7 May 2021

Country schoolchildren prepare to spread their wings

From Country Life, 9:07 pm on 7 May 2021
Year 7 and 8s from rural and remote schools on the 2019 Wellington camp

Year 7 and 8s from rural and remote schools on the 2019 Wellington camp Photo: Supplied

Country Life's guests this week are preparing for a big week in Wellington with schoolchildren who have only ever met online. The primary students are soon to leave their remote and rural schools for high school and the trip aims to help them make that big step.

Rachel Whalley is the principal of the Virtual Learning Network and Kath Johnson is principal of Rakiura Stewart Island's Halfmoon Bay School.