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Top Scholar Awards, Grand Hall, Parliament Buildings, Wellington The Top Scholar Awards ceremony celebrates the academic achievements of the highest achieving secondary school students in the New Zealand Scholarship Examinations. This year Springs students were again represented with Caspian Rive receiving the Top Subject Scholar Award for History. Our photo shows Caspian, the Prime Minister and Graeme Moran (his History Scholarship teacher) …
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Our WSCW Ball on Saturday 26/6/2021 in Eden Park is shaping up to be a glamorous event. A gentle reminder to please have ball form handed in to the admin office and payment in by Thursday 3/6/21.
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Examination Centre Manager
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Western Springs College, Ngā Puna O Waiōrea is seeking an Examination Centre Manager to run the NCEA and NZ Scholarship examinations in 2021. The smooth and successful running of an exam centre is important for all students participating in these examinations. The position requires you to complete an online training programme, attend a one-day training session with NZQA in August and you will need to …
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The WSCW 40 hour Famine group will soon be promoting The 40 Hour Famine - for World Vision, who are dedicated to working with children and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. All money fundraised goes to children living in Sub-Saharan Africa, to combat the hunger and poverty pandemic they face, worsened by COVID-19. The idea of the 40 Hour …
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Like most NZ schools, we are excited to be using an online tool called Career Central (CC) to help students begin exploring what makes them unique and how this might help them discover something meaningful and worthwhile for their work, or study after school. Students’ career profiles can be continually updated as they mature through their secondary years. Each Year …
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Our school water polo team just won division 2 nationals! Here’s how we did it. We started off rough with a loss against Christchurch Boys in a tough game. We managed to get better in the second half, the momentum of which carried throughout the rest of the tournament. Our next game was Tauranga Boys. We had lost to this …
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Breakfast Clubs in WSCW 2021
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It's free and for any student who wants some food before tackling the day ahead of them. See attached poster for information on what, where, when. We are very grateful to have already received very generous contributions from a few parents and Countdown. If anyone in our community would like to support, here are the ways to do so: 1. …
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Eco News
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Ethically Kate Visits WSC Have you heard of Ethically Kate? Serial smiler and kombucha brewing addict, Kate Hall, known as Ethically Kate, is an educator, activist, and blogger who advocates for daily habits that respect and protect people and the planet. Kate chooses to utilise positivity and lead by example, always holding authenticity close, but acknowledging perfection doesn't exist. Kate …
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Digital Safety
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DIGITAL SAFETY You may have seen the adds on TV about keeping safe online. There is a website which has important information around keeping our young people safe when they are online. Tools and advice to keep them safe from online harms, like grooming, pornography and bullying keepitrealonline.govt.nz The site is also available in Maori, Samoan, Mandarin and Hindi. Sue …
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The Peace Ambassadors are a group of students who have completed a Leadership Training Day run by the Peace Foundation. This happens once a year, and is a great opportunity for students to learn effective communication skills, how to resolve conflict in a peaceful way, and how to conduct a mediation. This year the training is on Wednesday 9th of …
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International Department News
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Dome made by Year 13 Design Technology students One of the reasons that attracts high school international students to New Zealand for studying is that they can choose subjects from a wide range of options. At Western Springs College, our international students explore their potential and develop their skills by learning the subjects that interest them in a nurturing environment. …
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Trail running and orienteering
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Springs/Waiorea has a new club on offer - trail running! This small but dedicated group meets before school on Mondays and after school on Thursdays, where we usually head out to trails such as Riverhead Forest, the Waitakere Ranges, or closer to home. The group recently participated in the Backyard Riverhead relay, a gruelling event which required teams of four …
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Greetings from Rangitoto
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At the time of writing it is the first week of Term 2 and all of our classes are extremely busy; Y9 have pattern paintings to resolve and the Y10s are finalising their research and work towards gaining NCEA level 1 credits. The seniors are also productive - completing work towards the first internals due in a couple of weeks …
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News from the Music Department
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Performance successes! We’ve had a busy and fabulous time in the last few weeks. For the first time in several years we held our Junior Talent Quest. A small but hotly contested affair. We opted to hold this in the foyer of Te Whare Puoro, which worked beautifully as a performance venue. Results 1st Henri Woodley with a soulful rendition …
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Wises planning day and Clothes Swap
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Wises camp/planning day. A successful event for Wises panels coming together to plan for 2021 was held last week of term 1. Groups got to know each other, ate together, ran around Pt Chev together doing the Amazing race and then seriously planned ways to promote Wastewise, Healthwise. Kaitiakitanga and Travel wise in WSCW. The day ended with a Masterchef competition …
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Impacts of water scarcity (poem) by Esther O'Donnell
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The Earth’s Cry Water is everything. A spindly thread of life, feeble, singular, wondrous. Providing everything. Everything. The earth cries a silent sob. Listen closely and you will hear it. Ignore it and you will be it. The dams are dry The people, ask why Nothing compares. Nothing. Progress comes at a cost. Progress, it will be lost. It all will come tumbling …
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100 Motions Rd, Western Springs,
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Auckland 1022, New Zealand
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