2018 HNHS School Magazine HNHS Magazine 2018 | Page 37

ENCOMPASS
Year 9
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu
Although it is small, it is greenstone.
The Year 9 Encompass programme is symbolised by the
seed to be planted: we set out to lay the foundations for the
following four years, trusting that from small beginnings,
bigger things will come. Our focus was on the theme of
personal identity, with an emphasis on collaboration,
creativity and innovation.
A range of collaborative challenges were thrown at our
students, including trust walks, a newspaper fashion parade,
building marshmallow towers and catapults, Escape the
Room, army obstacle course, and the Amazing Face Race
to finish. Personal projects included identity wheels, time
capsules and design of a personal tile to go into the 100
block tile wall project.
Year 10
E raka te maui, e raka te katau
When one side is strong, the other is strong
Exploring the wide ranging concept of ‘Community’ kept
our year 10 students busy this year. What is a community
and where do I fit? What skills can I bring to my community?
Students had the opportunity to give back to our community,
from knitting booties for babies, creating cards for patients,
letter writing to and engaging with some of our local elderly
residents, preparing food for the Te Mata Primary School
hangi and upcycling pillow slips and tshirts into shopping
bags for local charity groups. Fitting in between these,
students were introduced to concepts to help them be safe
online, how to write a one page CV, write letters, understand
their upcoming NCEA years and the wide range of career
opportunities available to them. A busy but fruitful year.
Congratulations to all.
and the Hyyge Cafe at Clifton Bay. Our Supreme Award
winners, Ethan Broadley, Hamish Gilbert, Niamh Edwards
and Steven Zheng were given an EIT Adventure Day package
with white water rafting, paddle boarding, Napier Escape
Room, Mini golf and Laserforce to choose from. As Joshua
Woodham, our snApp Mobile judge, advises: “Sometimes
the simplest ideas make the best apps; Happy Days covered
all bases with comprehensive designs and wireframes along
with a great innovative idea that was fit for purpose.”
Year 12
Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa
Let us keep close together not far apart
Early in the year students were challenged with ideas about
interpersonal communication skills and the value of sharing
stories with others. Each student was given the opportunity
to publish a ‘strength story’ from an interview with someone
they considered a role model.
Entrepreneurs and business owners Jessica Soutar Barron
and Gerard Barron kicked off term two sharing stories of
collaboration and community. Students discussed and
debated a range of issues around social, environmental and
financial sustainability. David Trubridge spoke to students
about the impact their individual actions have on the global
community.
In term three students gathered more tools in their kete when
Annette Cater from the Dale Carnegie Training delivered
an inspiring session on ‘attitude’ and conversation skills.
HNHS parent Kristal Foss kindly donated her time to
present ideas around financial capability and students took a
deep dive into topics as diverse as wellbeing, digital literacy
and setting up your own business.
Year 13
Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu
Adorn this bird with feathers to enable it to fly
Year 11
Hurihia tō aroaro ki te rā tukuna tō atarangi kia
taka ki muri i a koe
Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows
will fall behind you
A wellbeing toolkit of: meditation, circles of control,
empathy and positive journaling, listening to raisins, angry
birds and calming jars, heartbeats and flying wishes, qigong,
brain breaks, 4-7-8 breathing, as well as the Mentos Say Hi,
Photography, and Boom Snap Clap Challenges, guided us
through a year of healthy mindfulness practice. Culminating
in a Wellbeing App Project, where worthy students were
awarded prizes sponsored by EIT, Slingshot, Arataki Honey
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The outcome for Encompass at year 13 was to expose our
students to a wide range of world views and to develop
skills that would serve them well as they transitioned from
secondary school. This year, the group heard from the
Asia NZ Foundation, local politicians, slam poets, trade
commissioners, non-violent communicators and sustainable
designers. They discussed ethical dilemmas, critiqued
study techniques and learned that life in the outside could
‘cost a bomb’. Our young leaders worked with the year
9 students and explored the concepts of friendship, values,
communication and catwalk modelling! We exchanged
credits for feathers in the hope that students left HNHS
feeling a little better prepared to take on life in the real
world.