West Coast New Zealand

Preparing the next generation for an enterprising future - innovative students, schools, communities and businesses in action

• Greymouth High School
• Westland High School
• Karoro Learning
• Buller High School
• Reefton Area School
• South Westland Area School
• St Mary's School
• Kaniere School
• Hokitika Primary School
• Blaketown School
• Cobden School
• Karamea Area School
• Paparoa Range School

Students are growing up in a society which needs to embrace the challenge of constant and continuous change. Schools are an integral part of their communities. Students cannot develop the knowledge and competencies they require to ensure they are active and positive contributors to the community in isolation. They need to work together to provide real and authentic learning opportunities for students.

Grey High School

• Year 11 Trades class is building a computer for year 8 Cobden School Students.
• Two year 13 Accounting students carried out a procurement and process study for the Grey Hospital Laundry (West Coast District Health Board). They reported their findings to the CFO and other WCDHB staff.
• Year 12 & 13 Technology students designed and created a replica Chinese Yoke for Shantytown.
• Year 10 students are creating stickers and posters that identify West Coast cafés as baby friendly/breast feeding friendly. The community partner for this project is the Primary Health Organisation (Healthy Eating Healthy Action Programme).
• Year 11 students recycling aluminum cans within their school.
• Year 11 Math/Statistic students - healthy eating survey within their school.
• Year 10 Math/Statistic - an audit of the computer space and hardware available to Grey High.

Westland High School  

•  Year 13 Technology (fabric) students designed and created a range of clothing for a teddy bear and a fabric book to help develop hand eye coordination for students at Scenicland preschool.
• Year 8 English students wrote and illustrated books for their younger buddies from Hokitika and St Mary’s Primary schools and Kids First Kindergarten.
• Year 10 ICT students designed and created business cards for Staff of Kaniere Primary School.
• Year 10 Art students are creating a mural for a local property developer.
• Year 10 Science students are working with The West Coast Regional Council on a water quality unit specifically focusing on the environmental impact.
• Year 12 Graphic students worked with Westland District Council on the redesign of a local public amenity.
• Year 13 Technology (food) recently were tasked with catering for a local preschool’s teddy bears picnic.

Karoro Learning

•  Karoro students benefited from researching, practicing and teaching art skills to year 3 - 4 Blaketown school students.

Buller High School

•  Year 13 Graphic students designed art work for street flags which will be displayed on Palmerston Street, Westport. This project was in partnership with the Buller District Council.
• Year 13 Graphic students - landscape design for the Abbyfield Trust.
• Year 11/12 Health students researched health promotion and health issues and surveyed their peers.  A health expo was held focusing on these issues.  The community partners for this project were West Coat District Health Board and the Primary Health Organisation.
• Year 11 Technology (food) students catered for staff functions and open nights throughout the year.

Reefton Area School

•  Year 9/10 Technology students have catered for a primary health organisation breast feeding programme (Mum 4 Mum) over a six week period.  Students researched the nutritional requirements for breast feeding mothers and catered for their dietary requirements.
• Year 10 Technology students produced treats for the attendees of the National Eco Tourism Conference. This project was run in partnership with Tai Poutini Polytechnic, organisers of the event.
• Year 12 Math students designed and carried out a Customer Satisfaction Survey for the Inangahua Community Board.
• Year 10 Art and Technology students are working with the Reefton Youth Centre on maintaining and upgrading the premises.

South Westland Area School

• Year 10 Technology students designed and created welcome cards for a WestREAP conference.
• Year 11 ICT students are building of a website for a local backpackers.