Apr 20, 2026
This year we have had several wonderful camps with all our schools in stunning outdoor locations. This camp I am writing about was no exception, they fully utilized the local bush and lake surroundings, and the students were having a lot of fun connecting to the...
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....
Sep 20, 2017
Hey! My name is Troy Kendall, I am an eighteen-year-old student studying environmental management and renewable energy at the Southern Institute of Technology in Invercargill. I have always been extremely passionate about the outdoors doing activities such as...
Aug 10, 2017
There’s nothing we love more than hearing from past POET students; there’s a big wide world out there and often after leaving school, students disappear into it and we never really know how they get on. So of course, we were thrilled when Jonathan Renata Smith got in...
