Fantastic results and lots of real-life learning...

Year 5-8 students and two Year 4's completed Stewart Island/ Rakiura themed Social Science Fair projects for the Southland Social Science Fair in Invercargill last week.

Everyone worked hard on their projects but special congratulations must go to our four winners: Summer, Travis, Tyler and Zac C

South of the Mainland, Winner, Summer Thompson, Who are the Hummingbirds?

Health and Wellbeing, Merit, Tyler Dawson, Search and Rescue

Conservation, Merit, Travis Chittenden, SIRCET

Cultural Heritage, Merit, Zac Chittenden, End of an Era – Maori Beach

HUGE Thanks to all interviewees.  Over twenty community members from Tony at the sewerage plant, to Phred and DOC, to Jo at the museum and many more in between, helped the students with their research.  The projects would not have been possible without your fantastic input. Sharing your stories with the students made their projects come alive.