Monthly Archives: June 2009

Mahi Toi concert

As term 2 came to a close, the excitement levels at Garin College increased with the anticipation and arrival of the school’s annual arts festival, Te Wairua o nga Mahi Toi (the Spirit of Creation in the Arts). In its eighth year, the Mahi Toi gives students two days of performance and viewing a wide [...]

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A week of musical successes

It has been a week of success and recognision for three of our musicians. Year 12 violinist Nick Pittar, has just been named as a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra.  He also won first place in the Nelson School of Music Scholarships in the Phyllis Fell open category playing Mozart concerto [...]

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Excellent report on Garin’s Special Character

At the end of term 1, current Principal Mary Cook and former Principal Collene Roche spent three days in the school looking at the Catholic nature of Garin, and the quality of our RE programme. We take being a Catholic school very seriously – and our staff and Board were proud of what they found [...]

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