Education
Rakahanga visitors in sports challenge
Wednesday 18 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
For their annual Tapere Challenge, Apii Nikao students were joined by their counterparts from Rakahanga School to take part in the sporting action.
Learning Centre adopts sign language system
Tuesday 17 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Tarome’s Learning Centre has introduced the Makaton sign language system, used to help children with communication.
Two schools vie for honours in Chinese language speech contest
Tuesday 17 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Two Cook Islands schools took part in a Chinese language competition organised through the University of the South Pacific.
College athletics day brings lots of fun
Saturday 14 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
There was plenty of running, jumping and throwing at Araura College’s annual athletics day on Thursday.
Coach's inspiring account of life after college
Wednesday 11 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Tereora College students have again had the opportunity to hear an inspirational account of life after school.
Pupils are looking good out at Rutaki
Saturday 7 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Students at Rutaki School are proudly wearing their new sports uniforms – and they are really looking the part.
Araura College welcomes back volunteers
Saturday 7 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Following an extremely successful maiden project in Aitutaki in July 2017, Travel Teacher volunteers have returned to Araura College to provide teaching support to students and teachers as part of a one-month service expedition throughout the final weeks of term two.
Students free to create own work
Thursday 5 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
To end their art rotation class for the first half of the year, Tereora College Year 9 students have proudly shown off some of the creations they have made.
Papaaroa pupils take to the water
Monday 2 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
As part of a navigation unit in their Science class, Year 7 and 8 students from Papaaroa School launched their individual vaka creations on Tuesday.
Students make the most of cultural contest
Monday 2 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Highland Paradise came alive, with fun, laughter – and some serious concentration, as students from Apii Arorangi, Nikao, Te Uki Ou, Avarua, Rutaki, Titikaveka College, St Joseph’s Primary and Takitumu Primary took part in the annual cultural completion on Thursday.
Students impress in hard-hitting play
Monday 2 July 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Level 3 Drama students from Tereora College put on a performance of the play Verbatim as part of their assessment on Thursday night.
Cultural contest popular
Friday 29 June 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Students from seven primary schools took part in the annual Cultural Competition hosted at Highland Paradise in Arorangi.
Students hear about defence force careers
Thursday 28 June 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
After showcasing potential careers at Monday’s Maritime Expo at Avatiu harbour, Mark Dunn held a seminar at Tereora College yesterday to provide more information for students interested in joining the New Zealand Defence Force.
Maritime careers on show
Tuesday 26 June 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
High school students from Rarotonga and Aitutaki were given information on a wide variety of possible future careers at Maritime Cook Islands career expo at Avatiu Wharf yesterday.
Aussie music group puts on school concerts
Monday 25 June 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Two schools in Rarotonga got to experience a high-energy concert on Friday.
Ministry responds to dust claims
Monday 25 June 2018 | Published in Education
Following on from a CINews story raising health concerns about the newly constructed Apii Nikao, the Ministry of Education has said the building was “safe, secure and ready for use” upon its official opening in April, even as the secretary of the school’s parent-teacher association suggests that wasn’t the case.
Students look to the stars
Monday 25 June 2018 | Published in Education
The Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) is hopeful that pupils who attended a special presentation which ran over the course of last week have been inspired to become the next generation of traditional voyagers.
Blackrock kids' art keeping Raro clean
Saturday 23 June 2018 | Published in Education
What could be better than helping to keep the environment clean, creating some beautiful art and getting covered head to toe in colourful paint at the same time?
Rotaract rewards winning schools
Friday 22 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Education
Schools that participated in the Pink Shirt Day creative arts competition were rewarded with prizes from organiser’s Rotaract Rarotonga on Wednesday.
School dust raises health issues
Friday 22 June 2018 | Published in Education
The health of students at Apii Nikao has apparently deteriorated since moving into their newly-constructed classrooms, the parents of some pupils say.
