https://wellington.gen.nz/libraries+education Items tagged with Libraries and Education. https://www.capitale.org.nz/2026/02/ben-ngaia-joins-our-design-team-as-mana-whenua-advisor/ Image credit: Ringa Hora Workforce Development Council We’re excited to announce the mana whenua advisor for the design of our new play space at Te Matapihi ki Te Ao Nui, Wellington Central Library. central-library libraries education Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2026/02/ben-ngaia-joins-our-design-team-as-mana-whenua-advisor/ Capital E 2026-02-10T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.capitale.org.nz/2026/01/the-start-of-a-great-year/ Our new play space for under 5s Welcome back and happy new year! It’s set to be a big year for Nōku te Ao Capital E. central-library libraries education Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2026/01/the-start-of-a-great-year/ Capital E 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/12/what-to-expect-at-our-new-digital-studios-at-te-matapihi-ki-te-ao-nui/ Exciting things are happening at Nōku te Ao Capital E as we prepare to move our Digital Learning Studios to Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, Wellington Central Library. central-library libraries education Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/12/what-to-expect-at-our-new-digital-studios-at-te-matapihi-ki-te-ao-nui/ Capital E 2025-12-21T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/12/frequently-asked-questions-our-new-play-space-at-te-matapihi-ki-te-ao-nui/ There are less than 100 days until we open at Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, Wellington Central Library. central-library libraries education Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/12/frequently-asked-questions-our-new-play-space-at-te-matapihi-ki-te-ao-nui/ Capital E 2025-12-11T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/12/three-tamariki-spaces-to-inspire-play-at-noku-te-ao-capital-e/ Scott Parker is currently busy designing our new play space in Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui. central-library libraries education Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/12/three-tamariki-spaces-to-inspire-play-at-noku-te-ao-capital-e/ Capital E 2025-12-02T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/11/last-days-to-play-at-4-queens-wharf/ Our play space is taking a nap over the summer while our new home Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, Wellington Central Library, gets its finishing touches. central-library libraries education Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/11/last-days-to-play-at-4-queens-wharf/ Capital E 2025-11-16T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/11/introducing-the-designer-creating-our-new-play-space/ Image credit: Frances Parker We are excited to announce that Scott Parker will be designing and building our new play space in Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, Wellington’s new Central Library. central-library libraries education Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/11/introducing-the-designer-creating-our-new-play-space/ Capital E 2025-11-10T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/10/zine-vending-machine A quirky vending machine tucked inside the Kelburn campus library is drawing attention, not for dispensing snacks, but for delivering zines. kelburn libraries places vuw education Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/10/zine-vending-machine Victoria University of Wellington 2025-10-05T00:00:00Z -41.289205 174.7623927 Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/09/opening-date-announced-for-te-matapihi-ki-te-ao-nui-central-library/ Our upcoming move to Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui is starting to feel very real. central-library libraries education Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/09/opening-date-announced-for-te-matapihi-ki-te-ao-nui-central-library/ Capital E 2025-09-24T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/09/upcoming-closure-monday-29-september/ Please note PlayHQ will be closing one hour earlier than usual on Monday 29 September, as our kaimahi work on exciting experiences for our new play space in Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library. On Monday, Whānau can visit between 9.30am-2.30pm. We will be open at our regular hours for the remainder of […] The post Closing Early: Monday 29 September first appeared on Nōku te Ao Capital E. central-library libraries education Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2025/09/upcoming-closure-monday-29-september/ Capital E 2025-09-22T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-week-4-term-3-2025/ Experience an epic and exhilarating dragon battle with our year 13 drama students. Give back to the community with our Kapa Haka students and delve into the fun activities during Library week. