Keep reading, it’s good for you!

Books can enrich students' lives beyond measure. Exposure to other people and cultures, whether directly or indirectly, does extraordinary things to children. It opens their heads and crams wonderful things inside. It relaxes their hearts, softens their emotional boundaries, and enriches their minds with alternative ways of thinking and being.

In a world that so often teeters on intolerance and segregation, it’s vital for students to be exposed to different ways of thinking and being. It is also vital that this exposure happens at a young age and stretches across many and varied multicultural experiences; before time, world-weariness, and bias have a chance to take root.

Alas, we can’t always travel willy-nilly around the country or around the world at whim, but something almost as powerful as jumping on a plane and entering other lands, other cultures, other places, and other times, is when we journey through the pages of a book.

Students learn about their world through the context of other people and other beliefs, traditions and cultural practices. We are social beings, so when children value and respect these elements in others, they are much more likely to develop a deeper sense of belonging and community. Feeling connected to others makes us feel valued and respected, and it is also vital for our emotional and mental wellbeing.

https://www.scisdata.com/connections/issue-97/exploring-time-and-place-through-childrens-literature/

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - in the library students could create their own Kowhawhai pattern bookmarks.

Library Dates for Senior Students

Do you have any library books hiding under your bed?

All library books must be returned before senior students go on exam leave - Friday 3rd November 2023.

English text books must be returned after students have sat their English exam.

Level 1 - Friday 10th November

Level 2 - Wednesday 15th November

Level 3 - Wednesday 22nd November

Students returning to Tawa College in 2024 are encouraged to issue books to read over the summer holidays. Senior students are welcome to pop into the library to choose books from 5th November to 8th December.

Books loaned to students over the summer period are expected to be returned at the start of the new school year.