Recently some of our respective AIMS Teams met at Aquinas College for some practice before the start of this national tournament. It was our turn to host our guests from John Paul College in Rotorua. We turned on a fantastic day weather wise, with warm conditions and sunny skies. This year team competed in girls…
As part of our Year 10 Social Studies programme, we are looking at social action and global perspectives on social issues. Groups choose their own issue from the UN Sustainable Development goals and then design a personal social action as part of this. Thinking globally, acting locally! One group are going to give out second…
Congratulations to Bryan Montuya, Brayden Dew and Troy Schneebeli for coming 3rd at the Bay of Plenty Teams Table Tennis Yr 9-10 Championships held on Monday 14 August at QEYC. For all results click here. Thank you to Mr Parker for being the team manager and Teacher in Charge of Table Tennis, a sport that…
Senior NCEA students are invited to attend a series of workshops put on by the science faculty. These voluntary sessions will help students prepare for their 2017 NCEA exams for Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Students are asked prepare questions to bring to the tutorial. The tutorial classes which will be running during weeks 5, 6,…
Linguistics is the scientific study of language, including analysis of form, meanings, and how it changes in context. Linguists traditionally analyse human language by observing an interplay between sound and meaning. Aquinas College was visited by Professor of Linguistics, Dr Julie Barbour, from the University of Waikato. Dr Barbour’s research has focused on language documentation and description of the Oceanic language family. She…
Congratulations to the following Aquinas College students who have been selected to play for the Western Bay Under 14 Representatives team: Brayden Dew Toby Taylor Willow Purden Winters Well done boys on the high standard of rugby that you are playing. We look forward to hearing how you place at the end of the season.
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