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up. libraries secondary education Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-week-4-term-3-2025/ Wellington High School 2025-08-08T00:00:00Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/04/easter-break-closure-and-library-hours The University is closed from 5 pm, Thursday 17 April—7.30 am, Wednesday 23 April for the Easter break. libraries kelburn places vuw education Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/04/easter-break-closure-and-library-hours Victoria University of Wellington 2025-04-17T00:00:00Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/02/exhibition-of-nz-fine-printing Visit Level four of the Kelburn campus Library during February and March to see items from New Zealand fine printing press The Pear Tree Press. kelburn libraries places vuw education Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/02/exhibition-of-nz-fine-printing Victoria University of Wellington 2025-02-13T00:00:00Z -41.289205 174.7623927 Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://www.capitale.org.nz/2024/10/returning-home-to-te-matapihi/ We’re moving to Wellington’s new central library, Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, in early 2026. central-library libraries education Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:02:05 GMT https://www.capitale.org.nz/2024/10/returning-home-to-te-matapihi/ Capital E 2024-10-20T21:02:05Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/waste-not-want-not By Will Irvine (He/Him) Peeking out from an alleyway behind the beloved Chow and Library bars is a curious new addition to Wellington’s... libraries recycling conservation media vuw education Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/waste-not-want-not Salient 2024-08-29T00:00:00Z -41.2938623 174.7809501 Forresters Lane, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/exhibit-with-us Inverlochy Art School welcomes proposals from emerging artists to exhibit their work in the library and foyer of our beautiful heritage house and community art school. The intent of this open exhibition call is to give a platform for practicing artists to share their work... art exhibitions libraries education Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:17:01 GMT https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/exhibit-with-us Inverlochy Art School 2024-08-20T09:17:01Z -41.29419515 174.7699945487031 Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-3-weeks-5-7/ The Wrap Up is back, and in this mega wrap we share Toi Māori's kōwhaiwhai inspired sign for Taka Kai the WHS canteen, and share details of the canteen's Kindo app launch. We celebrate School Library week, share successes in Mathswell, Poetry Aotearoa, Japanese speech and Underwater Hockey, and join in celebrations for musical and sporting successes, both at home and overseas. libraries secondary education Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-3-weeks-5-7/ Wellington High School 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-3-weeks-5-7/ The Wrap Up is back, and in this mega wrap we share Toi Māori's kōwhaiwhai inspired sign for Taka Kai the WHS canteen, and share details of the canteen's Kindo app launch. We celebrate School Library week, share successes in Mathswell, Poetry Aotearoa, Japanese speech and Underwater Hockey, and join in celebrations for musical and sporting successes, both at home and overseas. libraries secondary education Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-3-weeks-5-7/ Wellington High School 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2023/03/the-problem-with-volunteer-run-libraries-for-auckland Volunteers play a vital role in communities but they're not a substitute for trained and qualified librarians and library assistants, writes Anne Goulding. libraries kelburn places vuw education Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:03:00 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2023/03/the-problem-with-volunteer-run-libraries-for-auckland Victoria University of Wellington 2023-03-19T21:03:00Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/12/60-years-wai-te-ata-press Tucked away in the bottom of the library building sits a few little rooms that contain Wai-te-ata Press—Te Whare Tā O Wai-te-ata. libraries kelburn places vuw education Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:58:08 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/12/60-years-wai-te-ata-press Victoria University of Wellington 2022-12-19T00:58:08Z https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-3-week-5/ This week's Wrap Up is full of exciting updates and achievements! Amazing results from the Mathswell competition, with our Year 11 team coming first overall! Many other achievements, along with some updates around the library and counsellors, are included in this week's Wrap Up! libraries secondary education Thu, 25 Aug 2022 23:58:27 GMT