General News

Creating children who love healthy and adventurous foods such as Curly Kale and eggplant may seem a far-fetched dream to many parents, but the three winning schools of the Mother Earth Reward are already proving they can do it.

Twelve Year 13 students from Auckland’s Kristin School took a step onto the world stage on Monday 22nd August, 2011, as they presented via video conference to the 5th Biennial Equity Conference – Schooling for Futures, in Sydney.

A School Journal that is part of a series published to redress a historical grievance has won the Pearson Award for Best Educational Book Design at the Publishers Association of New Zealand’s (PANZ) 2011 Book Design Awards.

A South Auckland Sports Academy has found an innovative way to raise funds for their students’ sporting dreams.

As a major fundraiser, Tamaki Sports Academy offers a free metal collection service, which is an excellent source of work experience for its 15 to17-year-old members.

Variety - The Children’s Charity is looking for deserving children to receive a bike as part of the 2011 Bikes for Kids tour, which will distribute 450 bikes around the country.

The tour will be travelling from South Auckland through Cambridge, Taupo,  Ruapehu District, South Taranaki, Porirua, Lower Hutt, Wairarapa, Hastings and Napier from November 13th to 18th, 2011.

Primary school teacher Karlene Thomson at Pahiatua School near Palmerston North didn’t expect the day to be much different than any other school day.

But when a team equipped with $1,000 worth of crafts stationery and office supplies, flowers, balloons and a certificate of appreciation entered her classroom, it was surely one of the better days.

The Tread Lightly Caravan (TLC), Auckland’s first ever mobile environmental education classroom, is on the road visiting Auckland schools teaching children about living sustainably. 

The TLC aims to educate Auckland children about the environmental consequences of their individual actions and encourage them to live more sustainable lifestyles.

After months of carton collecting, five primary schools from all over the country have earned $10,000 in sports equipment of their choice in a toothpaste carton race.

The winning schools are Akitio School in Dannevirke, Te One School in the Chatham Islands, Lynton Downs School in Kaikoura, Waimate Main School in Waimate, and Belmont School in Auckland.

ACG (Academic Colleges Group) won the Air NZ Cargo Exporter of the Year Award in the consultants and services category, at the annual ceremony held at the Auckland Langham Hotel.

Founded in 1994, ACG now owns and operates seven schools in NZ, two in Vietnam and one in Indonesia, and has over 5000 students and 500 teaching staff.

Thousands of children are going hungry each day as the country’s largest charitable school programme struggles with demand, The Dominion Post reports.

KidsCan, which last year distributed 1.6 million food items to decile 1 to 4 primary and intermediate schools, has 105 schools on its waiting list.