Alternative Education News

We have more inspiring updates to share in this week’s newsletter. In this week's edition: 🏉1. Introducing New Kaiako - Psalms 'Ilolahia Over the next 3 editions we will introduce our new staff members, who started with ACES AE last week, and we lead this week with the dynamic Psalms 'Ilohaia, joining the mighty Maungawhau Team.

We have more inspiring updates to share in this week’s newsletter. In this week's edition; 🏉1. Sport Academy Project - We look at Real world impact as Ākonga lesson plans come to life We reflect back through the eyes of student Freddie Muller, at the lessons delivered at New Windsor Primary by the Sport Academy Project Team.

We have more inspiring updates to share in this week’s newsletter, we want to firstly honour the wonderful tutor teams who work hard preparing lessons, in some cases picking up and dropping off Tauira to school, preparing lunches, navigating the roller coaster of regulating emotions and behaviours while creating an exciting and compelling curriculum and culture of belonging. Nga mihi nui ki a koutou.

We have some inspiring updates to share in this week’s newsletter — a great reflection of the energy, heart, and commitment across our ACES community and the talent and skill of our wonderful ACES Tauira.

A Month of Growth, Glory, and Giving Back – ACES’ Latest News! It’s been another exciting month at ACES, packed with opportunities to learn, compete, and grow! Firstly, coming up soon, our students will be getting some top-notch financial advice through Westpac's "Managing My Money" course—because let’s face it, who doesn’t need a little help when it comes to budgeting for that extra large coffee or for our Rangatahi those latest Nikes?

The Five Pillars of ACES and Honouring Buchanan... Tēnā koutou katoa parent(s), caregivers, whānau and external providers In this week's edition of the ACES Weekly Buzz, we celebrate the amazing staff wellbeing success story of the ACES Lions Indoor Netball Team, set up by our very own Reuben Feetau - Campus Leader Maungawhau.

In this week's edition of the ACES Weekly Buzz, the ACES Futsal Tournament was held two weeks ago and enjoyed by students, tutors and our professional stakeholders alike, we received some feedback on how it went; ACES says 'Farewell' to Maungarei's Chris Payne; we take a look at what our Tuakana have been up to this term; and Maungarei celebrates the end of the term.

In this week's edition of the ACES Weekly Buzz, we celebrate the amazing success of our whakawhanaungatanga and One School event, the ACES Futsal World Cup, held at Action Central, last Monday 9th June. Mauri ora.

This week's rundown in the ACES Weekly Buzz: > ACES Pink Shirt Day Champions

This week we catch up with Maungawhau's Mark Pomare as he walks us through the amazing, "Guardians of the Community" project and discusses the importance of safety in creating a successful learning environment.

This week, both campuses will celebrate Pink Shirt Day 2025 and we go behind the scenes with Hayward to look at what's planned around this important kaupapa.

Welcome to the first week of Term 2 - Full timetable. It's fitting that our Term 2 theme is Hapori or Community, as we would like to first warmly welcome our new students and their whanau/caregivers, who joined us during Whakawhanaungatanga Week, last week.

Welcome to the last week of Term 1 (yes already!). In this week's issue, we caught up with former ACES Maungarei Student Sam Puna (transitioned 2020); we finally get to meet everyone's favourite Maungawhau tutor, Ezra Purcell.

In this week's issue, we rock your earbuds with a taste of Sonya and Tori's Identity Project and their creative approach to learning. We meet Tim from Maungawhau campus and get some unique insight into his world.

In this week's issue, we celebrate Pasifika month, to embrace our Pasifika staff and students. Through our Identity Projects, students have been encouraged to connect with their culture and key elements that forge identity.

This week in the ACES Weekly Buzz, we feature student work completed around our Term theme of Identity, we have a coffee and a chat with with Dorothy Feetau one of our Kaimahi at our Maungarei Campus. Read on to stay in the loop with all the latest happenings and important dates at our school. Mauri ora.

Welcome to the first edition of our weekly ACES pānui: The ACES Weekly Buzz! This week in the ACES beehive, we have not one but two Students of the Week showcasing our real world impact, we have important updates on school lunches, an exciting preview of "The Amazing Race" event, and a fun, insightful interview with Maungarei Campus Leader, Salome Ma'u. Read on to stay informed and connected with all the latest happenings at our school.

Our first Amazing Race for the year was an amazing success at Cornwall Park yesterday! Featuring all seven roopu from our Maungawhau and Maungarei campuses competing for value certificates.