Last week our students hit the local skatepark for a hands-on session on boards. They spent time learning to push off, balance over obstacles and roll down gentle ramps. With helmets snug, each took turns practising weight shifts, steering and foot placement on small...
Our winter pea seedlings are growing well and have been replanted into larger pots on the plant wall to continue their development.
Handmade rings for the Expo, plus scratch-built circuit boards mounted in carved pool noodles that light up. Electronics and design in one project.
Post e-asTTle, students revised clauses, punctuation and speech. Year 9 analysed Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains,” tracking time and oddities.
As Term 2 wraps up, we invite you to celebrate student work at Corban Arts Centre and take note of upcoming parent conferences and key attendance dates.
Expo Wed 19 June, 10–11am at Corban Arts Centre. RESPECT reminders, cups performance by Ete, Imogen and Cameron. Back at school Tue 4 June.
Students have been combining layout, colour, and visual storytelling across three distinct poster projects, building both their design skills and creative confidence.
Students are constructing miniature worlds that reflect personal connections to land and sea, while building their confidence in composition, construction, and creative expression.
Students are bringing their chosen story to life through movement, voice, and music, with strong focus on ensemble work, Broadway technique, and meaningful expression.
Students explored poetic structure and literary devices in depth this fortnight, with a special nod to Joseph’s imaginative and skilful writing under assessment conditions.
Students spent the day exploring one of Auckland’s most spectacular forested regions, with time to wander, reflect, and play — and fresh perspectives gained along the way.
Message from the Founders: Sherida Penman Walters and Ken Pemberton Term 2 has started very positively here at North West College. It’s been wonderful to see our school community growing, and we are on track to reach 50 students enrolled with us by the end of the...
Year 8 annotated Mophead and Marsh’s ‘Unity’. Year 9 turned a film clip into static-image posters and studied hyperbole and assonance.
Digital Design students have spent the past fortnight bringing our house identities to life through bold, original posters. The project is part of our “Design for Change” unit, where students apply their creative skills to work with purpose and meaning. Using Canva...
Students used iPads and Freeform to map their digital footprints and discuss identity, privacy and the lasting impact of what we post.
Over the past few weeks, students have explored acting techniques like improvisation, stage directions, and theatre etiquette. They’ve also been learning the 12 Basic Steps of Broadway Dance, building rhythm, coordination, and expression. As part of this elective,...
Collage with guest artist Naomi Azoulay, then mixed media. Students built papier-mâché mask pieces to paint their inner world.
This week, our group wrapped up their final gymnastics session for this term’s sport cycle. The gymnastics programme provided a solid base to support students as they continue with diving in the pool. Our instructors, Steve and Monique Gladding, come from the Auckland...
Students dissected flowers, named parts, and used microscopes to spot pollen, ovules and fine detail. Simple, hands on science that stuck.
Students made visual responses to inspiring quotes, then used contour sketches to build beaded wire insect sculptures.
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