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I am a Primary Science Teacher Fellow. The Teacher Fellowships are funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand. The Fellowships are designed to support the effective teaching of science in primary and intermediate schools.
Teacher Fellows are placed in a science organisation for two terms to gain an appreciation of the Nature of Science - doing science work in a 'real life' setting. I am lucky enough to be hosted by Wellington Zoo.
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Thursday 31 October 2013

Ohakune Visit - Orautoha School

One special treat for me in Ohakune was a visit to Orautoha School. It is a small rural school northwest of Raetihi - for the adults it's near the start of the track to the Bridge to Nowhere.
Orautoha teaches up to year 8 and has 13 pupils currently. And you thought Normandale was a small school!
If you went there you might be the only person in year 3.
Would you like to be at a small school like Orautoha?
What might be some of the advantages and disadvantages of going to a small school like that?
They certainly were wonderful children, with a wonderful teacher/principal Amohia Rolls. When we arrived all the children stood and introduced themselves and said a little bit about themselves. They were obviously proud to go to Orautoha School.
We had a tour of their vegetable gardens and a wetland area they are restoring. The school and their community have planted 600 plants in the wetland!

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