Read the winning entries for the Foundation's short story competition, which challenged students to describe the adventures of a baby polar bear lantern after it disappeared from the Lantern Festival.
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Incorporating Asian cultures into school curriculum
Business studies students at Auckland’s Glendowie College set up stalls and made Asian cuisine for their school mates to learn about the peoples, places and cultures of Asia as part of the school’s In
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Community vital to
Asia curriculum
Ngaio School is bringing Asia awareness into its curriculum through building partnerships with local Asian communities.
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Golden Bay students revel in Indian culture
Rangoli art, the art of cooking curry, and an Bharatanatyam dance class marked the culmination of a two-month journey into Indian culture for Year 7 and 8 students at Golden Bay High School.
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A Clear Dawn shines for budding poets
Students at Cobham intermediate turned their hands/minds to the art of the ode thanks to a Foundation-arranged visit by poet Neema Singh. Livia Adams and May Fudakowska (Y8) describe the experience.
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Short story competition: The case of the missing polar bear lantern
2016 was the year of the monkey in the Chinese zodiac – but it wasn’t a monkey lantern that went missing from the Auckland Lantern Festival.
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Olympic sailor wows students with stories of Asia
Olympic sailor Sam Meech Zoomed in on classrooms around the country recently to share his stories about traveling and competing in Asia, including taking part in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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Diwali lights up schools
Despite alert levels forcing Diwali celebrations online for some schools this year, the festival of lights still brought a splash of colour and Indian culture to students around New Zealand.
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Mascot designs to cheer on the New Zealand team at the Tokyo Paralympic Games
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Students enthralled by Black Stick's Asia stories
Former Black Sticks goalie Richard Joyce visited schools at the top of the South Island on a road trip to give hockey coaching workshops and talk to students about his experiences playing in Asia.
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International programme connecting students online
A reciprocal exchange programme that builds online connections between classrooms in New Zealand with those in Asia recently saw six Indonesian teachers visit NZ schools.
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PE teachers get inside look at RWC and Olympic preparations
Christchurch Girls' High School physical education teacher Nicola Richards writes about her experiences on the Foundation's Japan Sports Forum.
