Heritage et AL

International Day for Monuments & Sites is a World Heritage Day that highlights and celebrates the different aspects of heritage. It is organised by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). The day was celebrated on 18 April and the theme this year was ' The Heritage of Education '. This was something which the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) felt that the Matakana Island community in the Bay of Plenty had a lot to celebrate. Te Kotukutuku School House on the island is one of the few surviving pre 1900 Native school houses in NZ. The building has been recently registered as a Historic Place Category 1 and was built on land donated by local iwi. Ref: 4-448, Military Cemetery in Tauranga with Matakana Island (on left) and the Mount (right) in the background, 1860s, Sir George Grey Special Collections

In May 2012 the work of students from Bruce McLaren Intermediate School brought local life to the walls of the West Auckland Research Centre through the 'It takes a village: photo voice' exhibition (see post on 25 May 2012 if you want to read more about the exhibition). Today it is back in a new form as a   virtual experience of the original physical exhibition . This gives it the potential for reaching a regional, national and even international audience!  Ref: Home page, It takes a village website, West Auckland Research Centre Village residents and students are pleased that then are now able to send friends and family a link to the exhibition which highlights the work of the students. Ref: Vision Waitakere Gardens, It takes a village website, West Auckland Research Centre  Each village link includes stunning portraits and narratives reflections of the conversations captured between students and older residents. Read more about the project .  ...