Thursday 27 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Two Global Volunteers are currently spending time in class with students from Tereora College.
Wednesday 26 September 2018 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Education
A little bit of Antarctica has blown into Rarotonga over the past few days, courtesy of New Zealand’s Otago Museum.
Sunday 23 September 2018 | Published in Education
WATSAN director Jamie Short and Infrastructure Cook Islands waste programme coordinator on assignment with VSA, Hilary Boyes, showed a group of year two Apii Avarua pupils around the Rarotonga landfill on Friday.
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Published in Education
Apii Avarua’s 500 students dressed up as their favourite literary characters, filling the National Auditorium grounds with colour and laughter for their literacy week finale.
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
St Joseph’s School held their Literacy Week this week, after their school schedule made it impractical to hold it last week with the rest of the Cook Islands.
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Tereora college students made the most of an opportunity to sell both the business products they had come up with and a variety of foods at the college on Thursday.
Friday 14 September 2018 | Published in Education
A unique package of bed linen for single and queen-sized beds with matching pillow slips was launched by the Raro Comfort team, at the college trade day on Thursday.
Friday 14 September 2018 | Published in Education
Tereora College Dragons Den Young Enterprise Scheme winners were selling their book Rarotongan Basic Phrase Book at the school’s trade day yesterday.
Thursday 13 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
The careers expo at Tereora College was about showing not just her pupils, but the wider student body some of the potential career paths available on Rarotonga, says commerce teacher Christina Ganivatu.
Thursday 13 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Students at Pukapuka’s Niua School held a special assembly on Tuesday to celebrate the school’s three winners of the recent Ministry of Education creative writing competition.
Wednesday 12 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Another outstanding variety of music was presented by Tereora College Level 3 music students this week, showcasing their passion for singing and performing.
Wednesday 12 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
To mark the start of Commerce Week at Tereora College, students attended a careers seminar on Monday morning.
Tuesday 11 September 2018 | Published in Education
A pocket guide to speaking Cook Islands Maori has taken out this year’s Dragons Den Young Enterprise contest.
Tuesday 11 September 2018 | Published in Education
Last week Apii Nikao year seven and eight students played host to a group of Auckland University students who hailed from all around the world including America, Italy, Hungary and England.
Tuesday 11 September 2018 | Published in Education
A teachers’ union meeting, to be held this Wednesday will be the first of its kind for many years.
Monday 10 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
To mark the end of Literacy Week, a number of schools in Rarotonga took the opportunity to dress up as their favourite characters, from superheroes and princesses to pirates and scary monsters.
Monday 10 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
To close Literacy Week on Friday, the country’s best young writers were honoured at a special ceremony.
Saturday 8 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
A recent trip to Mangaia for Year 8 students from Apii Nikao was to help them experience first-hand the island’s culture and lifestyle.
Friday 7 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Imanuela Akatemia was the latest school to take to the track this term, with students of all ages out in force on another warm spring day at the National Stadium on Wednesday.
Thursday 6 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Five years on from her last trip to the Cook Islands, Barbara Bull has kept a promise.