The school lets it’s students climb and jump on and off the famous rock walls.  They climb on the trees.  Sure some students fall from time to time but the point is that teaches the students that taking a risk sometimes means a bit of pain.

 

Through the innovative use of technology Newmarket is a part of a global learning culture.  There is a future focus curriculum creates expectation they will make a different to students. 

 

The Newmarket teaches children to take risks as it wants them to become problem solvers.  Sometimes to succeed there has to be failures. 

Wendy in her address mentioned the Jetsons of 1970s TV fame. She said at that time the Jetsons vision of the future was dismissed as fantasy.  But when you stand back and think where we are now many of the elements in the Jetsons cartoons have come to pass.  Artificial intelligence, Makerspace, online learning spaces, wearable technology, interaction between the real world and the digital world.  And Remember the Jetsons was set in 2050. The late of development of technology suggests that the world in 2050 will be very similar to that of the Jetsons 2050. 

 

Wendy also commented that technology is important as it is one of New Zealand’s major export earner. 

 

One of the important parts of Newmarket Primary’s education process is to ensure that the students give back to the community. The kids grow veges in the school garden for the City Mission.  They undertake projects that benefit the local community.

 

Finally Wendy talked about Makerspace science technology engineering arts.  The school provides spaces for children to encourage them to design experiment build and event.  The garden shed is an example of this.

 

In closing Wendy thanked Newmarket Rotary for it’s support over the years.