Matariki planting at the awa
In week 9 of Term 2, the week of the rising of Matariki, the kura continued the our annual native planting programme next to our awa Waititiko. This has been an annual kaitiaki activity since 2013, with the support of…
Principal’s note
International students returning to New Zealand are on the horizon from July onwards. At Springs we are looking forward to welcoming 28 new international students from a whole range of countries - Germany, Poland, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Singapore and…
Louis Esther – Early influences still revealing themselves
Louis Esther is the Vice President of Marketing at Kami, an education tech start-up that is transforming classrooms in 180 countries and used by over 33 million students and teachers. Kami was recently named one of TIME magazine's 100 most…
Puhoi research trip
On a fairly typical Auckland day (cloudy with the ongoing threat of sprinkles), 76 keen Geographers embarked on a trip to the Puhoi River. The goal: to test their hypothesis by gathering field data - stream flow, channel and sediment…
News from the International Department
What would be the best part of supporting international students? Without a doubt, it would be witnessing our students grow as a person over their time at Western Springs College Waiorea. Natasha Meng, who is from Beijing, China, is one…
Solar power going strong.
Our community funded solar array continues to generate clean power for us, the sun is very reliable! Here are the latest figures… The sun has generated 67,712kW of power since January 2021. The KHCL and surrounding buildings have used 212,631kW…
Alumna Courtney Sina Meredith on the true riches of life.
"Courtney Sina Meredith, The University of Auckland's Young Alumna of The Year 2021, is a distinguished author whose work delves into issues such as racism, sexism and poverty and draws on her Samoan roots. She is the Director of Tautai…
WSCW’s sustainable journey documented in the prestigious American Journal of Community Psychology.
Niki Harré and Charlotte Blythe, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, have published an article featuring Western Springs College - Ngā Puna o Waiōrea’s (WSCW) sustainability journey in the American Journal of Community Psychology, which is a leading international psychology…
Design, Photography or Painting Portfolios
Missing your 2019, 2020 or 2021 11Art, 12Art Design, Photography or Painting Portfolio? The Art Dept at WSCW may be able to help. Interest in collecting can be made to HOD Art - Lily Laita - laital@wsc.school.nz at the beginning school year…