The National Association of Women in Construction is hosting a photographic exhibition as part of the Festival of Architecture in 2018. The exhibition is held at Resene Colour Shop, 77 Thorndon Quay (just around the corner from school) between 7am - 5pm from the 14th - 23rd September. Alongside the exhibition they are hosting an event on Tuesday 18th September 4pm - 7pm to celebrate 22 years of the National Association of Women in Construction. Flyers can be seen below.
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ICAS preparation support will continue to be offered in A5 during lunchtimes in Term 3 for any Middle School and Junior School students enrolled in the English and Maths ICAS exams coming up in July and August. However, this slot is also available for any student from Junior, Middle or Senior Schools, who would like support or to chat about any of the competitions and opportunities mentioned on this webpage. Mrs Gooch can help you with getting your entries in, nutting out ideas, getting resources you might need or connecting you with other students who might be interested in the same thing. So Thursday lunchtimes, Term 3, A5 with Mrs Gooch - come on over.
On Thursday the 26th July 2018 Wellington Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society Branch is organising a presentation from Brian Lockstone, titled 'The Relevance of Aviation History to Millennials'.
Today’s millennials are the best educated, most tech-savvy and possibly the smartest generation in New Zealand’s history. So what relevance do events such as the First World War in the air hold for them? For the majority of millennials, total war is shaped by popular culture, films and the occasional book. The relevance to millennials is that this war was fought by mainly young men – their equivalents from another era. The aces are commemorated in film and at air shows, but the bulk of the air war was conducted by bomber and observation pilots. Behind them lay a vast complicated machine, which provided the foundations of much of today’s industrial organisation. How do we impart the hard lessons from the past to ensure they don’t have to learn them again at some time in the future? This is our challenge. This presentation is open to students, lecturers, teachers, aviation industry professionals, enthusiasts and anyone who is involved with young people who may be considering a career in aviation. This is also an occasion where young people with an interest in flying, aeroplanes, aviation and great jobs in the industry, can meet like-minded people interested in aviation who may have, or have had, jobs in the aviation industry. About the speaker: Brian Lockstone, MRAeS, MILT. Brian is an excellent speaker and is passionate about his subject, having spent nearly 50 years analysing, reporting upon, and participating in aviation, the airline industry and government affairs. Brian is the author of a number of books on New Zealand and military aviation and is a regular contributor to leading aviation publications. His career spans journalism, government service and the airline and aviation industry at home and around the world in Australia, the Pacific, the United States and Europe. Brian has worked at the top levels of governments, at home and abroad, has advised prime ministers, cabinet ministers and senior executives in multinational companies and retains strong links into the aviation community. Presentation Venue
For those who definitely want to attend, please notify Bernard Weinstein, via [email protected] If you were fascinated by Anne Frank's Diary, or are interested in better understanding the history of World War Two, you will want to go and see the Anne Frank exhibition. It is showing from 16th May to 21st July at the Dominion Museum Building at Pukeahu National War Museum. Free entry.
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The Friends of the Turnbull Library are running a creative writing/drawing competition for all secondary school students to celebrate the centenary of Alexander Turnbull. Entry is free, and the competition winner will get a share of $2,000. Your writing or drawing must respond to an item from the collection from the Alexander Turnbull Library. The due date for entries is 22nd July. More information can be found here.
You will have all heard that we have the Centenary coming up. What you might not have known is that we have an Archives room that contains all sorts of amazing artefacts from Queen Margaret College's history. Ms Allen is pulling together a team of people to explore these in preparation for the Centenary. Here is her invitation for interested students in Years 9 - 13:
I am looking for a team of students who can help me with the school archives. My aim is to explore the history of the school through the archives in preparation for the centenary next year and ask what stories can these objects tell us? It would involve:
We will have our meetings on Friday straight after assembly. If you think this is something you might like to be a part of, then meet this Friday after Chaplin’s assembly in room A5 – at the top of the stairs above the assembly hall. If you cannot make this meeting but are still interested, please email me. Kind regards Ms. Allen |