What's happening at Kristin?

On Friday 9 June the Middle School Sports Committee visited the Wairau Valley Special School (WVSS) for the afternoon. WVSS is a school for students with intellectual and physical disabilities. Our team met the teachers and the students who were very friendly and great to talk to. We played multiple ...

On Friday 9 June, the Student Council headed out to the Salvation Army in Albany. Upon arrival, we were saddened to discover that Sarah, one of the leaders, had lost her Mum. Sarah is a very committed member of the Salvation Army, and has given lots to the community in the local area. We did our bes ...

The Year 9 Outdoor Ed classes have been learning to cook cinnamon scrolls and chocolate cake over an open fire so they are prepared for their overnight camp in June, where they need to cook their own meals. Tricks learnt; collecting natural resources to burn, chopping wood and monitoring the tempera ...

On 9 May 2017, the Kristin School Year 8 Leadership Team participated in the Ronald McDonald House national collection day. Where we took to the city streets of Auckland and gathered donations to support families who have children at StarShip. We were able to raise over $320 that went towards the gr ...

The Year 9 Food Technology class has been working hard all last term to meet some of the dietary needs of local senior citizens. The students made frozen meals for a targeted group of senior citizens in the local community. The process began with the students learning about the nutritional needs of ...

The Year 10 Community and Service Leadership team visited Aria Gardens Retirement Home. We took some delicious baking and went along for an hour or so, spending time talking to the residents. One of the team members brought her dog, Ted. He was a huge favourite and could be seen relaxing on many la ...

On Sunday afternoon, a very bouncy and bubbly group of excited Year 7 students headed off to Camp Waipu Cove. On the bus spirits were high and all the activities the students were going to take part in throughout the week were the talk of the bus. When everyone arrived, tents went up quickly as eve ...

The 2018 Year 9 academy class listen intently to AUT Millennium trainer Andreas Fossum and TiC Kate Denman. After a rigorous fitness testing programme the first two weeks of school the students will now undergo screening and instruction on correct lifting and movement competency as part of the acade ...

Arriving in Paris on a Saturday was exciting - I had two days to see the city before going to school. I had a bucket-list of things I wanted to get done, and have done all them! I had to start a new one which was buying lots of kinder chocolate, Nutella, and other confectionaries. Being here has c ...

Day of Arrival I arrived to France at around 6:00 in the morning; tired, but filled with adrenaline to see my exchange family and explore this amazing country once more. Once I reached my host family's house, they gave me a typical French breakfast; pain au chocolat, baguette with cheese and cafe a ...