Education / October 2020
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 3)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Thursday 5th November: Whakanuia Prizegiving, Taraika, 6pm Friday 6th November: Last day for most seniors (Year 11-13) Monday 9th November: Senior Prizegiving, Riley Centre, 6pm Monday 16th November: NCEA Exams begin; access the timetable here.
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Breakfast and Dinner Traditions
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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The pain of the patriarchy goes both ways
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It's relatively easy to identify ways in which patriarchy harms and hinders women, what's harder, but equally necessary, is the need to demonstrate how it also harms and hinders men, writes Adjunct Professor Jan Jordan.
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Itinerant Music Lessons 2021
- Wellington Girls' College
- If you would like to have itinerant music lessons at school in 2021, you need to register now.
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Wellington Girls' College, Pipitea Street, Pipitea, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Nostalgic vintage photography
- Inverlochy Art School
- In October Brian and Jane from Brass and Glass Photographic Alchemy came to Inverlochy to teach an exciting, introductory workshop.
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Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Leadership 2021
- Wellington Girls' College
- Congratulations to the following students elected for 2021:
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Wellington Girls' College, Pipitea Street, Pipitea, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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University researcher awarded fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacist services
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher Nora Parore (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi) has received a Health Research Council (HRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacists and the health system.
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Car Parking
- Wellington Girls' College
- WGC is offering car parking at $10 per day from 10 December to 22 January 2020. If you wish to hire a carpark, please click on the link below and download the hire agreement: https://wgc.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Hire-Agreement-for-car-parking-Oct-2020.pdf
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The challenges former refugees from Africa face in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Following Ibrahim Omer’s election as a New Zealand MP, Samuel Judah Seomeng and Dr Caroline Bennett outline their findings about structural and societal obstacles experienced by members of Wellington's Luo community.
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Protecting the safety of kaimoana for future generations
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Sickness from ‘dodgy’ seafood, which is contaminated with toxins from harmful algal blooms or Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), has been an issue as long as we have been harvesting kaimoana from our oceans.
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Sports & Cultural Awards Evening
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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2021 Student Leaders Announced
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Results – 2020 CSW Sevens Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find the results below from the 2020 Wellington Secondary School Sevens tournament held at Naenae College on Monday 26 October.
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SBC Celebration of the Arts was an epic event!
- St Bernards College
- On October 15, the twentieth SBC Celebration of the Arts was held at the Lower Hutt Town Hall. It was an epic event with around 200 performers and an array of performance items. Special thanks to Arts teachers; Mr Palamo, Matua Jonas, Mrs Uili, Ms Watson, Mr Clarke, Ms Jennings, Mr Logan, Ms Horner and Ms Hibberd from SHC for their work in preparation and performance, the SHC Polygroup, The Electric Triangle from Kāpiti, Louis Baker and our hosts at the Lower Hutt Town Hall.
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Saint Bernard's College, 183, Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Info – 2020 Wellington Secondary School Rugby Sevens Championships
- College Sport Wellington
- The 2020 Wellington Secondary School Rugby Sevens Championships (Condor Qualifier) are being held at Naenae College on Monday 26 October.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 2)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 26th October: Labour Day [Public Holiday] — school closed Tuesday 27 October: Board meeting, staffroom, 6pm Thursday 5th November: Whakanuia Prizegiving, Taraika, 6pm Friday 6th November: Last day for most seniors (Year 11-13) Monday 9th November: Senior Prizegiving, Riley Centre, 6pm Monday 16th November: NCEA Exams begin; access the timetable here.
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Kī-o-rahi Senior Tournament Results
- College Sport Wellington
- All results from the senior Kī-o-rahi tournament can be found at the HERE. Congratulations to our winners: Boys: Mana College Girls: St Mary’s College Mixed: Mana College Photos can be found on our Facebook Page. The post Kī-o-rahi Senior Tournament Results appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Prestigious fellowships for renewable energy, unsolved mathematical questions
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers using materials science to tackle climate change and working to solve complex mathematical challenges have been awarded prestigious Rutherford Discovery Fellowships.
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Sports and Cultural Award Winners 2020
- Wellington Girls' College
- List of all certificate/trophy winners: Sport Cultural
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Two named in 2020 NZ Rugby League Youth Squads
- College Sport Wellington
- Two Wellington secondary school students have been named in New Zealand Rugby League Youth squads Jacob Laban (St Bernard’s College) has been named in the 2020 New Zealand Resident 16s squad who will face the New Zealand Māori Rugby League 17s on the 24th October at Rotorua International Stadium.
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Sports and Cultural Photos 2020
- Wellington High School
- Thursday 22 October from 8.
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The 2020 NZ election saw record vote volatility — what does that mean for the next Labour government?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As the dust begins to settle after the 2020 election, a new electoral landscape becomes visible. It is remarkably different from the one before, says Professor Jack Vowles.
