The Hub 2020

It was a sunny afternoon when we arrived at camp Berwick and an excited vibe buzzed between the students like some invisible energy net. There was a faint warm breeze in the trees that lined the oval shaped camping ground and water gurgled peacefully in the stream near by, that ran past the confidence course on the other side of the tree line, that separated the tents from the rest of the forest. Our class dumped their bags and we went for a tramp around the dark lake, the wind glanced off its ominous surface and I could feel the goat sprits calling me to its depths! Now that’s a whole other story! The afternoon and night flew by in a blur full of team building activities, confidence course, flying fox, a midnight hike and a rope in the forest activity. These activities challenged us to work together as a team, show bravery and confidence as well as work together as a team. Back at camp I was sleeping with Hunter and Josh and together we put up or tent for the night. I could tell it was going to be an awesome camp. By Matthew Hammond

In the Hub this week there were two exhibitions held to showcase the work of the students in helping to plan for a bright future for Dunedin.

It's not only the books we learn from in the Tahuna library.

Easing our way back into the swing of things at level 2.

By Matthew Hammond, Year 7

Come and hear all about my bubble and what we've been up to.

Students, Teachers and Families of The Hub have locked in a class dress up party every Friday!!

Aria McFelin and Pierce Johnston have been voted by their peers as Class Councillors for Room 19A.

So much fun was had by us all as we all learned new sporting skills and developed others.

A wee sneak peak of what we get up to during interval and lunchtimes.

During week one The Hubsters had the opportunity to visit each of our specialist teachers in our technology department and experience a little of what goes on in these classes.

The Rocket Challenge is the first programme in the Wonder Project family. It’s designed to get young Kiwis excited and wondering about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

Every fortnight we have fitness and PE coaching from professional instructors - it's hard work but fun!

Building, constructing and manipulating....... Bringing Angry Birds To Life!

The Hub has a daily challenge with our online learning and one day this week it was to create a stop motion film.

Tiana Stout-Roden - Year 7

This lockdown has been an amazing experience to learn and practice new skills while also being bored and trying to find ways to stop the boredom.

Deeper Learning: A collaborative classroom is key to teach students how to listen and ask good questions with exercises designed to scaffold deep, meaningful collaboration. Students gathered at a table engaged in a high-level task, discussing, possibly debating an issue, making shared decisions, and designing a product that demonstrates all this deeper learning.

‘Identity is the deep knowledge of where I come from, where I’m going and to whom I belong’

Every week, the students of The Hub all get to participate in basic facts testing and activities that are tailored specifically to meet individual learning needs.

"Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand" -Stevie Wonder-