https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/the-wrap-up-term-3-week-5/ Wellington High School 2022-08-25T23:58:27Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2021/02/the-value-a-society-places-on-knowledge-is-judged-by-how-it-treats-public-libraries Professor Anne Goulding from the School of Information Management explains why the part privatisation of Wellington's Central Library is dangerous in this opinion piece originally published on Stuff.co.nz central-library libraries kelburn places vuw education Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:56:48 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2021/02/the-value-a-society-places-on-knowledge-is-judged-by-how-it-treats-public-libraries Victoria University of Wellington 2021-02-25T21:56:48Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/11/removing-books-an-induced-amnesia The National Library’s self-declared mission is to provide books that tell us only what we tell ourselves, writes Associate Professor Dolores Janiewski. libraries kelburn places vuw education Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:50:30 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/11/removing-books-an-induced-amnesia Victoria University of Wellington 2020-11-22T21:50:30Z http://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/weekly-wrap-up-term-3-week-8-2/ Important Dates Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: September 14th – 20th Monday 21st – Friday 25th September: Mental Health Awareness Week Course choices for 2021 for current Years 9—12 to be entered in the portal: Sunday 20th September  Friday 25th September: End of Term 3 Important Information Year 9 Choices for Year 10 in 2021 The Year 10 Course Choice Booklet for 2021 is now available on our website: http://www.whs.school.nz/course-choice-booklet/ Your student is invited to explore the options available. They will receive a copy of the planning sheet in rōpū and the planning sheet is also included as the last page in the booklet online. Choices can be made online in the Student Portal from Monday 14th September. It would be appreciated if students can have their options entered by Sunday 20th September (note: this is earlier than reported in the email home). Senior Course Choices for 2021 The second part of senior course choice selection for 2021 is now underway. Students now need to re-confirm their subjects on the portal by Friday 18th September.  Please note there have been considerable movements with the lines to eliminate as many clashes as possible. It is unlikely there will be significant changes to the lines from now, so students are strongly advised to choose non-clashing subjects if possible. However, students who still have a problematic clash should indicate this on the updated lines sheet (which will be given out at rōpū) and give this to their rōpū teacher. Concerning online content  Netsafe has received several reports about a concerning video that was shared on social media. It has now been removed from Facebook. The video has been shared on other social media sites, such as Tik Tok and Instagram, and the platforms are actively removing this video.  Regardless of whether students have seen the video or heard about it second-hand, young people may experience emotional distress given the nature of this content. As a school, our best advice is to make sure that your students are supported and have avenues to talk about how this content may be affecting them.  If students do come across copies of the video being shared, we’d strongly encourage them to report it to the social media site or website that it’s on, and to report it to Netsafe. Netsafe has several helpful resources: Helping students exposed to upsetting content Online Safety Parent Toolkit is a wider framework for helping parents navigate online safety with their young people. If students would like further support they can contact Youthline on free text 234 or call 0800 376 633 Achievements Debating Finalists! A huge congratulations to our Junior Prem and Prem B teams who have made it through to their regional finals for debating! The Junior Prem team of Sky Gobbi, Liv Calder, Tom Bonert, and Fergus Martin-Edgar, won their semi-final debate last Tuesday against Samuel Marsden. The Senior Prem B team of Julia Randerson,  Alex Buyck, Corwin Heath-Cameron, and Rata Petherick won their semi-final debate this week against Scots. It is a very impressive result for Wellington High School debate teams to make it into two finals! We are very proud of both teams and wish them all the best for their finals.  