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Cross-cultural Creativity
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Tough Gal Challenge Winner
- Wellington Girls' College
- On Friday, Megumi Hirose (Year 12) won the Wellington secondary school tough gal challenge. Second year in a row for WGC! Congratulations Megumi.
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Pip Adam named as University Writer in Residence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Acclaimed novelist Dr Pip Adam has been appointed the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2021.
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Tough Gals
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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NZ Schools rugby paper teams announced
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to following players who were named in paper teams for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby Team and NZ Barbarians Secondary Schools Rugby Team.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 10)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Tuesday 20th October: Sports’ Prizegiving, 11.
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Upper Hutt College Proud Premier 2 Rugby Winners
- College Sport Wellington
- Upper Hutt College rugby is flying high following the First XV’s recent Premier 2 championship win.
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Awards accolade for University innovators
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Professor Jim Johnston has won the top award in this year’s KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.
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Netballer awarded trifecta of top University sports awards
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Bachelor of Arts student Tiana Metuarau has won three of the highest sports accolades at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, taking out Sportsperson of the Year, Pasifika Sportsperson of the Year, and Sportswoman of the Year.
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Hope for coral reef protection
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Climate change is jeopardising the world’s coral reefs but marine biologists believe corals may hold the key to their own survival.
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Wellington Premier Cricket Players to Watch
- College Sport Wellington
- Forget election day, Premier First XI cricket starts on Saturday and these are some of the leaders you need to look out for this summer.
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International success for University virtual reality collaboration
- Victoria University of Wellington
- 2020 has been a year of success for the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington virtual reality experience Minimum Mass.
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The danger of losing Māori representation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If the current rate of Māori transferring to the general roll continues, by 2024 there will be fewer Māori on the Māori electoral roll than on the general roll, according to research by Associate Professor Maria Bargh.
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Preventative legal medicine for COVID-19 vaccine
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The New Zealand Government needs to consider domestic patent law and medicine regulation reforms to lower costs and avoid delays with any COVID-19 vaccine, writes Associate Professor Jessica Lai.
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2020 Wellington Bowls Secondary School team
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to the following students who recently represented Wellington Bowls in a regional secondary school match against Taranaki: Adam Wyatt (Rongotai College) William Tether (Hutt International Boys’) Jemma Roberts (St Catherine’s College) Jordan Keane (Onslow College) Ivan Snowman-Rongokea (Naenae College) Quest Teariki Tangahou (Naenae College) Xander Meadows (Naenae College) Jayden Burns (Naenae College) Alex Greenfield (Naenae College) The team traveled to Waikanae to play Taranaki Schools on Saturday , and while therewere some tough matches, there were also lots of learnings and good foundation for next time. Well done to all. The post 2020 Wellington Bowls Secondary School team appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Tiakiwai Blessing
- Wellington Girls' College
- Friday 9 October our new village – Tiakiwai (bubbling, happy stream) was blessed in a dawn ceremony.
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$48 million for MacDiarmid Institute
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology has received a resounding vote of confidence for the quality and focus of its research with its fourth consecutive government designation as a Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE).
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Temporary child poverty relief needs to become permanent
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The New Zealand Government's support for low-income families during COVID-19 gave us a glimpse of what longer-lasting transformative policies could look like, writes Dr Kate Prickett.
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Non-uniform Day
- Wellington Girls' College
- Friday 16 October is a non-uniform day – Pink Shirt Day to support anti bullying.
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International award for University earthquake expert
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A determination to reduce earthquake risk drives the work of Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Carolyn Boulton, who has received a major award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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Third Pacific Ocean Climate Change Conference to be delivered online
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Climate change experts and those who wish to learn from them will be gathering online at the third Pacific Ocean Climate Change Conference from 27–30 October 2020.
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Will ‘new’ public service meet COVID challenges?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The need for robust and strategic advice has never been greater, so it's crucial briefings for New Zealand's incoming ministers aren't treated as the policy equivalent of junk mail, writes Adjunct Professor Chris Eichbaum.
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Where have the populist votes gone?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Jack Vowles and Professor Jennifer Curtin go in search of New Zealand First's missing supporters and distinguish between exclusionary and inclusive populism.
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Ethical leadership needed to navigate COVID-19 recovery
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Karin Lasthuizen, Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership, Wellington School of Business and Government highlights the importance of ethical leadership in the country's COVID-19 recovery.
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Making theatre that sparkles
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Co-creators Dr Lori Leigh from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and University alumnus George Fowler (aka Hugo Grrrl) assure their audience they will leave their “disgustingly cute” kids’ drag show The Glitter Garden with warm fuzzies.
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Magnetic attraction for space travel
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Future space missions may be propelled using superconductor magnets developed by the Robinson Research Institute at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington.
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