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TOM in Australia

Our Tournament of Minds Team traveled to Australia during the school holidays. The students competed in Canberra from the 13th to 17th October at the Tournament of Minds International Competition.

The students presented a solution to a 3 hr challenge which required them to come up with a new celebration that would unite the country. They then had to present this solution in 10 minutes as a dramatic performance. The challenge also included a spontaneous challenge where they had 4 minutes to unpack a question and provide a solution.

Our students did very well but there could be only 2 winners out of the 80 teams that were there.

We would like to acknowledge the support of our wider community in helping our team attend this competition. Without your generous contributions this opportunity would not have been possible.

Tournament of Minds – help us get to Canberra!

This past weekend, our Tournament of Minds (TOM) Team won Nationals in Wellington and have thus qualified to attend the International Tournament in Canberra from October 13th – October 16th 2022.

Tournament of Minds is a problem-solving programme for multi-aged teams of students who work together to solve a demanding, open-ended Long-Term Challenge. The team will also participate in an unseen Spontaneous Challenge on Tournament Day. The purpose of Tournament of Minds is to enhance the potential of youth by developing diverse skills, enterprise, time management, and the discipline to work collectively within a challenging and competitive environment.

Our team needs your help in getting to this International Tournament!

Please see the below link to their fundraising page if you would like to help the team compete at this International event.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/get-us-to-canberra-tournament-of-minds

Tournament of Minds – National Finals

This past weekend, a group of students travelled to Wellington for the Tournament of Minds (TOM) National Finals. It was an amazing experience for these students and they took away a win! Off to Internationals they go! Congratulations to – Saketha Jandhyala, Owen Chen, Savir Selagan, Riya Sutton, Yashvi Patel, and Alan Shipway.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

MHJC ended Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori with some delicious hangi, fried bread and pudding, and a joint celebration with Mission Heights Primary School. Both schools’ Kapa Haka groups performed together beautifully, as their families, teachers and school mates watched on. We also had a friendly kaiako (teacher) MHP vs MHJC Kaimahi Challenge, with our teachers winning and claiming the ‘Kaimahi quiz’ plaque. Ka mau te Wehi!

Production 2022 – Ticket Sales

A reminder that MHJC’s production is coming up.

Please note, tickets to the Saturday show have now sold out and there are only a few tickets remaining for the Friday show. Ticket sales are online via Eventbrite or at the door before the show (if tickets remain). Tickets will also be sold before school next week by reception.

We look forward to seeing you at our 2022 Production!