New Zealand number one bestselling author, Abbas Nazari, came to Sancta Maria College during Writer’s Week to talk to students about his book, “After the Tampa” – his story about being a refugee, fleeing Afghanistan. It emotionally impacted everyone (from Year 7’s to 13’s) because of the undeniable truth that no one will experience being […]
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In late July, Sancta Maria College had the opportunity to send two teams to participate in Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) which was hosted by the Rotary alongside 91 other teams from differing schools throughout Auckland. Every team were given a country to represent, and Sancta Maria College was chosen to represent the member states
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During term 3, students at Sancta Maria College learnt a lot on how plastics affect our environment that includes us. Annette Li and Tina Zhu have been working diligently to run some activities that aimed to educate the school community on the harm plastics can cause. They presented at a school assembly and share their
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Continuing the dive into the music department at Sancta Maria, another eminent member of our community is Mr Hamish Arthur! From a young age, Mr Arthur cherished his experiences within various music groups – playing trombone in jazz and concert bands both in school, as well as in other professional community groups. His passion for
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In the words of Ernest Hemmingway, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” Library Week was held from 1 – 5 August 2022. It was an opportunity for students to explore their love of books and share this passion with others. During intervals on Monday through to Thursday, a Harry Potter Kahoot was
All the way from Taiwan came Eric Chen and his parents, Frank Chen and Stella Tai to Sancta Maria College. Mr and Mrs Chen are based in New Zealand while Eric is the senior director of Biomedical Business unit at Megaforce Medtech in Taiwan. This family has a close relationship with Dr Laux who once
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It was a busy week 4 at Sancta Maria College as students and staff embarked in a week of awareness of environmental issues. The week started with a Kahoot quiz sent to homeroom classes to test their general understanding of and willingness to make a difference on the topic of climate change. Congratulations to Bomee
Sancta Maria’s music department have had great successes at this year’s KBB music festival – a music competition for secondary schools. Held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral and St Mary’s church in Parnell, we entered in three of our ensembles; the Chamber Orchestra, Concert Band and Big Band. Led by Mr Stuart Gibbs, our Chamber
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In this series of articles, we find out about our student leaders, their backgrounds, roles and ambitions. Today we feature our Kaitiakitanga Prefects, Ellen Caudy and Christy Mathachan. Wishing to educate students regarding the benefits of including eco-friendly habits into our lives – Christy and Ellen have numerous goals as the Sancta Maria Kaitiakitanga Prefects
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Our annual Assumption Mass was held in the Auditorium on Wednesday, 17 August to commemorate Mary getting assumed into heaven! The Mass, celebrated by Fr Sherwin, began with an opening welcome from Lavinia Shaba and Sean Carlos – our Deputy Head Prefects for Special Character. During the homily, we watched a short video from the
