2021 - Growing and Thriving

The class of 2021 near the beginning of the year included 26 children and finished the year with over 30 from memory. The second person to 'graduate' from the programme at the end of the year was Zara Wesley, having been in the class since it first started.

The French community came together for a 'school camp' at Woodend Christian Camp. This was all organised by Sue Pagoet and was a huge team building success. Woodend was an excellent venue and the kids had an absolute blast.

We also had a great article published in The Press promoting the class:





A big effort in the background had been going on since the previous year, and finally came to fruition, with the Ministry of Education granting us 'Special Programme' status. This finally ensured that we were officially included within the school zone as priority students.




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