Alternative Education Programme

Term 3 has started with a hiss and a roar! We all enjoyed the school holiday break and are looking forward to another exciting term.

The last week of Term 2 was our EOTC Week (Education Outside the Classroom) which involved a variety of activities around the Wellington region: flying fox and confidence course at El Rancho, ten pin bowling, mini golf and much more! The students really enjoyed getting out and taking part in fun activities.

Tuesday afternoon is “Drama”. This term the students are studying Romeo & Juliet and they will be performing it for some invited guests at the end of term. If you would like to be invited, please let us know!!!

Our Friday afternoon project at the moment is learning about Haiti and the devastating earthquake that hit the island in January this year. We are paying special attention to Emily Sanson-Rejouis (the New Zealand woman whose husband and two daughters were killed in the earthquake) and her efforts to raise funds for the people of Haiti. The students hope to do some fundraising so we can send some money or supplies to Haiti.

Here are some photos from our EOTC Week…

Challenge College –

Alternative Education Programme

Challenge College has started off really well. The students have
worked continuously hard with their correspondence work and are making real
progress. Our afternoon sessions have worked well with Sport, Drama, Girls
Group and our newest activity ‘Keeping Johnsonville Beautiful’, where we
go around Johnsonville parks and pick up rubbish. Giving back to the
community!

The last week of term saw us out and about in Wellington on our EOTC Week
(Education Outside The Classroom). A few activities we did were rock
climbing, lawn bowls, driving range, swimming, a big coastal walk (visiting
the Ataturk Memorial and Wahine site), watched Hurricanes training, a walk
through the Botanical Gardens and many more! It was a great week of team
building and new experiences for the students.

As money is tight at the moment (well always) we sent a letter out to various Marist Colleges in New Zealand asking if they could run some fundraising activities in their school and donate the funds to Challenge College. We were very lucky and grateful to have a few schools send us some donations, which helped us fund out EOTC Week.

Below are some photos of our activities for the week.