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Personal Development

7 December 2020Aquinas

Peer Support is all about shaping great people and building on the strengths that many of our students already have to develop their leadership skills.  We have had a full on past 2 days learning about communication, cooperation, self-awareness, peer-pressure and other interpersonal skills. At the end of the programme 48 students will be selected…

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Year 10 Humanities Hāngi 

6 December 2020Aquinas

Year 10 Humanities Hāngi  On Friday 23 November, the Year 10 Humanities class held the second annual Humanities Hangi. On this day, Social Studies students made fry bread, participated in flax weaving and learning about the Hāngi process. The amount of preparation and quality of the food and its presentation was a real credit to the…

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New Pasifika Award

6 December 2020Aquinas

Our Pasifika Whānau have recently worked together with Mr Dalton to provide a senior award for prizegiving. The award was deservedly received by Trevel Gardiner Hano for his contribution to Leadership and Service as a Pasifika senior student. Trevel was chosen as a student Executive member as the Hine Pore House Leader and also Pasifika Leader…

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Aquinas Matariki 2020 Celebrations

27 September 2020Aquinas

Matariki “E ngā maunga whakahī, e ngā awa whakatere taniwha, tēnei tātou o te karaehe reo Māori o 9P e mihi kau atu ana ki a koutou katoa e tō tātou whānau. Matariki hunga nui Matariki ahunga nui Matariki the gatherer of people Matariki the provider of plentiful fruits The beginning of term 3 coincided…

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Staff and Students Dress Up Day!

27 September 2020Aquinas

Colour, fun and Dress Ups Traditional dress or a nod to your heritage in fun costumes was the order of the day as part of this year’s International Week at Aquinas. It was a week to celebrate diversity and culture in our College try out some new dishes, take part in some fun games, watch…

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Discovering BOP & Fish ‘n’ Chips!

27 September 2020Aquinas

International Students Discover Tauranga fun spots! This year, with disruptions and requirements to maintain social distancing, outings to explore more of Tauranga’s attractions have been curtailed for our International students and their host families. But recently they were able to visit some of our historical and stunning sites, as well as enjoy some great Kiwi…

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Drama & Music Notes

25 September 2020Aquinas

Drama Year 10 Drama have been getting creative with their Eastern Theatre Style Maori Myths or Bible Stories. Shown left is a version of Noah’s Ark using the anti-realist, stylised and abstract techniques explored in this unit. Some useful self-reflection was gained with students using the online form, asking them to consider their collaborative skills….

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COVID-19 ALERT LEVEL 2 UPDATED PROTOCOLS

12 August 2020Aquinas

In response to this morning’s news from our Prime Minister, the Aquinas College Alert Level 2 Protocols outlines slightly altered procedures from our return from lockdown to reflect latest guidelines and advice form the Ministry of Health. Please refamiliarise yourself with these protocols. CLICK HERE for a digital download of the document  

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Battle of Te Ranga

30 June 2020Aquinas

BATTLE OF TE RANGA – June 21st 1864 Year 10 classes visited the Te Ranga battle site earlier this month, attended by guest speaker and historian Buddy Mikaere (below). Then on Sunday 21st of June, a commemoration service was held onsite where our Head Students laid a wreath in memory of the fallen. This was…

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International Students Update

30 June 2020Aquinas

International Students Update The news that school was closing due to a global pandemic was a big surprise for our 34 International students, here in New Zealand to experience the kiwi lifestyle and education system. All but one student decided to stay here and entered ‘Lock Down’ with their host families. While they missed their…

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