Dec 2, 2020
Let’s face it, school camp can be a pretty daunting experience for a wide eyed and nervous year 9 student. There are so many firsts on camp – their first time camping, staying out in nature, cooking meals, being away from family (and technology!), trying new...
Apr 20, 2020
Our Chair, Marlene Julian has written from her bubble to let us know how she is getting her daily dose of the outdoors during the New Zealand Covid-19 Alert Level 4: From my bubble to yours….what a glorious autumn day it is today. Just because I can’t drive to the...
Apr 4, 2020
Our new Programme Coordinator, Brian Connelly joined the POET team earlier this year and by day 20 had already attended 5 camps, phew! Brian checked in to let us know how his first month went: Its been an exciting start to the year for me as a fresh, brand-new POET...
Apr 8, 2019
One of the things we really enjoy about our ‘people’ blog posts is that along with the reader, we also get to know the people we work with better! This week we are sharing the words of Gemma, one of our POET Programme Coordinators: I’m a first generation...
Feb 21, 2019
There’s no chance of being stung by a scorpion in NZ so you can see why Andrew Quick enjoys his outdoor adventures down under. Over to you Andrew… I was born and raised in a small city called Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, which meant unfettered access to the great...
Nov 29, 2018
In 2016, the first POET Head Start Scholarships were awarded to five students from across the schools that POET works with. The scholarships were created with the support of the Brian Perry Charitable Trust as a way to invest further into our students and communities....
