Tag: Ormiston Senior College
Soundraise gives $8000 to school
Three Year 12 students from Ormiston Senior College have donated $8000 worth of musical equipment to the performing arts department of a South Auckland...
We are the champions
They love arguing. There is no debating that when it comes to the winning team from Ormiston Senior College which recently won the Auckland...
Howick Youth Council candidates’ forum a success
With voting set to begin in under two weeks, the Howick Youth Council’s interactive candidate forums have been the first successful community meetings held...
82 teams, one highly debated cup
They were determined to win the cup this year even if it meant persuasively arguing their way to the top after debating with more...
Book opens up on struggles of refugee children
Refugees are vulnerable. Unlike immigrants they are “forcibly displaced” to another country, says Millard Rashidi, A Year 13 student at Ormiston Senior College.
Millard arrived...
Travel to deep space and Mars
Local teacher Subash Chandar couldn’t believe his luck when he was told that he was selected to be the commander for a Mission to...
Ormiston to finally get four new footpaths
After a decade-long wait and residents pushing for footpaths, looks like construction of much needed footpaths in Flat Bush will become a reality, thanks...
Izzy a gateway to tolerance
Bullied, ostracised and treated like a social outcast, Izilah Mohammed is determined to find her identity through a soft toy with a hijab called...
Local teacher awarded five-day trip to NASA Alabama
It’s ok to fail.
“I failed four consecutive years at university till I got my act together in 2005,” says award-winning teacher Subash Chandar K,...
How do you flip a classroom?
Some local school teachers are pushing the envelope with a revolutionary educational philosophy.
While not many traditional schools are aware of Flipped Classrooms, they are...