Click here to peruse the awesome workshops we have to offer this term.

Whānau and learners are warmly invited to a hui at Ao Tawhiti to hear about our exciting Climate Action Campus that is being developed through Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery. This campus will be a satellite school that all our learners will be able to access to support learning around how to address climate change. This […]

Kia Ora Ao Tawhiti Community, The senior leadership team has been working with a family to mitigate anxiety and risk with food at school, specifically a severe allergy to Peanuts. There are many of you who are already supporting this family by choosing to substitute or exclude Peanuts from your child’s lunch and we want […]

As ever, there has been an incredible array of workshop offers from parents, LAs and ākonga too. The descriptors and the form for selection will be posted on Thursday, in time for you to enjoy the long weekend perusing workshops. The form this time will give students 3 choices, and we are confident we will […]

Check out the available classes for Term 2! https://lms.aotawhiti.school.nz/?q=timetable&field_year_tid=9089&field_term_tid=66&term_node_tid_depth=All Please spend some time browsing through the descriptors and then let your HBLA know what you’re planning on doing in Term 2. It’s always a good idea to have a couple of options for each colour block. We always try to get everyone their first choice, […]

Thanks to those of you who came to the ‘How-to-PINs’ workshop this afternoon, or who got in touch to say you couldn’t make it this time. Offers are looking interesting so far. There is poetry and creative writing, disc golf, a walk and a soak in some pools, bead and jewellery making, programming, NCEA study […]

A reminder of the ‘How to PINs’ workshop happening at school at 5.30 tomorrow. So far 3 lovely parents have RSVP’d. Please let Niki know if you’re coming so she can find the appropriate-sized space for the workshop. The PINs form will close on Wednesday, so far there are very few offers on the form. […]

Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery is an Area School located in central Christchurch. We are looking for a fixed term IT technician for 18 hours per week. This position would commence on Monday April 26th and finish on Friday December 17, 2021. To be successful in this role you need to be able to: Provide basic […]

Kia ora koutou, PINs this term is happening on Thursday 15 April. The form for workshop submissions has only ben live for a couple of days, and so far there is one whole offer. I met a parent new to school this morning who spoke to me about PINs, and it occurred to me to […]

Next term’s IEMS (Individual Education Meetings) are scheduled for Friday the 16th of April and Monday the 3rd of May. The IEM is the most important element of a student’s Learning Journey and it is vital that you book one. For our IEM booking process we are using the “School Interviews” system. To use this […]

It is that time already! This term, PINs will be a full day held on Thursday 15 April, the last day of term before IEMs. For those of you new to us, PINs stands for Passions, Interests and Needs, and is an opportunity for our whole school community to be involved in our kura. Anyone […]

Last week I was contacted by Jessy from Frank Film with the following request: Frank Film are making a short documentary on families living in central Christchurch; specifically those with children who have moved into the Central City for the lifestyle opportunities it offers them. We thought that Ao Tawhiti might have some whānau who live […]

A huge thanks to David Hattam for running a ‘Magic the Gathering’ lunchtime club for some of our rangatahi. Magic the Gathering will run on Monday lunchtimes on level one. Interested parties must register via this form or by talking to Niki, so we can keep an eye on numbers. We have a few students […]

Kia ora koutou Hello We have had the following communication from the Ministry of Education regarding the series of earthquakes in the North Island this morning. The current advice is that our school does not need to close. Civil Defence has advised that everyone stays off the beaches and away from shore areas because of […]

It’s 2021 and the Board has a new collective framework for Fundraising.  The funds raised will help Ao Tawhiti to sustain the 1:1 model essential for our special character. Click here if you have time and passion to contribute.

Kia ora koutou As I am sure you are aware the government has placed Auckland into level three and the rest of the country into level two for seven days, beginning on the 28th February at 6am. The government has stated that schools remain open during level two. We will closely follow the advice of […]

Calling all students, LAs, Learning Support Staff and Parents!We would LOVE to get some Lunchtime Clubs off the ground this year at Ao Tawhiti.Some ideas for clubs that students have already said they’d like to see happening are: Environment Photography Calligraphy/ drawing/ arts & crafts/ painting Theatre Sports for juniors & seniors/ Glee!/ music/ choir […]

Kia ora koutou As the 2020 formal got postponed due to being in Level 2, it has been moved to a new date: Friday 19th March 2021 at the Show Gate, Riccarton Park!  Tickets are $55 per person, and will be sold on floor 1 at the bottom of the stairs, every Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtime. You can […]