A page banner for a feature on school closures.
A graphic giving the status of Aranui High School.
A video of an interview with Tanja Grzeta and Alastair Wells, the Co-Directors of Unlimited School, about the news that they will be merging with Discovery One. Grzeta and Wells talk about their excitement about the merge, their pursuit of a location for the school within the Christchurch central city, and their hopes that the school can be open 24/7.
A video of interviews with students from Banks Avenue School about their experiences during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A video of Principal Richard Patton announcing to staff and students that Chisnallwood Intermediate is to remain open. Chisnallwood is one of thirteen schools which the Ministry of Education planned to close after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A special liftout for schools, on earthquake causes and effects.
A graphic giving statistics on detailed engineering evaluations of schools.
A graphic giving key dates for school closures and mergers.
A timeline for the consultation on changes to Christchurch schools.
A graphic giving the status of Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti School.
A page banner promoting an article titled, "Schools shake-up".
A special liftout for schools, on earthquake causes and effects.
A timeline for the consultation on changes to Christchurch schools.
A chart giving statistics on NCEA results for Canterbury schools.
The Gap Hunt booklet put together by Gap Filler in collaboration with KidsFest for the school holidays. The booklet challenged school children to find and enjoy Gap Filler projects around the central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Matthew Rogers (11) Jordan Young (8) Elaine Hague (10) Aarleah Tangaroa (11) and Hannah Anderson (7) from Banks Avenue School in Dallington. First day back to school after 'quake-break'".
A protest sign painted on a fence shows a bulldozer labelled "Govt." driven by a woman (presumably representing Education Minister Hekia Parata) running over a sheep labelled "Chch schools", next to the words "Every time you close a school you have to build a jail - Mark Twain." The photographer comments, "Due to the earthquakes in Christchurch and parents leaving the area to give their children a quieter and more education friendly life a lot of the local schools especially in the East of Christchurch are to be closed or amalgamated. This was a decision by the government without consultation with any other authorities. Mark Twain actually said 'Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail'".
A video of three Chisnallwood Intermediate students reading their stories about the Christchurch school closures. The students are Sophie Yeoman, Breana Riordan, and Phoebe Thompson.
A logo for a feature titled, "Schools facing closure or merger".
Incomplete logos for a feature titled, "What makes our schools special".
Historical images of the Engineering School,taken from above circa 1962.
A graphic showing the proposed redevelopment of Rangi Ruru Girls' School.
Graphs showing the results of a survey on proposed school closures.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gorge Road School held a 'Red & Black' themed dress day and a gold coin donation (which they made into a coin trail) to raise funds for earthquake-stricken Canterbury. Pictured with their coins are Logan Marshall (5) on the left and Aaron Hart (6), with school pupils in behind. The fifty-pupil school managed to raise $136.00".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wacky support. Clinton Primary School pupils (from left) Jess Kendall and Kayla Monique-Kamana turn on the style at their school's Wacky Hair Day to raise money for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal".
A video of a protest at the Hagley Park netball courts against the Canterbury school reforms. 57 schools will be affected by the reforms, with 13 set to close and 25 undergoing some form of merger. The video includes speeches from Reverend Mike Coleman, Richard Chambers (Principal at Manning Intermediate), Jelena (a student at Greenpark School), Jennifer O'Lerry (Principal at Branston Intermediate), Eugenie Sage (Green Party MP), and Mia Harrison.
An incomplete map showing the location of schools relative to new subdivisions.
A page banner promoting an article titled, "The state of our schools".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "George Ridgen (8) and his second cousin Amelia Ridgen (6), pupils at Greendale School, with a book 'The Octopus Tree', copies of which were donated by Boulcott School in Wellington after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "George Ridgen (8) and his second cousin Amelia Ridgen (6), pupils at Greendale School, with a book 'The Octopus Tree', copies of which were donated by Boulcott School in Wellington after the earthquake".