Overcoming adversity - The Vaiala Beach School story
Students from Vaiala Beach School in Samoa invite you to read their story to learn how their school came to be and of how the school has overcome adversity and hardships.
Explore these stories created by New Zealand students and discover how they captured their local Living Heritage treasures. The intention of the Living Heritage facilitators is not to alter the voice of the student authors, but to provide support to ensure the work is clearly presented.
Use the filters below to search for a story by school name or level. . Stories created before September 2008 are found here
Students from Vaiala Beach School in Samoa invite you to read their story to learn how their school came to be and of how the school has overcome adversity and hardships.
Year 8 students from Samoa Primary School welcome people of the world to their story and are honoured to show the history and activities of their school.
2011 is Rugby World Cup year. Students from Samoa Primary School tell about their national rugby team Manu Samoa, and share the team's visits to their school.
Students from Evans Bay Intermediate School in Wellington have written stories about their Samoan successes at their school. Enjoy reading their stories. They are very proud of their successes!
At St Anne's School the students are lucky to have the opportunity to experience new things, visit different places and push themselves to attempt new challenges. The year 8 students from Room 9 write about a few of their experiences to share with you.
A group of Year 10 students from Tapawera Area School have dedicated this site to their local community, school, and to any other people that would like to learn about their little town’s history. Take a look at their research.
In 2010 Grey Lynn School celebrated its Centennial. See how the history has unfolded over one hundred years as the students share the story of their school.
Cornwall Park District School year five students went on a walk and discovered that while many things have changed, the past is remembered around the community of Epsom and Greenlane in several ways. Enjoy reading about their discoveries into the history of their community.
Students from Te Kauru at Paparore School have created a website filled with information about their area, their school and its heritage. Find out about their place and their stories.
As the information had been lost, students from Owairaka District School have researched their school peheha. Have a look at the learning journey the students made to create and share their new school peheha.