Boosting confidence: TeachNZ Study Awards
8 August 2016
Education Gazette interviews TeachNZ Study Award winner Iona Bonney, an art teacher at Albany Junior High School.
The new block will have eight learning spaces and will replace six older classrooms. It will also provide two additional classrooms, to accommodate expected growth in the school roll.
Associate principal Ross McGowan says feedback from teachers and students about rebuilding with flexible learning spaces has been positive.
He says students can see the advantages of having a space which supports them to collaborate more with others, or work independently. It also gives them the opportunity to work with different teachers and to see teachers collaborating as well.
The new learning spaces at Papatoetoe Central School will have high standards of lighting, heating, ventilation and acoustics, which will contribute to a great learning environment for students.
Ross says teachers at Papatoetoe Central School are looking forward to taking advantage of the new learning spaces to try out new approaches in their teaching practice.
Papatoetoe is a growing community and by next year the school roll is expected to reach 750 students. This development will ensure the school has the space to support an expanding local community.
Construction at Papatoetoe Central School is expected to be complete by June 2017.
BY Education Gazette editors
Education Gazette | Tukutuku Kōrero, reporter@edgazette.govt.nz
Posted: 8:13 pm, 25 October 2016
8 August 2016
Education Gazette interviews TeachNZ Study Award winner Iona Bonney, an art teacher at Albany Junior High School.
22 August 2016
Judith Riki, Moana Timoko and Maurice Nelson recently received Māori Medium Bilingual Education Study Awards to enhance their teaching practice.
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Students at The Gardens School in Manurewa were excited to see the start of construction on their brand-new school recently.