A variety of outside professionals are engaged - including TBHS Old Boys who return for the week to work alongside parents and staff who generously share their artistic skills with the students.

The Arts Department aims for a “no cost” or very low cost week for anyone who wants to give it a go. This is achieved through receiving a subsidy from the school and benefitting from a mufti-day, evening performances and generous sponsorship from The Timaru District Councils’ Youth Fund, Arts Community funding and private business sponsorship.

Year 12 Internal Science students recently travelled to Christchurch to visit Orana Wildlife Park and the Antarctic Centre as an introduction to their unit on Survival. They learnt about animal adaptations, the technologies humans use to survive in Antarctica, and experienced a -14 ̊C snow storm. Students gained new knowledge and developed an impressive vocabulary that will come in handy when completing their assessment task later in the term. Highlights for the boys were seeing the gorillas and feeling cold in the snow storm simulator - they thoroughly enjoyed their trip.