South American Adventure
During the last holidays our hockey development team of sixteen players accompanied by four parents and two team management embarked on a tour of a lifetime to Argentina.
Visit this articleTēnā koutou, welcome to this late-autumn instalment of The Pilkington Press. In this issue, our feature articles focus on the excellent work going on in both the Languages and Agribusiness departments.
Be sure to check out the exciting travel stories from two recent international trips during the school holidays, the Hockey trip to South America (our cover article) and the History trip to Vietnam.
Next week is a busy one with the annual STAC Winter exchange. We will be sure to update you in the next issue with final results and photo content.
Keep warm, and we hope you enjoy this issue.
Ngā mihi.
Contents
Principal’s Foreword
Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui (Be strong, be brave, be steadfast).
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5 Reasons to Learn a second Language
Why are languages part of the curriculum at John McGlashan College? Because we happen to have the teachers that speak the languages? Because the International Baccalaureate makes us take a language? Because we like the food? Or might there be other reasons for why we do it?
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'Officially' Agribusiness!
2018 saw the 'official' launch of Agribusiness as an NZQA-approved secondary school subject.
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Vietnam 2018
32 students, 12 parents, and 4 teachers took a two-week adventure around Singapore, Cambodia and Vietnam to immerse ourselves in the history, the culture, and get to know the people.
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‘Sent it’
Uphill and down, big air, speed and collar-bone alley, Year 11 PE mountain bike camp had it all.
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McGlashan Cross Country 2018
It’s Cross Country time again, depending on your perception; Cross Country conjures up many different feelings.
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SISS Adventure Race - Cromwell
Jack Murray, Mitchel Joint, Will Morshuis and Angus Kenny competed in the South Island Secondary Schools Adventure Racing Champs in Cromwell.
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German Talkfest 2018
After months of intense planning, and unbearable anticipation a great day dawned: May 9, 2018.
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Waihi Sports Exchange
The Waihi sports exchange is an experience that McGlashan boys talk about for years afterward.
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Lessons from Learning Support
Practicing good time management can help you to study effectively. However, like most skills, it takes focus and concerted effort for new habits to form.
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Why do boys bully each other?
Robert Pereira, (B.A. Dip Ed, M.A. Hons-Fordham, NY), an educational consultant from Australia, visited John McGlashan College during the first week of Term 2.
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The JMC Parents and Friends Association Needs YOU!
The annual Fete is the main fundraiser for the PFA and over the years, all our boys have benefited from many worthwhile projects that have been financed from the proceeds.
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