Education
Cooks campus welcomes the return of USP vice-chancellor
Saturday 20 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
Cook Islands students and staff are happy at the reinstatement of University of the South Pacific Vice-Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia.
Children's learning overshadowed by donation
Thursday 18 June 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Early childhood learning kids at St Joseph’s primary school will at last have more shade to sit under.
Theological College under scrutiny after complaint
Thursday 18 June 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Education
Trainee minister accused of impropriety.
Students find their own answers
Sunday 14 June 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
At Taputapuatea, history is real and living and now.
Cooks campus should get say in USP crisis talks – Crocombe
Saturday 13 June 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Education
One of Cook Islands’ leading academics says there is no way students and staff are not impacted by the troubles taking place at the University of the South Pacific’s Suva campus.
Local CI students avoid USP turmoil
Thursday 11 June 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Education
Cook Islands campus backs University of the South Pacific’s attempts to clean out alleged corruption and mismanagement at Fiji headquarters.
Money for students stuck in NZ
Thursday 4 June 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Education
Government is to pay support to tertiary students in New Zealand to help them through the Covid crisis.
Resort offers new perspective on art
Saturday 30 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
A top resort opened its doors this week to art students from the nearby school.
'Learning how to be artists'
Tuesday 19 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Education
There is some magic being created in the art classes at Tereora College.
Schools recruit locally
Monday 18 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Education
A local primary school is advertising to recruit two teacher aides.
Oiling the wheels of learning
Saturday 16 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
Children learn how to sun-dry fruit and flowers for some entrancing results.
Nurturing the next generation of farmers
Monday 11 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
Apii Takitumu has built raised garden beds to incorporate agriculture learning into the school curriculum.
Mitiaro kids combat Covid
Saturday 9 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
The Tematangarengare school students of Mitiaro have welcomed the resumption of classes – and they have returned to school with some special work.
'Helping however we can'
Saturday 9 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Do your little children want to make new friends, enjoy a safe playground and fun environment?
Making Sunday their mum's Day
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
For the Cook Islands, this Sunday is Mother’s day.
Last chance for NZ student loan write-off, today
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Education
Twenty-five Cook Islanders on tertiary New Zealand student loans have had part of their debts paid by the government.
Govt to boost support for students overseas
Saturday 2 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Education
Tertiary students complain of loss of jobs and income, and declining mental health in lockdown.
Boy wins court injunction
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
A court injunction has been slapped on an Australian school, stopping the school expelling a five-year-old Cook Islands boy because of the length of his hair.
Cook Islands women pioneers in fisheries
Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Education
Four Cook Islands women are graduating as Pacific fisheries officers, the first of a new group of scholarship recipients.
The new 'normal' at school
Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Education
No sharing of pens and books, no assemblies and rugby on the field, no hugging your mates. That is what the new “normal” looks like for school students in the Cook Islands.
