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Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust manager Dr Viviana Zanetti is concerned about what will happen to the community facility when the current lease expires in December.
The future of a community hub on the site of an earthquake-damaged Christchurch school remains uncertain as its lease comes up for renewal. Ten organisations and 45 casual groups use the Phillipstown Community Hub on Nursery Rd, which opened six years ago. About 850 people attended classes, social activities, health and fitness programmes and support meetings there each week.
Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust leases the site and manages the various rooms and outdoor spaces. It pays costs but is not required to pay rent to the Ministry of Education.
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Although Shakespeare’s plays are no longer a compulsory requirement in schools, they are still widely studied. Hawes is a passionate supporter of Shakespeare and her classroom is adorned with his quotes and posters of his plays. It would “theoretically” be possible for a student to complete their secondary education without reading any Shakespeare, she said, as teachers selected books or plays depending on the class. “The teachers choose text that they believe their students will respond best to.” At Christchurch s Hornby High School, students have studied
A Midsummer Night s Dream,
Macbeth,
Twelfth Night.
Riccarton High School English teacher Tania Hawes says Shakespeare remains relevant.
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Former Christchurch mayor and city councillor Vicki Buck, left, with Niki Stephenson, senior leader at Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery, at the site of what will soon be a shared campus for school students, focused on climate action.
A group of Christchurch schools are joining forces to establish a shared campus on the edge of the city s red zone that will give students an opportunity to learn about climate action. At least eight Canterbury schools are onboard with the proposed climate action satellite campus, which has been led by former Christchurch mayor Vicki Buck. The campus is believed to be the first of its kind in Australasia.
It will also have community meeting rooms and a kitchen. The Christchurch City Council is already recruiting managers for the new pool and will advertise for workers, lifeguards, fitness instructors and customer service workers in May and June. “Work on the facility is progressing really well and we’re on track to have it open later this year,’’ the council’s head of recreation, sports and events, Nigel Cox, said. Groups wanting to book space at the pool could now email the council to express interest, he said. Times for Swimssmart swimming lessons would also be released later this year.