Ngā mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Māori! Wishing us all a happy Māori New Year!

Hundreds of Christchurch’s emerging leaders have gathered at Christ's College for a one-day leadership conference for Year 12 students. Noeline Laufiso shares her experience of the day.

Kia ora e te whānau o Kōwhai.

Kia ora koutou, and warm greetings from Karaka house.

Kia ora, Talofa lava and warm greetings from Waiporoporo house.

An Introduction to the Kākāriki Whānau.

Recently our students Boadicea Lynch, Caitlin Tempelton, Chelsea Smith, Shymara Shaynese and Piper Stewart received awards from Mayor Lianne Dalziel.

A group of Linwood College students were asked to be part of a Te Pou Toetoe focus group.

This term, Year 11 students have been focusing on both creative and formal writing. The finished products were fantastic. Here is a selection of some of the wonderful submissions we received.

In April our Year 12 Physics class went to the University of Canterbury to learn about Rutherford’s experiment and radiation for our Year 12 Physics topic “Atomic and Nuclear Physics.”

LCŌ super spellers in action.

Keeping students engaged in literacy over the two-week break.

On the 17th of June, Level 1 and 2 Geography did a class outing to Quake City followed by a sponsored burger and drinks at Bacon Brothers.

Wow, I can’t believe it is the end of Term 2 already and what a fantastic term it has been!

Year 7 & 8s Taking the Field

A fun-filled week of lunchtime netball games in our house competitions.

Year 9 students have recently explored the technology curriculum by baking a variety of food items.

Melodrama masks and design.

Our ORS and equivalent students had an opportunity this term to participate in a sensory experience programme.

Linwood College students attending the second Wānanga at Ara.

Year 12 Drama and Music students try a new type of theatre.

Level 2 Tourism and Social Action for Life field trip to Hanmer Springs.

Year 9 Visual Art have been exploring drawing in different ways, to extend their ideas about drawing.

Designing and creating a motif to decorate a simple bag or lavalava.

Year 10 Fabric Technology students have been upcycling second hand garments to expand their wardrobes and save the environment at the same time.

Programming robots is a fun way of learning computational thinking.