Education is about much more than sitting in a classroom learning things by rote now-a-days. Our students have some amazing opportunities to learn outside the boundaries of a conventional classroom.

Year 12 Physics - Teacher Mr Christoph Zink

The Year 12 class are very lucky to experience the Physical concepts related to flying a plane by doing just that, flying a plane! The Fiordland Aero Club instructors give each student an introductory flying lesson.

Besides being able to take over the controls of the airplane for a while, students learn about the forces involved in take-off and landing, get pushed into their seats while performing a tight turn and even get to experience the feeling of weightlessness for a short period of time.

Students learning the Physical concepts related to flying a plane. Photos: Supplied

Project Based Learning (PBL) - Teacher Mrs Raewyn Harrison

The new News PBL group has created a magazine called “Fiordland College News” as well as a student-run Instagram account @fiordlandcollege

This is the first time any of the students have done anything like this and they have created it all themselves. We are very proud of their efforts and look forward to seeing the next edition of the magazine.

Click this link to see the Fiordland College News

Fiordland College proudly sponsored by Shanelle Scott - Ray White, Te Anau

Year 12 Geography – Aoraki Mt Cook Trip - Teacher Dr Sue Peoples

Mid-winter July marks the time when our Year 12 Geographers swap their classroom for an expedition to Aoraki Mt Cook's glaciers, scree slopes, and strong winds... gale-forced enough to stop our scenic flight... Damn it!

Unwin Lodge became home sweet home, with evenings of pizza, unicorn ice cream, and charades. Days were action-packed: a VIP welcome from Aoraki Primary School’s six students, a trek up to the Red Tarns, scree sprints down the side of Mt Sebastopol, avalanche-spotting at Kea Point, and hunting for edible ice chunks on Lake Tasman.

Aoraki Mt Cook's adventurous and challenging landscape. Photos: Supplied

Meals were student-made masterpieces, especially Gwylam’s “world famous in Te Anau” chocolate pudding. McDonald’s on the way home provided the final “cuisine experience” before cruising into Te Anau, where parents reclaimed their delightful offspring — mostly intact, slightly tired, and smelling slightly of Maccas fries.

Huge thanks to Camp Dad John Carter, an all-round legend.

Mt Cooks natural beauty. Photo: Supplied

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