Student Film Success
Last month, 50 of our students took part in the 48 Hour Film Challenge, an intense filmmaking event where teams had just one weekend to write, shoot, and edit a complete short film. The challenge began with the reveal of…
Principal’s Notes
Kia ora Alumni, Elsewhere in the Newsletter you will read of the very successful reunion of the 1970’s year group held here at Springs over King’s Birthday weekend. This got me thinking of all the well-known (even famous) people who…
Green Jam was AMAZING
The annual environmental sustainability conference hosted by WSCW was organised by Wastewise students with the support of the kaitiaki roopu. We had students from 10 schools who were inspired by all of our awesome presenters and panel members. Thank-you so…
Recycled Runway
Over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of August, two teams of students designed and created amazing outfits. These talented and resourceful rangatahi transformed pre-loved garments, accessories and fabric into haute couture. Every item of fabric has a…
NPoW heading to Spoken Word 2025 Finals!
He mihi nui ki te rōpū Spoken Word, arā ki a Taaniko Lyon-Elzen, Milan Moala, Deyton Heta, Kirimangu Cowley, Kirimaia Noel rātou ko Valerie Thompson. The above-mentioned Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) tauira for our Spoken Word team, Patua te…
EPro8 team successes!
The following senior students competed in the heats for EPro8 electronic and robotic challenges competition : Izzy MacDonald, Austin Wheeler, Saahil Saxena, George Jones (these guys made it into the semi finales), with a podium finish. Findlay Sharp, Ellora Sidwell…
Restoring our whenua with original Tāmaki Makaurau plants
On Thursday the 31st of July WasteWise, Kaitiaki and the trappers got their gloves on and their shoes dirty to plant 200 native trees along the northern boundary of our school. We planted 10 different kinds of trees, including mahoe,…
Ngā Manu Kōrero 2025 – Tāmaki Ki Te Waitemata
2025 marked the 60th celebration year/Matariki celebration of Ngā Manu Korero - Tāmaki Ki Te Waitemata, with Ngā Puna o Waiōrea-Western Springs College hosting this prestigious national event on Friday, June 13th. This is a significant event in the calendar…
More sporting successes for WSCW!
Here are a few of the sporting achievements of students from Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (WSCW) during Term 1 and/or Term 2 of 2025. ATHLETICS Congratulations to the Su brothers (Benaiah - Y13; Daequan - Y12) on…
SGCNZ Regional Shakespeare Festival
We had a wonderful day at The SGCNZ University of Victoria Regional Shakespeare Festival hosted by Kristin College at the end of Term 1. Our students were, as always, polite, courteous and extremely well behaved. They garnered the following awards:…