Over the last six weeks, Mrs Clarke and I have seen hundreds of photos of what the Food Tech students cooked or baked for their family during the lockdown and Alert Level 3.

What a fantastic array of food the boys have made and we definitely know they have felt great pride in supporting and connecting with their family in this way. Whanaungatanga and Manaakitanga are two very important Maori concepts and the boys have demonstrated this in bucket loads.

Whanaungatanga
Relationship, kinship, sense of family connection - a relationship through shared experiences and working together which provides people with a sense of belonging.

Manaakitanga
Hospitality, kindness, generosity, support - the process of showing respect, generosity and care for others.

We have gathered a snap-shot of some of the boys' cooking and baking to share with you all. (Sorry, we couldn’t share them all.)

Brenda Bickerstaff and Sally Clarke