Students Experience New Zealand History
Our Year 4 students visited Howick Historical Village last week to find out more about the life of early European settlers in New Zealand. Wearing their best Victorian-style costumes for the occasion, they tried their hand at churning butter, dug up historical treasures and even tested out the village stocks, which were used as a […]
Ficino School Picnic
Each year, we are very lucky to be able to have the Ficino School picnic in the beautiful grounds of Philosopy House overlooking Wai O Taiki Bay. This year, the weather was perfect for outdoor fun and it was wonderful to see our families relaxing together. The Friends of Ficino parent volunteers did an amazing […]
Athletics Day
This week, we held our annual athletics day at Mount Smart. Each year, students take part in a range of events, including track, high jump, long jump and discus. Despite less than ideal weather, there was plenty of house spirit in evidence as the children cheered on their peers and celebrated each others’ success. We’ll […]
Nature Studies at Muriwai Farm
The Aulds are one of Ficino’s founding families and Tim and Rosemary continue to be significant supporters of the school. Each year in Term 1, our Year 3 students take a trip to the Auld family’s lifestyle farm near Muriwai to experience rural New Zealand, meet the various animals and even learn about spinning wool. […]
Silver for Lucas at International Robot Olympiad
In December, Lucas in Year 6 travelled to the Gold Coast to take part in the 27th International Robot Olympiad. This global STEM event brings together young innovators from around the world to compete in various robotics challenges. This was Lucas’ first experience of taking part in an international competition, as just one of hundreds […]
Waterwise Programme
Last week, our Year 8 students took part in the Waterwise programme. This aims to teach children how to be safe on and in the water. The students had a packed day of sailing, stand-up paddleboarding, windsurfing and kayaking. Head Student, Isabelle, wrote about her experience: Waterwise at Orakei Basin was such an exciting and […]
Alumni Stories – Sahil Arora, 2002
When 2002 graduate, Sahil Arora, joined us at our recent reunion event along with his parents, we took the opportunity to find out what he has been busy doing since his Ficino years. Q: What have you been up to since you left Ficino School? A: After Ficino, I took the “sensible” route: high school, […]
Year 3 Nativity Play
On Wednesday, Year 3 students performed the annual Nativity play. Each year, the whole school comes along to watch the performance and it is a wonderful way to remind the children of the origins of Christmas. Our script is based on the St James Bible and tells the story of Mary and Joseph, and the […]
Christmas Art Competition
As part of this year’s Christmas Bazaar preparations, our students created festive art for a display entitled ‘What Christmas Means to Me’. We had some wonderful entries, with prizes being awarded by Ms Doctor for best in each class and best overall in the junior and senior school groups. Well done to everyone to took […]
Christmas Family Fun
On Friday 21st November, we held our annual Christmas Bazaar here at Ficino School. It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon and it was wonderful to see students and families from both the school and preschool having fun. The Friends of Ficino have been busy planning this event for a number of weeks and there were […]
