Wednesday Morning

Each Wednesday morning between 11:00 and 12:00 there is a "whole of school" activity that all students take part in. It is often singing, but sometimes drama, games or other things are tried. This week, Kathy, one of our office staff took a Line Dancing class.
It looked like everyone was having a great time. Here are some photos from this morning.

First Surf Course

These 2 photos are the brave students who have just completed the first surf course of this summer. There will be several more courses run as the summer continues.

Recent Photos

Ultimate Challenge on Friday Sept 19th.
These shots show Ahmed, Men and Jose on the high climbing wall.

Driving Creek Railway

This is a very popular tourist attraction situated about 45 minutes away from Whitianga at the historic town of Coromandel. This amazing little narrow gauge railway windes up through the bush clad hillside overlooking the coast. The train, the tracks, the bridges and tunnels were all built on site by the dedicated team of enthusiasts who run the place. It is owned by a well known potter Barry Brickell who started building the railway in 1975 to bring clay for his pottery and timber for the kiln, down off the hill. He began to take people for rides to supplement the income of his property and now in the summer up to 500 people a day take the trip to the top station which is called the "Eyefull Tower"

Target Shooting

Real shooting. Real shot guns. What we do is clay target shooting or what is sometimes called skeet shooting. This is another one of those activities that people normally get to try for the frist time when they are here at COLC. The 'clay' disc-like targets are fired out of a machine and they fly through the air presenting moving targets for the shooters to try to hit. The targets can fly towards you or away from you, and from high up or low down. There are lots of different skills needed to succeed at this sport.

Golf

Don't let anybody tell you that learning to play golf is easy. But it is fun. This activity gives everybody an opportunity to try out a game that can be challenging and frustrating. It is a popular activity, normally full of laughter, and most students agree it was harder to do than they thought. The Mercury Bay Golf and Country Club is close to the school and provides excellent facilities for us to enjoy our golfing experience.