Enviro week took place from Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June to encourage sustainability within the school. On Monday, the Prefects made banners, where they traced around their hands and wrote a pledge on what they would do to help the environment. On Tuesday, the Year 7s and 8s participated in chalk art. They […]
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Join us on Thursday 27 July 2023 from 6-8pm for an evening of sharing and learning. This is a chance for parents, students (of Year 10 and above) and whānau to meet our Heads of Departments and listen to mostly ex-students talk about their career pathway since leaving school. This year, this evening will replace
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Matariki is a celebration of the incoming Māori new year, celebrated across Aotearoa, and is a time of reflection and celebration. On the final day of term two, Sancta Maria College celebrated Matariki by participating in a whole school liturgy and numerous enjoyable, hands-on activities and performances. To begin the morning, all students headed to
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Connecting with nature is one of the best things we can do to help improve wellbeing and mood – combine this with pausing and taking a moment to notice what surrounds you, particularly birdlife, and you have a recipe for success. The school enjoyed a presentation in assembly on Tuesday, 27 June on how we
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During one of their rostered days off, the Year 13 Classics class took a trip to the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Currently in class, the students are studying the influences of Roman ideologies across different time periods and in different countries. Specifically, they have been looking at how the Pantheon’s architecture has inspired America through
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On Friday 16 June 2023, Year 12 and 13 Design, painting, and sculpture students had a visually intense experience at the ‘Light from Tate: 1700s to Now’ exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Curated from the collections of Tate (UK) ‘Light from Tate: 1700s to Now’ features nearly 100 artworks by celebrated artists across the
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Three members of the Auckland Phiharmonia Orchestra came into our school over the weekend of 24 & 25 June 2023 to give our Symphonia players a mentoring session, helping them prepare their repertoire for the KBB Festival in August. Thank you to Katherine Hebley (cello), Ainsley Murray (violin) and Charmaine Keay (violin) who helped make
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God has blessed 2023 with many opportunities this year. As we passed the halfway point, we took a big step in having our Pasifika cultural heritage thrive within our school community – making Sancta Maria College a school environment where Pasifika nationalities are welcomed, involved and at peace. On Wednesday evening, 31 May 2023, we
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The goal of Pink Shirt Day is to promote compassion, respect, and inclusivity while also raising awareness of the damaging effects of bullying. It’s a day when our entire community comes together to stand up against bullying. Everyone in school had the opportunity to make a stand against bullying by wearing something pink with the
Paleontologist teachers from the Auckland Museum’s education team came to our school where they taught the Year 7s about paleontology. The students first had to understand what Paleontology was, which was cleverly portrayed to them by the team. The team provided the Year 7s with an informative talk, interactive questions, and engaging artifacts for observation
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