SUMMER Writing School for Year 8s

Summer writing school in Chch

A whole week of writing and learning and laughing!

Each summer, young writers from across the country gather at Hagley College in Christchurch to work alongside award-winning writers in pen-to-page workshops.

You get to select four day-long workshops to follow your passion or add to your writing repertoire. On day five you benefit from 1:1 mentor time to redraft your pieces and share in a celebration of a community of writers.

Workshop options include: Song Lyrics, Comedy Writing, poetry forms and skills including Rising Voices, Flash Fiction, OuLiPo, Writing Suspense and Scares, and Kickstart your (Fantasy) Novel.

Our tutors are all award-winning writers and performers: James Norcliffe, Frankie McMillan, Lisa Tui Jonathan, Gail Ingram, Jeff Clark, Heather McQuillan, Melanie Dixon and Jess Fiebig.

Please note this is not a residential course. Participants must organise their own accommodation and food.

Bake Sale on Thursday

The Tournament of Minds team who represented Raroa and NZ at the International Competition in Darwin are fundraising towards the expenses of the trip.

A BAKE SALE is being held this Thursday at lunchtime in the quad for the Raroa students. We'd love your support for this fundraising and would appreciate it if your child could bring some money to spend. All items for sale will cost $1 or $2. Thanks in anticipation.

WOW...just WOW!

A new set of intricate fruit and veggie carvings from Japanese chef Takehiro Kishimoto. 

That avocado! That broccoli! That video of the apple!

NZ Playhouse coming to Raroa

Back Again By Popular Demand ...

NZ Playhouse is making a return visit to Raroa  with the hilarious interactive show, "Shakespeare: As You Write It".

Thursday 22 November 11am in the School Hall

During the show, the actors collaborate with the students to create a new Shakepearean play using film, music and buzz word references suggested by the audience.

This show was hugely popular at Raroa two years ago and we are so excited to have them back again. The show is for ages 11-18 years so some Onslow College students are also joining us. The cost will be $5.

Please watch out for a notice next week so you can get a ticket for your child!

The Beauty of Science

Check out this collection of videos from Beauty in Science

Here's a snapshot of the 63 videos...

Metal Displacement

Elemental Burning