Auckland Trip 2012

Ice skating fun to start the day at Botany Downs.

At the Auckland War Memorial Museum creating a photo essay on NZ's involvement in war and the affects on the people left behind. 

Michelle on the "Front Line".

Stained glass windows create a great visual effect.

 

The class together at the memorial fountain.

Caleb, Jakob, Michelle and Phaeora on the cannon.

Georgia, Ashleigh, Cassie and Lafayette on the harbour cruise.

The class at the Auckland Maritime Museum for the overnight stay.

On board the Fuller's ferry on the journey to Rangitoto.

View from the top.

On the trail up Mt Rangitoto.
 

The students from Room 5 spent two days in Auckland with a busy programme of events. The bus first stopped at Botany Downs for two hours of ice skating, then the afternoon at the War Memorial Museum, with all busily taking photos for the PHOTO ESSAY they will be creating back at school on New Zealand's involvement in conflict and the ripple effect on New Zealanders at home. Later the class arrived at the Maritime Museum for dinner and their overnight stay. The focus was on IMMIGRATION TO NZ IN THE 1850's and included a harbour cruise and a museum educator talking through the immigration experience of the times. With the class sleeping in a replica of steerage class, the experience was very real and should result in some great creative writing once back at school. After a great night's sleep and breakfast at the museum, the class visited the Sir Peter Blake exhibition and then made a short walk to the ferry terminal for the cruise over to Rangitoto Island. The hour long tramp to the summit was uneventful, but the view from the top magnificent. We caught the return ferry back to Auckland and then the bus back to school. A great couple of days!!!