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Monday, 30 March 2009

Artists in School Project

At Maitai School, staff and students were faced with a large blank fence that encircles the school playground. Principal Diane Whyte, playground designer Lyn Cadenhead, artist Anne Rush, and technician Sam Laidlaw collaboratively conceived an initiative that involved the creation of a series of sensory panels that would be attached to the fence, allowing students the opportunity to interact with these. Read more here.

Saturday, 28 March 2009

Staff in the news

When Michael and Judy Keylock moved thousands of kilometres from England to live an eco-lifestyle in rural Nelson, they wondered if their contact with other cultures would diminish.

Instead, helping them shape their tranquil Lud Valley property has been a virtual United Nations of visitors, eager to lend a hand in exchange for a place to stay and some tucker
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Read the article in The Nelson Mail