Also — a special congratulations to Julia Randerson who qualified for Wellington Black (one of the two Wellington regional teams) a couple of months ago. Her team made it to the national semi-finals for debating after winning four of their preliminary debates! Katherine Mansfield Short Story success! Congratulations to Nadezhda Macey for winning the Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award 2020 with her story ‘Matahiwi’, and to Cadence Chung for her Highly Commended story ‘The End of the World’. Wellington High School was the only school to have two students short-listed — a great achievement. Both pieces of writing received glowing praise and you can enjoy all the short-listed stories online at: https://www.katherinemansfield.com/creative-corner/km-short-story-competition. Nadezhda received a $500 cash prize and the eleven short-listed students were presented with certificates by guest judge Tina Makereti at the annual award ceremony at the National Library on Tuesday night. [Image right: Nadezhda and Cadence are pictured with Tina Makereti, Principal Dominic Killalea and Head of English Faculty, Caitlin Reilly.] What’s happening? Mural workshop with Sheyne Tuffery This week a group of art students joined Sheyne in developing a design for a mural for the level 2 linkwell. This is a WCC funded project that Sheyne has been working on for some months. Sheyne’s mural work can be seen on Wallace Street and Hopper Street. We look forward to seeing the final results — BSJ WHS Tramping Club heads to Atiwhakatu Hut Last weekend, 18 students tramped to Atiwhakatu hut. We walked from Holdsworth station car park along the river to Atiwhakatu hut and back. Students cooked their own meals and lit the fire for a cosy night. A little rain failed to dampen our spirits; there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear! — AEJ/PAB From the Greenhouse! From the school garden greenhouse this week orchids for WHS reception. Grown with care by the senior horticulture students. He Kākano news Our He Kākano students have enjoyed an outdoor education week. We visited the learning centre at the Botanical Gardens to learn about how produce grows from a seed to a fruit and vegetable. There were opportunities to pick our own carrots too! A visit to Toi Art at Te Papa had us in a colour room with some interesting group photos. Sports Underwater Hockey Congratulations go to Carlos Relph and Henry Murdoch from our Senior Open team for their selection to the U18 Central Zone B team, and to Milly Woodbury from our Senior Girls team for her selection to the U18 Central Zone A team. We wish them good luck at nationals. Well done to them, and something to aim for in future years for our junior players Junior Girls’ Football Our Junior Girls’ Football played their last game this week, this is the first team we have had in this grade for a number of years and we are looking forward to having a team in this grade for years to come. Huge thanks to Bea Gladding and Jennifer Argyle for really driving this team and making it fun for all the girls. Winter Tournament Our Girls’ Football 1st XI finished their Round robin the Regional Premier 2 competition in 3rd place with Semi Finals, and possibly Finals, to come. At the Winter Tournament, the girls place 12th which is their best finish to date. A special thanks to Isobel Smith, Heidi Coleman, Ella Blakely, Gala Baumfield, Emma Allen, Kayla Landers and Isla McInnes who all competed in their final tournament for the school. Also, thanks to Will Dewhirst who has done a great job coaching. Our Boys’ Football 1st XI finished their last game of the Round Robin D1 competition, finishing unbeaten after 7 games. So, we have finished 1st with 17 points (5 wins and 2 draw). We are heading now into Semi Finals on Saturday 12 September. Our Boys’ Hockey 1st XI are currently in 2nd place in the P3 division and are hoping to compete at the final in week 10. The boys competed hard at Winter Tournament week and finished it off with a win over Newlands. Big thank you to Will Pinckney, Jess Johnson and Kether Gati for looking after the team. Netball: Last year our Senior A netball team won their grade and this year they have done it again! Well done, too, to our Senior B team who won their grade too. Great things are coming from these young strong wāhine…and our Year 13s finishing on a high. Senior A – Isobel Smith, Tilly Coup, Rebecca Te Kahika, Senior B – Lily Parkin-Foon, Mai Cooper, Emily Rosemergy newlands libraries te-papa places museumsandgalleries art secondary education Fri, 11 Sep 2020 04:22:21 GMT http://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/weekly-wrap-up-term-3-week-8-2/ Wellington High School 2020-09-11T04:22:21Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/weekly-wrap-up-term-3-week-8-2/ Important Dates Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: September 14th – 20th Monday 21st – Friday 25th September: Mental Health Awareness Week Course choices for 2021 for current Years 9—12 to be entered in the portal: Sunday 20th September  Friday 25th September: End of Term 3 Important Information Year 9 Choices for Year 10 in 2021 The Year 10 Course Choice Booklet for 2021 is now available on our website: http://www.whs.school.nz/course-choice-booklet/ Your student is invited to explore the options available. They will receive a copy of the planning sheet in rōpū and the planning sheet is also included as the last page in the booklet online. Choices can be made online in the Student Portal from Monday 14th September. It would be appreciated if students can have their options entered by Sunday 20th September (note: this is earlier than reported in the email home). Senior Course Choices for 2021 The second part of senior course choice selection for 2021 is now underway. Students now need to re-confirm their subjects on the portal by Friday 18th September.  