Ao Tawhiti is a state school.  There is no cost to attend.

No.  We don’t take bribes and we can’t work outside of our enrolment scheme

A JP draws names.  The ballot is a formal process designed to ensure that we are seen to be fair to all those who enter the ballot.

Ao Tawhiti’s zone encompasses Christchurch city. If you live outside of Christchurch you can still enrol, but you will be balloted after the students within the zone.

One of the current requirements for schools across NZ is to be able to Contact Trace all of the people who come onto a school site. We need to meet this requirement. If you intend to come onto the school site for any reason you will need to provide your details. With that in mind […]

Friday 15 May It’s been a fantastic couple of days working with the staff of Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery. We’ve been hard at work making sure that school is ready for all of our students to return to school. We’re all excited about seeing you all again and transitioning back to learning at Ao Tawhiti. […]

Here’s the Online Learning schedule for Week 4 of 2.1 (18.5 – 22.5.20). While we are expecting that the majority of students will be back onsite next Monday (18.5.20), we recognise that a few students may still be learning from home for a variety of reasons. You will notice that the timetable has changed. Please […]

Apologies for not having this available yesterday. Here’s the schedule for Week 3 of our 2.1 block for our Year 7-13 students… https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1–RbXafVfXCYUUbWPNIabHmYMonScx2DEpgy8sxwoSY/edit?usp=sharing

What an awesome moment it was to hear that as a country we are another step closer to returning to normal. With the PM confirming the move to Alert Level 2, there are a few things I can share right now to help with your preparation for this week and next. There is obviously going […]

The PM’s announcement about what the country would look like at Alert Level 2 provided us with a great deal of insight into what learning at schools will look like. The MOE is still in the process of finalising the exact details but we have enough information for myself and the staff to start planning […]

This week, we are surveying parents/caregivers and whānau, as well as Learning Advisors and students. We’d like to capture our school community’s experiences of working remotely over the last six weeks.  Our goal is to capture the benefits and the challenges of operating remotely to help us move forward and improve as a school. Your […]

Here’s the schedule for Week 2 of our 2.1 block for our Year 7-13 students… https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Voh5JJWg9_u9xNrxSt3ZydwM66KnuyRpdza7aUW220s/edit?usp=sharing

Friday 1 May Anniversary Tomorrow marks a pretty special anniversary for Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery. On 2 May 2019 we opened for students at our CBD premises. For those of you who came in for your IEM on that Thursday, you’ll remember that things were still in a state of flux (builders were all over […]

Hey guys. Thanks to an amazing response from the Ao Tawhiti community we have some money coming in to buy food vouchers for those members of our community who may need some some extra help at the moment. We know that some people may have less income or may have less access to support networks and […]

Wednesday 28 April Welcome back from the longer than usual weekend. I hope you’ve all had a great start to Level 3. I found it really interesting how bizarre it felt to be in a car. It was also amazing how quickly it felt normal being back on site. Several of the LAs used yesterday’s […]

Here is the link to the information you require for the learning that is on offer during Level 2 here at Ao Tawhiti. You can find this permanently on the School Website in the Main Menu above this post https://aotawhiti.school.nz/covid-19-learn-at-alert-level-2/

Friday 24 April There’s actually not a huge amount of new stuff to report to you today. I guess that’s a sign that the schooling at Ao Tawhiti during the lockdown has officially started to become a bit normal. Reminders 2.1 courses start next week. More info will come out about the specifics on the […]

Recently I’ve been thinking about those in our community who might have lost their job or had their hours reduced, and how tough they might be doing it now. This got me thinking about how to reach those in our Community who are doing it tough financially. I came up with the idea that those who could afford […]

Thursday 23 April 1:1s on Friday Just a reminder that tomorrow there are no classes running. Students will be having their 1:1s throughout the day. I’m really keen to make sure that our school, with its focus on relationships, keep these essential meetings happening. They allow your child the chance to plan and reflect on […]

Wednesday 22 April Return to School Form Thank you so much for completing the form we put out yesterday. I will be using this data to finalise our arrangements for what learning will look like from 29 April during Alert Level 3. If you are yet to complete the form can you please do so […]