Visit from Jack Ma’s Private School in China In late March, we were delighted to host six senior staff members from Yungu School in China. Founded in 2017 by Jack Ma and fully funded by him and his Alibaba partners,…
Food Tech in conjunction with Wastewise and Kaitiaki are thrilled to be one of the recipients of the Auckland Council Mana Ora Youth Resilience Grant. Our full-cycle project, Kai to Compost to Kai, will allow the students to be involved…
All students are welcome to learn how to practice Yoga. Every Tuesday after school: 3:30pm to 4:30pm next to the fiction area of the library on level 2 of KHCL. No flexibility or experience required. The practice is a great…
Students are going on hikes, camps and outdoor excursions and we are in need of back up gear. Do you have reasonable quality used gear you could donate? packs boots utensils fleeces and beanies rain jackets. All donations gratefully received…
After Tupac and D. Foster by Jacqueline Woodson If you haven’t read this coming-of-age classic by Jacqueline Woodson then now’s the time. The story follows three teenage girls growing up in Brooklyn, New York. The setting is right about the…
The Digiwise panel is a student/ākonga group responsible for promoting digital safety and responsibility in online spaces. They also spread the word about the best way for students to use the digital tools we have available at Western Springs College…
In week two of the term the year 13 Drama class presented The Witches’ Macbeth with two casts, each with 25 witches who never left the stage. In our version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the witches truly ruled. The conceit of…
The use of AI in education is a focus for many schools currently. At WSCW we have both policy and guidelines for teachers/kaiako and students/ākonga. We have a responsibility to ensure that our students/ākonga are well prepared to use AI…
In April, we were delighted and very grateful to receive 20 laptops from a collaboration between Fonterra and Quadrant. We have an increasing number of families who are unable to purchase laptops for their children and these devices will make a…
Kia ora WSCW year 13 whānau, Leaver's gear is now available to order!! We have hoodies and tees available, with options of a Springs or Waiōrea embroidered logo, and name/nickname. Order and pay directly through our supplier's website: https://wsc.konstruct.com/ Orders…