Please note there have been considerable movements with the lines to eliminate as many clashes as possible. It is unlikely there will be significant changes to the lines from now, so students are strongly advised to choose non-clashing subjects if possible. However, students who still have a problematic clash should indicate this on the updated lines sheet (which will be given out at rōpū) and give this to their rōpū teacher. Concerning online content  Netsafe has received several reports about a concerning video that was shared on social media. It has now been removed from Facebook. The video has been shared on other social media sites, such as Tik Tok and Instagram, and the platforms are actively removing this video.  Regardless of whether students have seen the video or heard about it second-hand, young people may experience emotional distress given the nature of this content. As a school, our best advice is to make sure that your students are supported and have avenues to talk about how this content may be affecting them.  If students do come across copies of the video being shared, we’d strongly encourage them to report it to the social media site or website that it’s on, and to report it to Netsafe. Netsafe has several helpful resources: Helping students exposed to upsetting content Online Safety Parent Toolkit is a wider framework for helping parents navigate online safety with their young people. If students would like further support they can contact Youthline on free text 234 or call 0800 376 633 Achievements Debating Finalists! A huge congratulations to our Junior Prem and Prem B teams who have made it through to their regional finals for debating! The Junior Prem team of Sky Gobbi, Liv Calder, Tom Bonert, and Fergus Martin-Edgar, won their semi-final debate last Tuesday against Samuel Marsden. The Senior Prem B team of Julia Randerson,  Alex Buyck, Corwin Heath-Cameron, and Rata Petherick won their semi-final debate this week against Scots. It is a very impressive result for Wellington High School debate teams to make it into two finals! We are very proud of both teams and wish them all the best for their finals.  Also — a special congratulations to Julia Randerson who qualified for Wellington Black (one of the two Wellington regional teams) a couple of months ago. Her team made it to the national semi-finals for debating after winning four of their preliminary debates! Katherine Mansfield Short Story success! Congratulations to Nadezhda Macey for winning the Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award 2020 with her story ‘Matahiwi’, and to Cadence Chung for her Highly Commended story ‘The End of the World’. Wellington High School was the only school to have two students short-listed — a great achievement. Both pieces of writing received glowing praise and you can enjoy all the short-listed stories online at: https://www.katherinemansfield.com/creative-corner/km-short-story-competition. Nadezhda received a $500 cash prize and the eleven short-listed students were presented with certificates by guest judge Tina Makereti at the annual award ceremony at the National Library on Tuesday night. [Image right: Nadezhda and Cadence are pictured with Tina Makereti, Principal Dominic Killalea and Head of English Faculty, Caitlin Reilly.] What’s happening? Mural workshop with Sheyne Tuffery This week a group of art students joined Sheyne in developing a design for a mural for the level 2 linkwell. This is a WCC funded project that Sheyne has been working on for some months. Sheyne’s mural work can be seen on Wallace Street and Hopper Street. We look forward to seeing the final results — BSJ WHS Tramping Club heads to Atiwhakatu Hut Last weekend, 18 students tramped to Atiwhakatu hut. We walked from Holdsworth station car park along the river to Atiwhakatu hut and back. Students cooked their own meals and lit the fire for a cosy night. A little rain failed to dampen our spirits; there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear! — AEJ/PAB From the Greenhouse! From the school garden greenhouse this week orchids for WHS reception. Grown with care by the senior horticulture students. He Kākano news Our He Kākano students have enjoyed an outdoor education week. We visited the learning centre at the Botanical Gardens to learn about how produce grows from a seed to a