International

19 Articles

International Summer School trip to Olveston House

Luca HillebrandDecember 2, 2015

On Monday the 9th of November 2015 the International Summer School students went to Olveston House.  Read More

My Year

Taichi ShigaNovember 27, 2015

On December 26th I came all the way to Logan Park High School from Japan. It was my second year as a high school student at Logan Park.  Read More

Thank You Letter to my Homestay Family

Cindy ChekNovember 27, 2015

Dear Homestay Family, Read More

Haere rã to our International Leavers

Arnika HazelwoodNovember 27, 2015

We farewelled a number of our international students in the whare on Friday 27 November amidst lots of laughter and tears. Read More

International Superstars

Arnika HazelwoodNovember 24, 2015

Our international students impressed with their musical talents during a Summer School workshop this week. Read More

ELLINZ@lphs

Dianne RooneyNovember 12, 2015

Logan Park is a school that includes a diverse range of nationalities. Besides our ESOL students we have a growing number of students who were born overseas and have now chosen New Zealand in which to settle.  Read More

International Prefect

Stefaniya EtumyanNovember 11, 2015

Being an international prefect was an interesting part of this year.  Read More

International Summer School

Arnika HazelwoodNovember 8, 2015

Our International students enjoyed a special Summer School of activities. Highlights include a 4 day tramp in one of our beautiful national parks, visiting the Orokonui Ecosanctuary and historic Olveston, an awesome tour of the Otago Peninsula including seeing yellow-eyed penguins, blue penguins and fur seals as well as visiting a working sheep farm. Read More

International Farewell

Kristan MouatOctober 5, 2015

International students and staff farewelled our lovely International Director, Amber Fraser-Smith, on the last day of Term 3. Read More

International Food Festival

Kristan MouatSeptember 22, 2015

We celebrated the many different cultures at Logan Park on Monday 21 September with our annual International Food Festival. Several hundred students and staff enjoyed the wide variety of food from students' countries. Read More

Lake Tekapo Trip

Arnika HazelwoodAugust 30, 2015

At the end of August our International students appreciated several days exploring Lake Tekapo and some stunning South Island locations. Read More

Silver Peaks Hiking Trip

Laura ThielJune 30, 2015

It was a cold and rainy Thursday and I had been looking forward to this day for weeks. Instead of going to my regular Environmental Studies class, I went to the Whanau room to meet my teacher Tip, some students from Polytech and eight other pupils from my Outdoor Education class.  Read More

International Penguin Trip

Lea JessJune 30, 2015

Approximately twenty International students from Japan, Germany, Vietnam and Austria were looking forward to seeing some fluffy little penguins - live. After driving through curvy roads and experiencing a beautiful view along the coast, we arrived at the delightful spot - the Otago Peninsula, right on Taiaroa Head.  Read More

International Concert

Lea JessJune 30, 2015

The annual International Concert in June was a wonderful must-see experience. Over 30 students from a range of countries performed. Everyone practised, sweated and almost lost their hope, but in the end everything was great. Because the students had so much fun, the audience also had fun. Read More

Three months at the other end of the world

Laura ThielJune 30, 2015

I have been here for three months but it seems on the one hand like three weeks and on the other hand like three years. Three weeks because the time here is flying so fast. With my four host siblings I never get bored and there is still so much to discover in Dunedin. Three years because I have already experienced so much and have a relationship with my friends and my host family as if I have known them for my whole life. Read More

Too much snow to ski

Amber Fraser-SmithJune 26, 2015

It’s not often that too much snow is a problem for skiers. However, a school ski trip in mid-June became a non-skiing trip due to blizzards in Wanaka.  Read More

Thai students visit Logan Park

Amber Fraser-SmithMay 17, 2015

A group of five Thai students spent April/May studying at Logan Park High School. The students were matched with Kiwi buddies who showed them around the school and helped them learn about the New Zealand culture. The Thai students went to the same classes as their Kiwi buddies. Read More

International Tramp on Stewart Island

Arnika HazelwoodMarch 31, 2015

A group of international students enjoyed their 3-day tramp on Stewart Island in March, with Dr Murray Thompson, Matua Tip Winiata and ex-student and outdoor adventurer, Rebecca Vella-King. Read More

Race Unity Celebrations

Arnika HazelwoodMarch 29, 2015

On Tuesday 24 March we celebrated the rich cultural diversity at Logan Park. Read More

LPHS Magazine 2015