Wānanga Days 2023

By Richard Harvey | Posted: Thursday March 23, 2023

Based on last year's feedback we will be again running senior Wānanga Days in weeks 1 and 2 of next term.

“Wānanga traditionally conveys meanings related to highly evolved knowledge and forums, in the sense of having a discussion to arrive at a deeper understanding.” The rationale for Wānanga Days is to support our senior student learning, particularly in subjects that are disadvantaged by a one-hour timetable. It will provide an opportunity for students to focus on one subject without having to transition throughout the day and allows the opportunity for teachers to plan longer activities that enrich students learning without disrupting other classes.

Teachers have begun planning for these days and will be discussing these with their students in the coming weeks. In order to aid with the planning of this day we will be running a slightly different timetable for the whole school on Monday the 25th of April, the first day of term 2. This is found below.

Year 9 and 10 classes will pretty much run as normal during the 6 Wānanga Days, although there will be some enrichment programmes run throughout this time for our junior students involving guest speakers and sessions led by our senior students not involved in Wānanga Days.