fruit and vegetable. There were opportunities to pick our own carrots too! A visit to Toi Art at Te Papa had us in a colour room with some interesting group photos. Sports Underwater Hockey Congratulations go to Carlos Relph and Henry Murdoch from our Senior Open team for their selection to the U18 Central Zone B team, and to Milly Woodbury from our Senior Girls team for her selection to the U18 Central Zone A team. We wish them good luck at nationals. Well done to them, and something to aim for in future years for our junior players Junior Girls’ Football Our Junior Girls’ Football played their last game this week, this is the first team we have had in this grade for a number of years and we are looking forward to having a team in this grade for years to come. Huge thanks to Bea Gladding and Jennifer Argyle for really driving this team and making it fun for all the girls.   Skateboard success Congratulations to Gala Baumfield who top scored across all competitions with 85/100 to win the Senior Girls’ section at the regional Skateboard Champs this week.     Winter Tournament Our Girls’ Football 1st XI finished their Round robin the Regional Premier 2 competition in 3rd place with Semi Finals, and possibly Finals, to come. At the Winter Tournament, the girls place 12th which is their best finish to date. A special thanks to Isobel Smith, Heidi Coleman, Ella Blakely, Gala Baumfield, Emma Allen, Kayla Landers and Isla McInnes who all competed in their final tournament for the school. Also, thanks to Will Dewhirst who has done a great job coaching. Our Boys’ Football 1st XI finished their last game of the Round Robin D1 competition, finishing unbeaten after 7 games. So, we have finished 1st with 17 points (5 wins and 2 draw). We are heading now into Semi Finals on Saturday 12 September. Our Boys’ Hockey 1st XI are currently in 2nd place in the P3 division and are hoping to compete at the final in week 10. The boys competed hard at Winter Tournament week and finished it off with a win over Newlands. Big thank you to Will Pinckney, Jess Johnson and Kether Gati for looking after the team. Netball: Last year our Senior A netball team won their grade and this year they have done it again! Well done, too, to our Senior B team who won their grade too. Great things are coming from these young strong wāhine…and our Year 13s finishing on a high. Senior A – Isobel Smith, Tilly Coup, Rebecca Te Kahika, Senior B – Lily Parkin-Foon, Mai Cooper, Emily Rosemergy The post Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 8) first appeared on Wellington High School. newlands libraries te-papa places museumsandgalleries art secondary education Fri, 11 Sep 2020 04:22:21 GMT https://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/weekly-wrap-up-term-3-week-8-2/ Wellington High School 2020-09-11T04:22:21Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/09/library-needs-to-foster-connection-and-collaboration While Wellington's boarded-up central library is a sad prospect, the city and its communities are now presented with an exciting opportunity, writes Professor Anne Goulding. central-library libraries kelburn places vuw education Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:14:55 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/09/library-needs-to-foster-connection-and-collaboration Victoria University of Wellington 2020-09-01T22:14:55Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/weekly-wrap-up-week-12-term-2/ Important Dates Monday 20 July: Start of Term 3 Wednesday 22 July: Parents’ Evening (Senior Students) Monday 27 July: Parents’ Evening (Junior Students) Monday 27 July: Board of Trustees meeting 6pm Important Information Principal’s message In his end of term Principal’s message, Dominic reflects on the events of the past month including our recent open evening and music evening, events which, not so long ago we felt would be unable to take place. To read Dominic’s full report, click here. What’s happening? Open Evening and 2021 enrolment We welcomed over 400 families and whānau to our open evening last Monday on what was possibly the coldest night of the year. Our team of student and staff guides took tours around the campus, students were actively involved in promoting different areas of school life, and everywhere was alive and buzzing with activity. Enrolments are now open for 2021. Our enrolment process starts online at: https://portal.whs.school.nz/index.php/enrolment. If you have any questions, please email Jude Aspinall, our enrolment officer on jude.aspinall@whs.school.nz        Music Evening Our Music Evening on Wednesday 1 July gave students the opportunity to showcase their talents. With a range of big band, groups and solo items, pieces in a range of styles and genres, it was a fabulous evening compered, as always by music teacher Fritz Wollner. To view the photo gallery, click here. Instrumental and vocal lessons update If your Junior student