Introducing Roger De Jager – Ficino School Caretaker
Originally from Cape Town in South Africa, our caretaker Mr Roger De Jager, is coming up to his one-year anniversary at Ficino School. Popular with students and staff, Roger ensures our school is tidy and well-kept. You may well recognise him in his orange vest as he manages the school pick-up system at the end […]
Message from a Parent – Term 3
This week, the Roving Reporter had the privilege of attending “Twelfth Night”, the Shakespeare play put on by our Year Seven students. The wearing of many hats – parent, staff member and audience member – meant that I had a 360-degree view of the amount of work that had gone into the production. It can […]
Message from the Cuisine Team
Welcome to Ficino Kitchen, where the Cuisine Team caters for students and staff out of council-certified, commercial-grade premises. The food we provide is ‘lacto-vegetarian’ which means most of the food is plant-based, along with some dairy products in the form of milk, cheese and yoghurt. Everything we make is prepared daily from fresh ingredients, is […]
Introducing the 2024 Head Girl and Boy
We are very happy to introduce our new Head students for 2024. Zia Ferdian is our Head Girl and Pranav Jokhun is our Head Boy and both have shared their Ficino journey with us. Zia Ferdian: My name is Zia Ferdian, I started Ficino school right from year 1, and I must tell you, the […]
Learning outside the classroom
Students have had many opportunities this term to enhance their learning in class by going on day trips and overnight camps that reinforce their on site lessons. From Year 2 through to Years 7 & 8, students have had many exciting adventures! To enhance their Nature Studies programme, Year 2 children visited Motat to […]
Healthy bodies – Athletics day
Every year our children compete in our Annual Athletics Day. We feel this is an important event in our calendar because it gives children a chance to develop their skills out of the classroom. Participation in sports improves their health, wellbeing and develops resilience. It also fosters team spirit. Furthermore, children develop their social skills by supporting […]
The value of music at Ficino
We greatly value music at Ficino, not only for the skills that learning how to sing and play an instrument teaches your children, but also for the enrichment it provides to one’s wellbeing. The philosopher Plato says, “Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into […]
Alumni – where are they now? Nicholas Clarke
Nicholas Clarke attended Ficino School from Year 0 – Year 8. It was fantastic for us to hear about his journey through Auckland Grammar School and hear about the Grammar Scholars Assembly where he was presented with a Premier Scholars Award by the Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon. There are only eight of these awarded […]
Speech and recitation at Ficino
I was recently asked to reflect on the place of speech and recitation at Ficino. As a wise man once said, good speech is fundamental to leading a good and fulfilling life. He went on to say that if our speech is beautiful, our actions will be beautiful. Words have power to transform both the inner being […]
Staff Achievements
We are very fortunate to have a brilliant team of teachers at Ficino. As lifelong learners they are committed to developing their skills and talents both in and outside of school. We would like to congratulate the following talented staff: Miss June Xu for completing her BSC in Maths and Computer Science last semester. Mr […]
