Trip to Turkey
At the end of May, Ms Harding and Mrs Reid travelled to Turkey to participate in an Educational and Cultural study tour organised by the Pearl of the Islands Foundation. The tour was designed to strengthen existing relations between Mt Roskill Grammar School, the Turkish foundation (PIF), Turkish agents and the families of our Turkish students. We were also able to build bridges and gain understanding of Turkish culture by interacting with families, business people, cultural representatives and by touring around schools and well known sites.
An amazing feature of the Turkish culture is interaction. Firstly, it was noticeable how ‘old Turkey’ is interfacing with ‘progressive Turkey’. Historical buildings stand next to new, the ancient call to prayer is achieved using new speaker systems and hand pulled carts share the same road as new BMW’s.
The other aspect is building relationships. Men sit outside shops drinking tea and chatting, in the cities business men are constantly on their mobile phones or meeting with associates, and having a meal can be a long affair with lots of talking. The people are friendly, generous and welcoming.
While it was wonderful to see the history and some of the sites of Turkey, the best part of the trip was spending time with the families of our Turkish students. We enjoyed delicious food, warm company and gained valuable understanding of how difficult it can be to leave a loving family to study in a new language and culture.
International Students´ Orientation Trip – May 2010
On May 7th, 30 New International students and 3 International staff went on an Orientation trip, to introduce students to Auckland and help them make new friends from other cultures.
We went by bus to Takapuna for a game of Ten Pen Bowling and then stopped off at Devonport before going to North Head. Students enjoyed exploring the tunnels in the dark, reading information about the guns and the history of the naval base. It was also great to see the Auckland skyline and walk around to the beach on the Northern side of North Head. Students were able to sit and chat about their experiences so far at MRGS and Auckland and what they want to do in the future.
被2009年7月Metro杂志评为奥克兰最好学校
奥克兰Mount Roskill Grammar School，是新西兰最好的多元文化、男女混合学校之一，2350名在校学生来自66个国家，年龄在 13 到 18岁之间。
我们拥有优异的学术成绩，考试结果高于全国总评。我们学生获得奖学金的比例也高。我们的学生还经常代表新西兰参加世界化学和数学奥林匹克竞赛。我校是奥克兰大学主要的生源输送校之一。Mount Roskill Grammar School 三次获得Goodman Fielder年度中学称号，是2008年6月Metro杂志最佳“全面发展”校，被2009年7月Metro杂志评为“奥克兰最佳学校”。
Mt Roskill 有150个体育小组、文化小组和音乐活动。许多学生完成高水平的representative sports，以及代表学校参加和其它体育团体的比赛。我们的 ‘Bring it On’ 舞蹈小组最近赢得了地区比赛，男声合唱团、爵士乐队、管弦、摇滚乐队在地区和全国比赛中也表现不俗。
学生在9年级时学习美术、商科、信息和通讯技术、英语、数学、音乐、体育、科学、社会研究、技术和平面图形，然后在升级过程中开始选择专业，在13年级选择5门课。每年，我们都给予学生学术指导和支持，使得他们能够选择合适的科目。
学生在入学前会接受英语和数学测试。如需要，学生会在进入主流班学习之前先在语言班学习。语言班的课程包括数学、科学、计算机和商科所需要英文词汇。
我们的国际部经理、国际学生管理员、寄宿家庭协调员以及高年级国际学生具有丰富的照顾国际学生的经验，可以24小时联系，以防紧急情况发生。我们提供靠近学校的极好的接待家庭，所有的家庭都经过警察局背景调查和我们的家访，以确保学生的安全。学生到达时我们还提供接机服务。
2010年我们将开始服务于国际学生的高尔夫学院，并开设体育学院，面向所有9年级学生中希望在文化课外，专心学习足球、曲棍球、板球的学生。
当被问到Mount Roskill Grammar School最好的方面时，我们的学生说，和蔼可亲的员工和同学使得他们很喜欢在学校的时光。学生们在这里感到被欢迎，并珍视可得到的各种机会以及多元文化环境。
2009 Review
During 2009 Mount Roskill Grammar School has been the host of around 90 international students from China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, Turkey, India, Fiji, Vietnam, Tonga, Samoa, Sweden, Singapore and Thailand.
Orientation
International students take part in an orientation class when they arrive, to help them adjust to their new culture and school. During this session new students learn about how our school works, local road rules, how to behave in home-stay and even what sayings like “she’ll be right”, “bring a plate” and “grab your togs” mean.
They also enjoy an orientation trip to become familiar with Auckland. Each year we do two trips for new students. The first trip in February we visited the Mount Albert Grammar School farm to feed pigs, hold rabbits, milk a cow and watch a sheep being sheared. We also went to the top of Mount Eden to see a view of Auckland and then to Devonport and North Head to visit the tunnels.
For our second trip in August we went Ice-skating, then up the Sky Tower and back to North Head to the tunnels and a walk around the beach. Both days we were treated to beautiful weather and a bunch of about 25 new students.
Pizza lunch - All International students are also treated to a pizza lunch once a term – the pizza’s don't last very long!
Student leaders
Our student leaders this year are Shiori Anegawa (Japanese), Kevin Xue (Chinese) and Tony Oh (Korean). Our student leaders come on the orientation trips, and do a valuable job as interpreters and mentors for new students.