is interested in taking instrumental / vocal lessons but has not yet enrolled, please download the form from the Student Hub and hand in or email the completed form to Fritz Wollner Lessons will be reorganised for Terms 3 and 4. If students have not been attending regularly, they need to see Mr Wollner as soon as possible to ensure they do not lose their spot. Tamatha Paul – lunchtime lecture The Feminist Club was delighted to welcome Wellington Councillor Tamatha Paul to deliver this Thursday’s lunchtime lecture. Tamatha (Ngāti Awa / Waikato Tainui) was first elected to Council in 2019 and is one of three Pukehīnau / Lambton Ward counsellors for 2019-2022. As an independent candidate, Tamatha campaigned on issues including zero waste, connecting communities and the importance of prioritising future facing leadership. As can be seen from these pictures, Tamatha’s visit attracted a large audience, keen to welcome and listen to her.         Year 10 Computing – Photoshop and political discourse Students in Gus Donaldson’s Year 10 computing course have been developing skills in Photoshop through working on a project on the theme of political discourse. Their work is currently on display in the foyer outside the library. The posters, with the narrative from their creators alongside them, are powerful pieces of work that clearly exemplify the students’ views and response to current issues in the world around them. The display will remain in place at the start of Term 3 and you are invited to come and view it.              WHS Ink – Junior Art club zine 30 Year 9 and 10 students have been working on their own artwork during each week’s WHS Ink sessions. Coordinated by Teacher Aide, Connor Morrison-Mills, this group of talented students’ work is now included in their very own zine. Click on the image below to see more. Outdoor Education’s snowy tramp It has been cold enough for many this week, with the storms and freezing winds around Wellington. The Outdoor Education students showed their mettle by heading out on a tramp in the Tararua range earlier this week. They made it as far as the Powell Hut before the weather conditions made it too risky to continue and they turned back.              Achievements He Kākano – AWD Tenpin Bowling On Thursday 2 July, He Kākano students competed in the annual AWD Tenpin Bowling competition against students from other Wellington colleges. All students and staff had a fantastic time and there were some really strong bowlers in the group. The top three WHS students were Talib Prime, Darius Ngature and Joshua Nathan.              Roxy5 finalists ‘En Passant Films’ and ‘Look Away’ are both WHS finalists in the Roxy5 film competition this year. Screenings will take place on Friday 31 July at the Mclaurin Theatre, Victoria University. The winner will be announced at the Red Carpet awards evening at the Roxy Cinema on Wednesday 5 August. We are waiting eagerly to to see whether The Work of An Artist (En Passant Films) or Hey Cassie (Look Away) will scoop a place. Pictured below are En Passant Films: Sam Quinn, Rory Maher, Nym Jones, Liv Calder, Sky Gobbi, Jack Whitehead, Namu Dahlberg and Ashton Gordon.   Open Evening: Business Studies Logo quiz winners Many thanks to all those students and whānau who entered the Logo quiz competition that ran at our recent open evening.  The answers were: Air NZ, Disney, The Warehouse, Starbucks, Wellington HS, Te Papa, The Heart Foundation, Wellington City Council and Netflix.  The winners were Toby, Tama, and Oscar. Sports Boys 1st XI Football On 27 June, our boys 1st XI football team beat Newlands College 4-0, taking them to the top of their pool. This Saturday the team will play St Patrick’s second team. If the team win or draw they will go into play-offs on 18 July against either Onslow College or Wellington College for a place in the Youth Premier Reserve. Good luck team!   newlands tours issues bowling business music events te-papa theatre wellington education art libraries storm sport snow lecture cinema places tourism performingarts museumsandgalleries secondary Fri, 03 Jul 2020 02:57:51 GMT http://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/weekly-wrap-up-week-12-term-2/ Wellington High School 2020-07-03T02:57:51Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/weekly-wrap-up-week-9-term-2/ Important Dates Monday 15 June: Normal timetable resumes Monday 29 June: Open Evening Tuesday 30 June: Music Evening Friday 3 July: End of Term 2 Monday 20 July: Start of Term 3 Wednesday 22 July: Parents Evening (Senior Students) Monday 27 July: Parents Evening (Junior Students) Important Information Open Evening: Monday 29 June Know someone who is interested in 2021 enrolment at Wellington High School? Share this post with them and invited them to our Open Evening on Monday 29 June. To help with our planning, please register interest here: https://forms.gle/QFAWezmAKohH9JkH8 Emergency contact update Thank you