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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On Friday 16 June 2023, Year 12 and 13 Design, painting, and sculpture students had a visually intense experience at the ‘Light from Tate: 1700s to Now’ exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Curated from the collections of Tate (UK) ‘Light from Tate: 1700s to Now’ features nearly 100 artworks by celebrated artists across the
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Three members of the Auckland Phiharmonia Orchestra came into our school over the weekend of 24 & 25 June 2023 to give our Symphonia players a mentoring session, helping them prepare their repertoire for the KBB Festival in August. Thank you to Katherine Hebley (cello), Ainsley Murray (violin) and Charmaine Keay (violin) who helped make
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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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On Friday 21 May, our Year Nine Te Reo Māori class went to watch ‘The Way of The Rakura’ (a Parihaka musical). It is based on a true story of what happened under Mount Taranaki in the period before, during and after the invasion of Parihaka. Presented by the Toitoi Theatre Company in Auckland’s Bruce
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Four of our 2019 leavers recently graduated from MIT with a Bachelor of Nursing. Our Healthcare system will be in a better place with their skills and care. All four have jobs lined up… Emma Watkins – Kids First Emergency Dept (Middlemore Hospital) Charlotte Little – Middlemore Plastics Ward Brianna Kelly – Kids First Surgical
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Kaitiakitanga in action – Six of our students spent over an hour with Pragna Patel from Ōtara Waterways and Lake Trust, one sunny May day after school, to rid our school grounds of the noxious Moth plant and pods. Pragna, the Flatbush Community Co-ordinator from Ōtara Waterways and Lake trust also managed to talk with
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Congratulations to several Sancta Maria College senior Vinnie’s leaders who were commissioned on Saturday 27 May 2023, at St Patrick’s Cathedral, with several other Catholic schools in our community.
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On behalf of our Sancta Maria Kapa Haka, I would like to thank everyone involved for allowing us to attend Division Three at this year’s Polyfest Māori Stage, which was held in March, this year. It was such a privilege to experience the many schools displaying their blood, sweat and tears they have put into performing in
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Polyfest is an annual festival held at the Manukau Sports Bowl and is a loved and anticipated event by the Polynesian community. A group of Sancta Maria College students were lucky enough to embark on the first official trip to Polyfest this year. The trip’s aim was to give the students an opportunity to explore
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