Who could forget this year’s staff farewell video to Year 13s. We also had a touching tribute video to a departing teacher, performances, heartfelt speeches, and some special moments. Prize Giving Highlights Video (2 min) Staff Boy Band – Farewell video to Year 13s (3 min) Tribute to the departing Mr Bell (5 min) […]
Category Archives: Learning
Senior Prize Giving
Prize Giving was a day of celebration, with students awarded prizes for their Christian character, academic excellence and individual growth. There were memorable performances by the staff boy-band, junior choir and senior Tongan group. There were also a few heart-felt farewells to leaving staff Mr Bell and Mrs Sheed. Head Boy for 2022 Joshua Ah-Chan […]
NCEA Exams Begin This Week
Click to enlarge the Year 11-13 NCEA Exam Timetable for 2022.
21st Century Teens Seminar – 7th Sept
Two podium finishes for Cornerstone at Mathex
Teams of four of the best ‘Mathletes’ from schools all around the region gathered at the Awapuni Racecourse today to compete in the annual Mathex competition. Puzzle questions such as “what is 14 times pi?” had teams wishing for a calculator. Competing against schools up to 10 times our year group size, Cornerstone students from […]
Year 10 Tradefair
Hot dogs, Donuts, Hamburgers, and Hot Chips warmed up our students on a cold lunchtime today. Drinks, Kebabs, and Sushi were also on sold today by our Year 10 Business Studies class. The goal is to give students real world experience in running a business and experiencing all the transferrable skills that entails. The donut […]
Careers Expo 2022
Students explored over 60 exhibits from universities, government agencies, gap years, and big employers at the CEDA Careers Expo today. Students could enroll to vote, enlist in the military, or enjoy a virtual reality experience. There were hands on job experiences including magnetic surveying, controlling logging robots, and resuscitating dummies. After a couple of quiet […]
Welcome Back to Term 2
Our latest Covid protocols. Week 1) Star-Wars day and Assembly, Week 3) Book Week. Welcome back Mrs Jae Lee. May the Fourth – Star Wars Dress-Up day On Wednesday ‘May the Fourth’ we have a Star Wars themed dress-up (mufti) day. Please do NOT go out and buy a Star Wars costume for your child(ren) […]
Omicron News: Onsite learning for all from 6th March.
Update 5th April – Whole school learning onsite again tomorrow! We will fully reopen for onsite instruction for all year levels tomorrow, Wednesday 6 March. We recognise that COVID is still having a significant impact in our school. However, attendance rates are up, COVID cases are down (only one new student case today) and we […]
International Pi Day Celebrated
March 14th, or 3.14 in American parlance was celebrated by math students at Cornerstone today. Students calculated Pi, read stories about Pi, created Pi art, and (importantly) ate Pie. Ryan set the record for most digits of Pi memorised. His 45 digits was more than twice as many as the best teacher. For his efforts, […]