to the families and whanau who have responded to our request for additional emergency contact information. If you have not done so yet, please complete the form at: https://forms.gle/yenaWPnB4R73x7J49. Board of Trustees by-election Papers have been sent by mail to all those on our electoral roll. If you have not received papers yet, then from Wednesday 17 June you will be able to collect a ballot paper from Reception. ‘Keep it real online’ campaign The Department of Internal Affairs with Netsafe and the Office of Film and Literature Classification has launched a ‘Keep it real online’ campaign. The campaign will support parents and caregivers to reduce the risks of online harm such as cyber-bullying, inappropriate content, pornography and grooming.   Parents and caregivers can find information including tips on how to have conversations with their kids at www.keepitrealonline.govt.nz. What’s happening? The prefabs are here! In a much anticipated event, four prefab classrooms were lowered in to place on the school field last weekend. These four classrooms will provide more space on campus and will be important as the school moves through the master planning process. There is still some work to do onsite and we anticipate that they will be in use from the first day of Term 3. Outdoor Education This week Year 11 students have been out on the water to Makaro (Ward Island). Students participated in a beach clean up and spent time looking at the habitats of Little Blue Penguins. The fact that students were able to observe seals and penguins on the rocks and in the water was a real bonus.   Art      This week we share stunning landscapes painted by Ms Peters’ Year 10 Art class.      Year 13 took advantage of the winter sun and fine colours to work outdoors. Āwhina Āwhina is our Thursday homework club which takes place in the Library every week. This popular, supportive environment is one where students can come for support with assignments and homework, thanks to the dedicated teachers who regularly give up their time after school each week. MyKindo As recently reported, the cafeteria has adopted the mykindo app to facilitate easy pre-order and contactless payment for food. To support those using the mykindo app, the attached guide provides information on the different methods you can use to top up your account.   Achievements  NZ Online Mathematical Olympiad Well done to Ruby Nicolson and Lias Morris who achieved marks which placed them in the top 10 in the NZ Online Mathematical Olympiad. Ruby and Lias are both in year 9. From the careers desk Virtual Careers Expo — 18-19 June Even in unusual times like these, our students still have important decisions to make about their futures. Next week, a number of NZ’s top providers come together to give you a Careers’ Expo experience, virtually! Attendees will have full access to the Virtual Expo Hall, where you can interact with exhibitors, ask questions, and access useful resources that will help you choose the right path. Students only need to register once to be able to access the expo across the 2 days (and with you during the evening on Thursday night). They can access the expo at any time. There will be representatives from each institution during expo hours to chat to attendees. Outside of these hours they can still log in an access information. Registration:   https://www.mediadesignschool.com/virtual-careers-expo Webcast Timetable: https://www.mediadesignschool.com/virtual-careers-expo#webcast-programme cafe water penguins media music design planning wellington education art libraries restaurantsbars animals performingarts business issues secondary Fri, 12 Jun 2020 03:49:46 GMT http://www.whs.school.nz/weeklywrapup/weekly-wrap-up-week-9-term-2/ Wellington High School 2020-06-12T03:49:46Z -41.3002065 174.77512646827947 Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/06/lest-we-forget-the-power-of-knowledge Discarding more than 600,000 books from the National Library's overseas collections will bury vast insights into two current crises, writes Associate Professor Dolores Janiewski. books libraries kelburn places vuw education Wed, 10 Jun 2020 01:09:39 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/06/lest-we-forget-the-power-of-knowledge Victoria University of Wellington 2020-06-10T01:09:39Z https://www.kelburnnormal.school.nz/news/check-out-our-kns-library-website-for-e-reading-and-listening-resources Back to newsCheck out our KNS library website for E- reading and listening resources Thu 16 Apr 2020All SyndicatesAll the information is on our Library Website https://nz. libraries central-library primary education Sat, 18 Apr 2020 03:37:56 GMT https://www.kelburnnormal.school.nz/news/check-out-our-kns-library-website-for-e-reading-and-listening-resources Kelburn Normal School 2020-04-18T03:37:56Z -41.28710505 174.76153092457577 Kelburn Normal School, Kowhai Road, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand