Innovation
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The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a comprehensive e-learning program,which provides students with the Internet technology skills essential in a global economy. The Networking Academy program delivers Web-based content, online assessment, student performance tracking, hands-on-labs, instructor training and support, and preparation for industry standard certifications. |
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The Surfboard Design and Construction course has been running at school since 2000 . It is tutored by Sam Tanner HOD Technology and Graphics. The course operates at lunchtimes and after school and is included as part of level 3 technology in 2009. Students pay for their own materials, work in state of the art facilities and are involved in all aspects of performance design, commercial graphics and fiberglass lamination. This is an innovative and unique development with students competing for a course place . |
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Courtesy of Eagle Technology we have access to GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software. The software is prepared by ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) of the USA. GIS links locational (spatial) and database (tabular) information and enables a person to visualise patterns, relationships and trends. The database covers the world, so students can follow existing projects or design their own, using the user friendly programs. |
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CloudSat takes pictures and gathers information from above clouds. NASA collects information from schools like GBHS who have volunteered to collect information below the same clouds. Science teacher, Mr Suttor and his students were supplied with a camera and a "whole- sky mirror", which they use about three times a fortnight at specific times NASA says a particular cloud is in orbit. |
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Catering & Hospitality: The catering and hospitality course offered at GBHS is a taster course for boys who are interested in or want to know more about what is involved in a career in hospitality. The course is timetabled as a double block four times a week for the school year and involves theory and practical lessons. |
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Nga Toi: Our course enables our students to experience, to explore and finally to develop their ability in Maori art. Once we have studied and researched the traditional methods and patterns, we then develop our own personal design work . |
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The National Certificate in Building, Construction and Allied Trade Skills Level 1 and 2 covers skills in communication, literacy, mathematics, quality standards, workshop procedure, drawing and sketching, job specification, health and safety, materials knowledge ( including timber, metal, plastics, glass and rubber ) and hand tools, power tools and operating fixed machinery. Students interpret instructions to construct a range of practical projects. |
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Pocket Motorbikes: The Level 2 Mechanical Engineering Technology has been a tremendous success for the students who made the commitment to attend this class when the rest of the school was heading off home each day. The introduction of the pocket motorbike project has certainly created a lot of interest with a number of year 10 students saying they can’t wait until they get to year 12 so they can also make one of these bikes. |