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Welcome to Fiordland College
Fiordland College is a co-educational Year 7 – 13 secondary school located in the town of Te Anau, on the edge of Fiordland National Park. We are a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) school and live our school values of effort, respect, integrity and curiosity.
Our students come mainly from the Te Anau Basin which provides a very supportive community for our school. This is seen through the huge support our families and local businesses provide to help ensure the very best facilities and opportunities for our students.
Our established reputation is as an innovative school with sound educational practices. The low teacher/student ratios make for a better learning and teaching environment. High participation by staff in co-curricular activities means exciting things happen here. We are committed to ensuring individual student needs are met.We make the most of our unique natural environment through a comprehensive Co-Curricular programme, which ensures that we fully utilise not only a world-class education but also our school’s world-class location.We are also a GreenGold Enviroschool/ Kura Taiao.
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Fiordland College Fundraiser – Best Of NZ Mountain Film Festival
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‘Life & Wellness Day’ free community event
Thu Sep 08 06:00pmAs part of the ‘Life & Wellness Day’ at Fiordland College, there will be a free community event.
When: Thurs 15th Sept 7-8pm
Where: Fiordland College
Who: Paul Nicholson – Team Inspiration
What: “Adventure Philosophy” – essentially the willingness to embrace uncertainty, unknown, risk, and attempt to be bold and daring in our everyday lives. Unpack the importance and value of being adventurous in our every day lives, how its central to our health, and wellbeing. Most importantly we’d also explore specific strategies to assist in being adventurous – confront fear, deal with failure, remain focused on goals/prize etc. I’m having to walk my own talk during Covid. Any folk feeling pressured, unhappy, unsure, self doubt would, I am sure gain something beneficial from this kind of workshop. I also make them fully engaging, exciting and fun.
All welcome
Cost: Free
Light supper provided
With support from Te Hau Toka, Olive Hutchins Trust, Fiordland College PTA & the Fiordland College Wellness Team.
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Derived Grade Examinations
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Fiordland College Life & Wellness Day – Keynote speaker Paul Nicholson
Tue Aug 30 11:52amTēnā koutou katoa
This year we are holding our Life & Wellness Day on Thursday 15 September for all at Fiordland College. We have Keynote Speaker – Paul Nicholson in the morning followed by 2 x 40min morning sessions, lunch then 2 x 40min afternoon sessions. All staff and students will opt into sessions such as healthy friendships and relationships, wellbeing in the workplace, family planning, nature & wellbeing, Drive My Life, circuit training, yoga, boxing, pottery and finance etc. The full programme and option selecting will be available next week. Paul Nicholson will be holding a FREE community workshop from 7-8pm on the same evening (venue TBC).
“Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mō koutou”
Seek knowledge for the sake of your wellbeing
Shelley Wilson (pronouns: she/her)
AST FiNSCoL Kāhui Ako
HoD Health & Physical Education
Fiordland College
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Fiordland College Wellness Day – Expressions of Interest
Fri Jul 01 04:46pmTēnā koutou katoa
This year we are holding a day for life skills and wellness on Thursday 15 September for all at Fiordland College.
Over the last two years we have held a day where we have had 3 x 40min sessions in which all students and staff opted into to learn about life skills and wellness for their personal (and others) benefit.
We have previously had sessions such as dance, drama, pilates, yoga, stress, finance, circuit training, careers, nutrition, self massage, music, resiliency, self-talk, mental health, harakeke weaving, waiata and more.
This year we may have a keynote presenter for the whole school, followed by 2 x 40min sessions, lunch break, then 2 x 40min afternoon sessions.
We are seeking expressions of interest to contribute to our day (1 or 2 sessions). This could be in any of the following areas:
Mental Health
Arts – photography, painting, drawing, singing, dance, drama, music..
Te Ao Māori – games, carving, arts, culture, kapahaka, waiata..
Financial literacy
Time management, planning..
Physical Health – physical activities…
Crafts – knitting, sewing, pottery….
Careers, CVs, interviews, applications…
Relationships, communication
Nutrition, food on a budget….
Life post-school for students
Or open to any other ideas
Please contact Shelley Wilson (s.wilson@fiordland.school.nz) if you may be interested in contributing, or have any questions or suggestions for our day.
Ngā mihi nui
Shelley
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