We are delighted to announce and welcome Actura as a partner for NZCEO/APIS. Actura provides leading STEAM learning solutions and their curriculum offers the CASE Space School International Study Program and FlipRobot, an intuitive coding platform and learning kit for robotic education. Member schools have been invited to the NZCEO/APIS Combined Space School Expedition to [...]
Haere mai! Things are looking a little different around here! We are delighted to share our updated website. We hope it reflects the diversity, passion and brightness found in our schools every day. This process has been under way for some time. It started in March when we sent out a survey about our communications; [...]
Our Lady of Kāpiti School, formerly St Patrick's, opened this year at a new location in Paraparaumu. The construction of Our Lady of Kāpiti School, a Catholic integrated primary school, was completed in time for the start of the 2017 school year. The transition from St Patrick's followed the merger of the Paraparaumu and Waikanae [...]
From time to time we all get frustrated by somebody’s rather narrow view of the world on a particular issue. Talkback radio and inane conversations are often situations where strident pronouncements occur. Despite the knowledge and skills we each have, there is always the danger that what we believe to be the case about something [...]
March 2011 To Proprietors, Interested Parties, Principals, Staff and Trustees of New Zealand Integrated Schools The February 22nd Christchurch earthquake has been the focus of the nation this past month as recovery efforts have tangibly borne wonderful transformations in the Christchurch area. Unfortunately, the tragedy in Japan has made us all realize, even more, how [...]
30 November 2010 Latest professional development and research scholarships will benefit the Catholic educational community Dennis Fahey, Marcellin College, Auckland, Craig McKernan, St Francis Xavier School, Whangarei, Karl Zimmerman, St Anne’s School, Wanganui, and Margaret Coleman, Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Sumner, are the latest Catholic school Principals to receive Catholic leadership scholarships, [...]
15 October 2010 On 17th October Mary MacKillop, Mother Mary of the Cross, co-foundress of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, will become a Saint of the Church, when she is canonised in Rome. Mary MacKillop was born in Melbourne in 1842, and as a member of a large and poor family [...]
8 September 2010 Proprietors of Integrated Schools Principals and Staff of Integrated Schools Interested Parties Dear Colleagues, Greetings. This is a brief update on the state of our Integrated schools in the Canterbury region. Overall, our schools have escaped major damage as a result of the earthquake. Several have significant damage and one will not [...]
7 September 2010 Principals, Staff and Trustees Proprietor of Catholic Schools Dear Colleagues, Greetings! On behalf of the Directors of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office and the staff of NZCEO, I offer you empathy and active support in what is a significant challenge for many of you. The shock of the earthquake and the [...]
18 May 2010 The 240 Catholic schools throughout the country will celebrate Catholic Schools’ Day on May 19th. The occasion is one where each school actively acknowledges its connection with the Catholic national system of schools comprising 66,000 students. The theme of the day is, “Be the Change”. This is a rallying call challenging each [...]
