Education
Children make the most of book giveaway
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
Around 8500 books were handed out for free in just over 30 minutes outside of Bank of Cook Islands (BCI) headquarters in Avarua yesterday.
Free books for Literacy Week
Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
Charity organisation Furniture for Schools Cook Islands will be giving away free books today from 10.30am at BCI Bank in Avarua.
Literacy Week: Schools celebrate reading and writing
Tuesday 6 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
Apii Avarua students settled comfortably under the shade of a large mango tree yesterday for a “buddy class reading” session to start off the Literacy Week.
High school entrepreneurs take the stage
Saturday 27 August 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Business, Education, National
Young Cook Islands entrepreneurs battle for an $800 cash prize as they share their newly formed businesses to a high profile panel.
Students get ‘wacky’ at the ‘wheels’
Saturday 20 August 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
Mohawks, hair dye, glitter and wigs, all played a role in Apii Te Uki Ou’s annual Wacky Hair and Wheels Day.
Third term off to great start
Saturday 13 August 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Education, National
Rarotonga primary schools are bracing for a busy term three which got underway on Monday.
Students head back to school
Tuesday 9 August 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
Students around the country returned to school yesterday after two weeks of break for third term of studies.
Local-led Penrhyn Expedition to carry out vital marine research
Wednesday 27 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Education, National
A Cook Islands-led scientific expedition is on its way to Penrhyn to carry out vital research on marine life on the remote Northern Group island.
Students build rat traps after learning about native birds
Tuesday 12 July 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
One of Apii Te Uki Ou’s year five and six classes built 10 rat traps after spending the term learning about Cook Islands’ native birds.
Practical learning around health and science expanded in schools
Monday 11 July 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Education, National
A major programme encouraging practical learning around health and science is being expanded in schools throughout the Cook Islands.
Apii Avarua holds fundraising event
Saturday 9 July 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
Apii Avarua held a fundraiser on Friday morning to raise money for the school’s end of year disco.
Getting schools to move away from rote learning
Monday 20 June 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Education, National
An Australian education expert is encouraging Cook Islands schools to move away from rote learning and teaching mathematics in a more practical way.
Flight to success
Friday 17 June 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
Air New Zealand staff Lindsay Graham, John Strickland and Iain Howard, who live in New Zealand, flew in specially for the 2022 Careers Expo Day held yesterday, to inspire young Cook Islanders wanting to pursue a career in aviation.
Students get aviation insights at Careers Expo 2022
Friday 17 June 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
The National Auditorium Dome was a hive of activity with students visiting the well set up booths for the 2022 Careers Expo Day held yesterday afternoon.
Making maths unique to Cook Islands context
Friday 10 June 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
A group of junior syndicate teachers meet at the Ministry of Education on Thursday to help form a new mathematics curriculum based uniquely on the Cook Islands context.
TMO launches campaign to educate students about vaping
Thursday 9 June 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Education, National
Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health is in the midst of a series of visits to Rarotonga schools warning students about the hazardous effects of vaping.
Sporting organisations clampdown on vaping
Tuesday 7 June 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Education, National
The executive members of a local sporting organisation will be visiting schools to raise awareness on nicotine products after a vape was confiscated from an 11-year-old at the Rising Stars tournament on Friday.
Camp brings students closer
Saturday 4 June 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
Students from Apii Te Uki Ou stepped out of their classrooms this week to explore the natural beauty of Rarotonga.
Students caught vaping
Thursday 2 June 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Education, National
Vaping has become a problem at schools in Rarotonga, with at least one principal having to pull sports teams out of competitions as punishment.
Education gets $334,000 to continue salary increases for teachers
Monday 30 May 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Education, National
Education has received a boost in personnel costs in order to help with the increase with teachers’ remuneration.
