Education
Change at top for St Joseph's PTA
Tuesday 1 April 2014 | Published in Education
St Joseph School PTA chairman Carl Glassie has stepped down after four years in the role and been replaced at the AGM by William Taripo as chair.
Skype connects students to science talk
Monday 31 March 2014 | Published in Education
Cook Islands students were recently able to take part in an international talkfest organised as part of Auckland University’s LENScience Connect programme.
Top academic prize awarded to Sieni
Monday 31 March 2014 | Published in Education
Each year New Zealand tertiary institutes nominate their highest academic performer completing study through the Zealand Pacific Scholarship scheme.
'Fix my furniture' at trades school
Monday 31 March 2014 | Published in Education
Improve your home DIY skills and be your own handy man or woman through the ‘Fix my furniture’ community education programme at the Faculty of Trades and Training in Arorangi.
Want to fix furniture?
Saturday 29 March 2014 | Published in Education
Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute has a couple of courses coming up that will be of interest to do-it-yourselfers and would-be linguists.
Tereora food fest a success
Saturday 29 March 2014 | Published in Education
Crowds came out in full force to support Tereora College’s Food Festival yesterday.
Oral health, umu and soccer win
Saturday 29 March 2014 | Published in Education
Arorangi School has been buzzing with exciting events from students learning to make an umu to being proactive about brushing teeth and this week – winning the boys’ primary school soccer competition.
US singers impressed by lively Cookie kids
Thursday 27 March 2014 | Published in Education
American barbershop quartet Tone Deaf say they are having a blast performing in Cook Islands schools because the kids here are so “alive and ready to play”.
Takitumu's PTA elects new chair
Wednesday 26 March 2014 | Published in Education
Ruth Horton has taken over from Victoria Dearlove as Takitumu Primary School PTA chairperson for 2014 following the recent AGM.
Tone Deaf quartet visits schools
Tuesday 25 March 2014 | Published in Education
More Rarotonga school students will be treated to wonderful singing and comedy antics this week when they host the US comedy barbershop quartet Tone Deaf this week.
Big move for pre-schoolers
Monday 24 March 2014 | Published in Education
Pre-schoolers at St Joseph’s Primary School will shift into their brand new classroom this week after it is officially opened and blessed on Wednesday.
'It was in the year 3025 and I was a cyborg'
Saturday 22 March 2014 | Published in Education
Today we share more creative writings by students at Apii Avatea in Nikao. The kids have been keeping their heads in their new reading books with thousands donated to the school recently to support its fire recovery project. Today we share some of the stories written by senior students of the school.
Water safety day a huge success
Friday 21 March 2014 | Published in Education
Rough seas and bad weather did not deter young Cook Islanders from enjoying learning about how to be sun smart and safe in the water on Saturday.
Tone Deaf due next week
Thursday 20 March 2014 | Published in Education
Rarotonga schools will be alive with the sound of comedy a capella music next week.
Rutaki names 2014 prefects
Saturday 1 March 2014 | Published in Education
Rutaki Primary School, the smallest school with the biggest heart, celebrated the inauguration of their new school prefects with singing, ei and kaikai.
School's in!
Tuesday 28 January 2014 | Published in Education
Smiles galore were the order of the first day back to school for these St Joseph’s School students and their new school principal Kathy Nubono (nee George).
Tereora students told to set goals
Tuesday 28 January 2014 | Published in Education
Tereora College students eased back into school yesterday but were soon encouraged to start thinking hard about their goals for the year ahead.
New teachers – new inspiration
Thursday 23 January 2014 | Published in Education
15 new teachers arrived in Rarotonga last week to take up teaching stints in schools across the Cook Islands.