Assistant Principal's Comment

Kia ora Kevinians and Friends of the College,

It’s hard to believe a week has gone by since I wrote the last comment on this blog! 

As you may have noticed in today’s paper, we are very pleased to be offering an Equestrian Course, beginning next term.  We are attempting to cater to a range of students and ensure that everyone gets a chance to enjoy what’s on offer.  However, we would never have had the opportunity to develop this course had we not had the support of the local community.

Community participation is a cornerstone of any functioning school.  

While parents and caregivers may feel that we are constantly asking for help, it is important to understand that there are simply not enough school staff to ensure that students get a wide range of sporting and cultural opportunities, unless we get help from parents.  I would like to personally thank those parents who do help out and encourage anyone who is thinking of volunteering their time and energy to the school to do so.  Working with young people can be an exciting, humorous and rewarding endeavour.

Mr Olsen is in China for the next week.  He has been invited to there to showcase his teaching ability and to introduce New Zealand teaching methods.  For those of us who have seen Mr Olsen at work building rockets in the Science lab, we know the Chinese students will thoroughly enjoy the experience of having him.

Have a safe weekend.

God Bless.

Jo Walshe