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Well, waking up at 5am in the morning was something I did genuinely have a build up of nervous energy for. (Sue me, I like to sleep in on Saturdays). But other than that, I shouldn’t have been worried about anything really. Dreading the part where I go home, asking myself whether or not I wanted to really commit to this project was plain idiotic. I have never been part of a project of such a large scale so of course I was getting cold feet about it, however by the end of the day, I realised...

Between 18 April and 6 May, 15 students from Newlands College in Wellington participated in a 3 week language and culture trip to France.  The group was firstly based in Paris, before heading down to homestays and language classes in Nice.  One of the highlights of our time in Paris was a day-trip to Le Quesnoy for ANZAC commemorations, followed by a tour of the Arras tunnels.  Students performed an emotional waiata at the mayoral reception in the Le Quesnoy town hall after the ceremony itself.

Merci beaucoup aux élèves de Long Bay College !

La semaine dernière, nous avons reçu les travaux effectués par nos partenaires néo-zélandais et nous en sommes très heureux.

Nous avons lu les posters qui reprenaient des thèmes que nous avions nous-même étudiés pour la France et nous avons pu comparer les expériences de nos deux pays engagés dans la guerre. C'est très intéressant. Il y a finalement beaucoup de similitudes malgré l'éloignement géographique.

La prochaine étape sera...

For our shared histories project, our Social Science class discussed what we already knew about World War 1 to get an idea for a project to send to France.

What an excellent visit to Longueval today we've had today

Students produce bilingual e-book!

Remembering those who fought in WWI

 Two Baradene College History students who were involved in the Shared Histories Project, Rewa Kendall and Louise Piggin, where honoured to attend the closing ceremony formally closing an exhibition of ‘quatrefoil’ crosses marking WWI and meet Corporal Willie Apiata, New Zealand’s only living recipient of a Victoria Cross.

Many of you may have seen the four-leafed golden solid brass cutouts by artist Max Gimblett that hung on St David’s Church, on Kyber...

This week the principal of Baradene College, Mrs Sandy Pasley, accompanied two of our students Keera Ofren and Lauren White (pictured), to an Auckland Council WWI Political Steering Group meeting, chaired by historian Sandra Coney. These two students were invited to present their experience and knowledge gained from their WWI Shared History Project and in turn gained a first hand experience participating in local politics. This was a great chance for the Auckland City Councillors to find out...

Notre projet a été lancé au mois de novembre 2014.

Depuis, les élèves du collège de Meyssac et les élèves de la High School Long Bay College d'Auckland ont réalisé des travaux conjointement et partagé leurs recherches. Nous avons pu constaté que, malgré l'éloignement géographique, il y avait beaucoup de similitudes dans les expériences vécues aussi bien par les soldats que par les civils.

Les élèves de troisième de Meyssac ont réalisé des journaux d'époque et des vidéos. Ils se sont...

Students from Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Auckland, NZ and Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé, Chauny, France have worked together on a joint ambitious project to mark the anniversary of the First World War. The local  newspaper in Remuera, Auckland called "The Hobson" published an article about our project, book launch for "The Battle of Conscience" and the recent exhibition linked to this project. In the article the newspaper quoted the Principal of Baradene College, Mrs Sandy...