Sister also has a class of her own and enjoys teaching. About 2015 her school wanted to raise the achievement of their students in Maths, Reading and Writing. To achieve this St Patrick’s School formed a cluster with 8 or 9 other schools giving it the name Manaiakalani. Together the teachers wrote a curriculum based on the New Zealand curriculum for their cluster to follow. The Ministry of Education were happy with what had been achieved and they told the teachers to adopt it. The achievement of the children increased in comparison with what it was. All the schools participating were decile 1 schools, 70% were Pacific Island children. In addition their cluster was the very first school in New Zealand to introduce Chrome books to schools. Each student starting from year 4-8 was given a chrome book. The students do all their work on this little machine. There are no more books and pens. The teacher has access to what the students do and the students have access to the teacher’s plan so they know what is expected from them’. The Ministry of Education observed this teaching method and they liked what they saw.
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Sister Dimas Dunne
Katherine Dunne was born in Barrow-in-Furness. England, on 1 January, 1875. Her father, James Myles Dunne, who was born in County Wexford, Ireland, went to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, to work in the ship-yards there...
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Sister Malia Finau Ta’anga
Sister Malia Finau Ta’Anga: Malia was from Tonga. She was very good hearted and worked well in the different apostolates of the Sisters of Compassion, after discernment she decided to […]
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