climate change scientist Professor James Renwick welcomes the Government's ending of new permits for offshore oil and gas exploration.
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Holidays
- Kilbirnie School
- Have a lovely holiday and see you all back for Term 2 on Monday 30 April.
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Relay for Life team fundraising brings boost for Cancer Society
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A total of $8,790.04 was raised by Victoria University staff, students and friends as part of the Cancer Society's Relay for Life in March, placing the team ninth in the list of top fundraisers for the Wellington event.
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Assembly Notes from 12 April
- Kilbirnie School
- Well done Thea and Sahara for being fabulous comperes! Michelle from Parentlink drew the results for the Pie the Principal raffle.
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Summer Gold Competition winners for 2018
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Artificially-created solid materials that act like fluids may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but this is the topic explored in the winning video entry for Victoria University’s annual Summer Gold Competition.
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Goodbye Mrs Moses!
- Kilbirnie School
- Ros Moses will be finishing at Kilbirnie School at the end of Term 1. We will all miss her and wish to congratulate her on a distinguished career. The children will be given the chance to say goodbye at a special assembly on Thursday.
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Living restoratively
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Victoria University researchers are using their unique skill sets to support the restorative justice efforts at the University.
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Students take on real-life workplace challenges
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new course is giving students from both Commerce and Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) faculties an internship-like experience without having to leave the lecture theatre.
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Victoria researchers study deep-water communities in Fiordland
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington research team has uncovered new insights on marine life in the rarely explored deeper waters of Doubtful, Dusky, and Breaksea Sounds in the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Area.
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Award-winning work on display at Victoria University’s Architecture and Design campus
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Work from top Master of Architecture students in New Zealand is on display outside Victoria University of Wellington’s Architecture and Design campus in central Wellington.
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Promising Pasifika rugby player wins scholarship
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Encouraged by his high school rugby manager, Tai Neli applied for a sports scholarship at Victoria University of Wellington but never expected to hear back.
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Welcome Ms Patel and Ms de Lange!
- Kilbirnie School
- We have appointed two new, full-time permanent staff members to work with the students at our school from the start of term 2. Asha Patel will teach in room 1 and Louise De Lange will work in room 8. Asha is very well known to us all while Louise will be a new face. We are looking forward to havingthem on board!
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Making plans for Mt Albert
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Designers need only look to European examples to meet the Government's desire for high-density housing, writes Dr Morten Gjerde, Head of Victoria University's School of Architecture.
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The gamble of #deleteFacebook
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Going cold tech turkey is worth the risks, writes Alex Beattie from Victoria University's Media Studies programme.
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Weekly Wrap-up (Week 10 – Term 1)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Term 1 Monday 9 April – Emergency Lock Down Drill Friday 13 April – Last day of Term 1 Term 2 Monday 30 April – First day back for Term 2 Wednesday 2 May – Junior Parent Teacher Interviews (bookings to open during Week 11) Monday 7 May – Senior Parent Teacher Interviews (bookings to open during Week 11) Monday 14 May – BoT meeting Monday 6 June – Open Evening Monday 17 June – BoT meeting Click here for Term Dates 2018 Important Information Lock Down Drill — Monday 9 April 2018 Wellington High School has been working with Harrison Tew®, who specialise in emergency management planning for schools, to further strengthen our emergency planning. The procedures they have developed allow us to respond safely and quickly to a range of circumstances and have been successfully implemented at schools across the country. Harrison Tew® will run specialised training with senior management, our staff and students in the lead up to a lock down exercise, which will occur on Monday 9 April. The exercise will be as real-life as possible, which will mean that parents/families will receive notification by way of text, WHS app and/or email. The information passed will emphasise that this is an exercise/practice and will explain that all updated information will then be posted on the school website. In a genuine incident, should you hear of a lock down at the school, can we please ask that you do not attend the school or phone, as we will not be able to respond. Your presence at, or contact with the school may make it more difficult for us to manage the situation, and could potentially & place your children and in fact yourselves at risk. What you need to do now Prior to this exercise, please check that your contact details (mobile phone numbers and email & addresses) are current. This will be the information we use to reach you should an emergency occur at the school. You can do this by checking your details through the parent portal [portal.whs.school.nz] and choosing ‘Details’. Download the WHS App today via Google Play store (Android) or iTunes app store (Apple) Reminders: Earthquake / school closure This is a good time to encourage you to make or review your family plan around other emergencies, such as earthquakes. You may find ‘How to get ready’ is a helpful resource. A family plan is particularly important for students who travel to school from out of zone as their transport routes may be cut off. If a decision is made to close school, for any reason, we will keep our year 9 and 10 students with us until a known adult can come and collect them from the school field. The only adults permitted to collect a student will be the caregivers and emergency contacts that we have recorded. We will only release our year 11, 12 and 13 students when it has been declared safe to do so. Please ensure that a discussion about safe routes to get home are part of your family plan. Older students may stay at school under our supervision until they are able to be collected if this arrangement forms part of your Family Emergency Plan. We thank you for your ongoing support.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Two gorillas in the room: China and Trump
- Victoria University of Wellington
- NZ-US relations were examined at a conference co-hosted by Victoria University's Centre for Strategic Studies and the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC.
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Victoria researchers engineer new proteins to help solve global problems
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington’s Ferrier Research Institute have made significant progress in the science of protein engineering, achieving a breakthrough which has implications for tackling global problems from diseases to climate change.
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Student representative takes it to the next level on University Council
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Working to improve the lives of her fellow students is a family affair for newly-elected Victoria University Council member Isabella Lenihan-Ikin.
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Welcome Asha and Louise!
- Kilbirnie School
- We have appointed two new, full-time permanent staff members to work with the students at our school from the start of term 2. Asha Patel will teach in room 1 and Louise De Lange will work in room 8. Asha is very well known to us all while Louise will be a new face. We are looking forward to havingthem on board!
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Pie the Principal raffle
- Kilbirnie School
- Back again for 2018- the special Movie Night raffle! Prizes include the chance to “Pie” the Principal or the Deputy Principal (Mr Dobson not Mrs Brown!) Unlimited tickets also from the office - $1 each. Get yours quickly!
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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