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Artsplash more than just a festival – SLIDESHOW
WELLINGTON’S annual Artsplash is more than just an opportunity for students to showcase their talents – it’s also a chance to develop personally. Thorndon School student Kayleigh Burchett-Cotterell...
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Thorndon Fair equals big bucks for school
TINAKORI RD is swapping cars for stalls this weekend to make way for Wellington’s oldest fair and Thorndon School’s biggest fundraising event. The annual Thorndon Fair raised $50,000 last year and...
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Thorndon School $60,000 richer after fair
DESPITE the recession, this year’s Thorndon Fair raised just under $60,000 for the local school. The fair is the school’s biggest fundraising event and attracted more than 25,000 people. It topped last...
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Thorndon kids will teach parents how to be social
SAFE SOCIALISING: Thorndon School children's art is on public show, but their social networking learning will be private and safe thanks to a new programme. PHOTO: Zamzam Aden WHILE many schools are...
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Promoting tolerance – teaching Maori culture in schools
Maori children were beaten once for speaking their own language, but these days te reo may be a way forward. GRANT ELLEN talks to Lisa Reweti about her work with Wellington primary school children: FOR...
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Pupils face cut-backs due to ministry quake policy
THORNDON primary school is having to make educational cut-backs to restore an earthquake-prone building out of its own budget. Principal, Alastair Du Chatenier says that teacher aid has been cut and...
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Thorndon School uses Tuffery art to make temporary rooms like home
Thorndon School students, from left, Ollie, Zeke, Tom at work and play. Thorndon students Jasleen and Zena with school chickens Ruby and Maggie. Thorndon School students have moved into their new...
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App makes life easier for Thorndon School parents
A new smartphone app is making it easier for Thorndon parents to juggle their kids’ activities. The Thorndon School app allows parents to inform the school of absences, check upcoming events and...
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A classroom programme which teaches kids about empathy is struggling to find funding. Roots of Empathy teaches year five and six children about brain development and their feelings by observing a baby...
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WATCH: Locals flood the streets for Thorndon Fair
The annual Thorndon Fair packed streets in the Wellington suburb. The fair, which raises money for Thorndon School, has been running for forty years. Over 20,000 people and 250 stallholders packed out...
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