Mapua School News Today

TO explore and discuss possible areas for collaboration on agricultural research and innovation, Mapua University, led by its President and Chief Executive Officer Dodjie Maestrecampo, visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca).

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Malayan Colleges Laguna Inc. President Dr. Dodjie Maestrecampo,

The rise of university innovation hub and its impact on upskilling, technology adoption The global Covid-19 pandemic has radically changed the way we learn and teach, with the required social distancing forcing students to accept digital platforms and distance learning. Adding to the rapid change

Martin De Ruyter/Stuff Motueka High School principal John Prestidge says six new classrooms will kick off an “exciting” expansion and rebuilding project at the school. Pictured in front of two temporary classrooms, set up onsite in response to a continued rise in the school roll. Plans for six new classrooms, further expansion and an enrolment zone are underway at Motueka High School, as student numbers climb. Principal John Prestidge said development to cater for up to 1000 students inclu...

A closed school is a headache for parents, children and teachers, yet planning appears to be scarce for up to 94 schools that could be affected by flooding as the tides rise. New Niwa models show Canterbury, Bay of Plenty and Waikato schools are the most likely to be hit by coastal flooding caused by up to 1 metre of sea level rise. Schools that could be in the flood risk zone after less than 50 centimetres of sea level rise include Napier Boys High, Kaiapoi High School and Opotiki College (s...

supplied Students cut out templates from masking tape to paint designs on the pou whenua, carved by parent and local master carver, Gordon Toi, at Mapua Schools entrance. Internationally-acclaimed local master carver and tattoo artist, Gordon Toi, helped students create the pou, showcasing what the children treasured about their community. Toi, who has a child at the school, was persuaded by project manager, teacher Sarah Trollé, to commit to the undertaking, as part of a Government initiati...