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Join us for Class 12’s final production ‘The Visit’.
Thursday 20th March / Friday 21st March.
Doors open 6.30pm for pre-show refreshments. Show starts 7pm.
Tickets from iTicket: www.iticket.co.nz/events/2025/mar/the-visit
Cash & EFTPOS on the door.

Class 12, in their final year, take on Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Visit, transforming the stage into the crumbling town of Güllen. The students bring to life the townspeople’s desperation, their shifting morality, and the chilling power of Claire Zachanassian’s wealth. With a minimalist set emphasizing decay and looming greed, the performance focuses on the tension between justice and corruption. Alfred III’s tragic fate unfolds with eerie inevitability as the ensemble gradually succumbs to temptation. Through powerful movement, lighting, live music, and insightful costume, the students present a gripping exploration of human nature, making their final-year production unforgettable.

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𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Visit us on Wednesday 19th March, 2025
Talk & tour 9.30am – School classes 1-12
Talk & tour 3.30pm – Kindergarten & school classes 1-12
55 Amy Street, Ellerslie.
For further information, visit our website or contact our enrolment officer at 579 3083.
www.michaelpark.school.nz/open-days

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Remembering world-renowned American Waldorf teacher and author, Betty Staley.

We acknowledge the passing of Betty Staley, teacher at Sacramento Waldorf School, as well as author and adult educator, who passed away early this year. She was the author of several books that are staples in any Waldorf parent bookshelf; two of these are Between Form and Freedom – a practical guide to the teenage years, a sensitive and practical guide to supporting adolescents, and Tapestries, a book that explores the seven-year biographical stages as outlined by Rudolf Steiner.

Staley has been widely celebrated for the way that she brought the wisdom of Steiner’s philosophies into the present active realm of teaching, bringing along with it her own wisdom and deep understanding of human psychology.
Her insight and commitment to contemporary Waldorf pedagogy will be missed in the world of Waldorf teaching.

Staley’s books, as well as many others, are available to borrow from the Michael Park School library.

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Congratulations to Lily Dickinson, 2024 MPS alumni – we’re so proud of you!

Lily Dickinson
Michael Park School
‘My Mitacondrial whakapapa’

I wanted to look at what gets passed down through the female line of my ancestors, my nanas, my great nanas, my mum to my sister and myself. what ideas what knowledge connects us all.

ceramic material. Impressing hand modeling slab buliding.
Clay is a material you need to understand and respect, because with any work you make with clay has a 50/50 say in how it will turn out.

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At today’s assembly, Class 7 presented some of their work from their Renaissance Main Lesson. Students shared items they had created, including a recipe book, weapons and clothing from the Renaissance era.

The study of the Renaissance provides a backdrop for much of the Class 7 year, providing lessons in history, science, mathematics, geography, literature and art. The Renaissance artist wished to be recognized for his own work, the scientist challenged old truths with newly developed tools for measuring the world, the religious rebel rejected the dictates of authority. Likewise, the adolescent is driven by these forces.

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For the past 4 weeks, the students of Class 11 have been working with Ms. Valyashko to discover the chemistry behind their favourite recipes.

Through the Food Chemistry main lesson, they’ve explored the roles of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and other essential nutrients that keep our bodies running.

This hands-on experience has brought science to life in the kitchen. Students have worked together to knead fresh bread, make pasta from scratch, experiment with different ways to cook eggs, and bake sweet treats.

To end the main lesson, each student created a unique recipe and explained the chemistry behind what makes their dish delicious.

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Natural materials speak to the soul of the child.

At our Kura, the wool is tailor hand-dyed for the different projects that the students make in their Handwork lessons. The students play an active part in selecting colours, spinning the wool dry and spinning the skeins into balls of wool.

By being actively involved in the process, the students form an appreciation of the process and take more ownership in how they use the materials. Later in life, the natural materials will speak to the moral compass of the individual, forming a love for the world and all things good and beautiful.

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Discover the difference!
Visit us on Wednesday 19th February, 2025.
Talks & tours at 9.30am and 3.30pm.
55 Amy Street, Ellerslie.
For further information, visit our website or contact us on 525 8996.
www.michaelpark.school.nz/open-days

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The stairs to the school art room give us a ‘bird’s-eye view’ of this sweet family of blackbirds. Students and staff alike have been enjoying following their progress. Dad can often be found freely foraging in the staff room for tasty morsels.

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This week, we farewelled our Graduating Class 12 students of 2024. For the most part, Michael Park School and Steiner Education have played a major role in their lives. We are truly proud of what you have accomplished, we congratulate you on making it this far and wish you all the best for the future. Congratulations!

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