Message From The Founders: Why North West College, Why Now
Our founders share why they created a small, structured school that balances strong academics with rich creative learning.
2025 Archive
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Principal’s Message: A Year of Foundations and Firsts
Michelle Randles reflects on our first year of calm, focused learning and creative opportunity.
Digital Fluency Students Become Video Tutorial Creators
Students became digital instructors, creating clear, engaging video guides on responsible use of shared devices.
English Update PATs, Summarising, and Shakespeare Study
Students sat PATs and explored summarising, essay skills, and Shakespeare texts across Years 7 to 9.
Drama Students Prepare Shakespeare Performance
Actors prepare an extract from A Midsummer Night’s Dream for prizegiving and the Sheilah Winn competition.
Glittering Christmas Decorations In Creative Arts
Students designed glitter-filled baubles and decorations to celebrate the end of term.
Pop Up Christmas Cards in Creative Arts
Students designed pop up Christmas cards using paper engineering, colour and collage for friends and whānau.
Phoebe’s Friend – Our First Published Student Author
Yuliana’s picture book Phoebe’s Friend has been published with Terau Print & Copy after a term of writing, illustrating and editing.
Investigating Chemical Reactions In Science
Students observed reactions and gas forming in test tubes while learning how to work safely in the lab.
Building Wooden Christmas Decorations In Technology
Students measured, sawed and shaped scrap timber into small wooden Christmas trees and ornaments.
Fantasy Mapping Creating Worlds on Paper
Students designed fantasy world maps, using dice to plan landscapes and then developing detailed ink drawings.
Christmas Biscuits In Culinary Skills
Students baked and decorated Christmas biscuits, practising measuring, timing and creative icing skills in Culinary Arts
Finishing The Year Strong Together
Mrs Randles reflects on International Morning, assessments, staffing changes and finishing the year strong together.
Finding the Main Idea with Turtles
Students used an information text about turtles to find main ideas and write clear summary sentences.
International Morning Classroom Activities
Students tackled puzzles, maps, and reading tasks while exploring cultures and countries during International Morning.
From PAT Maths Testing To Statistics And Data
Students completed the PAT maths test and now move into statistics and a possible end-of-term data investigation.
Animation Students Build Global Citizens Showcase Movie
Animation students have turned Global Citizens ideas into a showcase film premiering at the upcoming Expo.
Public Speaking, Debating and Media Literacy
Students build confidence through debates, news reports and podcasts while learning to spot bias and use reliable sources.
Golf Elective Hits The Huapai Driving Range
Our Wednesday golf elective visited Huapai Driving Range, building skills, confidence and great sportsmanship.
Visual Art Clay And Colourful Painting
Students explored colour and pattern through carved clay spheres and bright painted panels in Visual Art this week.
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Music & Performing Arts
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