Every Monday evening from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm a large group of Pasifika students and their families from the schools on the East side of Christchurch meet together to ‘power up’ their learning at the Power Up East power station (Linwood College). This initiative was created by the Ministry Of Education and is run by qualified teachers and educators.

We begin each session by having a delicious meal in the cafeteria before splitting off into smaller learning hubs. Parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles join together in their own group to learn about how they can help support their children’s learning. This group is led by Fuetanoa Kose Seinafo (Ministry of Education) with guest speakers such as Principals from local schools and other education providers.

While us primary aged kids are in our learning hubs, we get to power up our literacy and numeracy skills doing different tasks and activities and we also have lots of fun! Some of us get help to complete our home learning tasks and lots of the secondary students get support from the high school teachers to do their assessments. At the end of each session we come together and finish up with a quick game or ‘healthy living tips’ from Suli Tuitauape (Les Mills instructor/ nurse). This FREE programme is a great way for Pacific kids and their families to come together to focus on learning while also having fun!

It's nice to see new faces so if you are a Pasifika family who wants to POWER UP their learning then come down to Linwood College (cafeteria/ library) each Monday evening at 5:00pm.

What our Bromley students say about Power Up...

‘I think it’s really fun because I get to practise my basic facts, learn how to spell new words and get to focus on improving my writing skills. The teachers and mentors are really helpful and they are really kind and encouraging.’ Arona (Koru 1)

‘I have fun at Power Up. I like doing my activities with my group. I like learning about maths and new words.’ Milahn (Kākano 3)