Wednesday 31 May 2023 marked a very memorable day for 45 Sancta Maria College music students. The annual APO discovery concert held in the town hall took students from around Auckland on a journey through the world exploring music and dance. Starting our journey off in France, the audience were introduced to an orchestral style […]
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As part of Writer’s Week (24-30 July 2023), senior students were very fortunate to have author Russell Meek come in to speak about his journey that inspired his book series “The Khalada Stone”, a fantastical Arabic-Nordic inspired four book series with a fifth one in the works. Holding several occupations ranging from writer to photographer
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On 20 June 2023, our Year 10 Business Studies students transformed the C Block courtyard into a bustling Market Day during lunch. The students had prepared throughout the preceding term and presented the results of their detailed preparations to the class. As a result of their research and preparations, there was a wide variety of
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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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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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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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Each Year 10 class were recently tasked with a project to test their work on fractions, decimals, percentages, GST, and comparing ratios all of which they integrated into a community food parcel project. Based on a gold coin collection from each Year 10 student within the class, each class then had $60 to purchase non-perishable
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On 1 December 2022, the Science department at Sancta Maria College hosted a workshop for Science teachers from the Auckland region to learn how they can engage Year 9 and 10 students in Matauranga Māori. Stephen Williams hosted the workshop and shared resources for a unit of lessons based on the use of harakeke (flax).
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A small delegation of teachers from the Science department attended the biennial conference for chemistry and biology educators (ChemEd & BioLive 2022) held at the AUT campus, central Auckland, from Wed 16 – Fri 18 November 2022. This was a fantastic opportunity to meet with like-minded educators throughout New Zealand and hear from internationally recognised
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