Downtown Rotary meeting - 30 April 2019

Rotary Club of Downtown Auckland, Inc.

Weekly meeting – Tuesday 30/04/2019

 

Alwyn Poole BBS, MEd (Hons), Dip Tchg, PG Dip Sport Mgt

Principal and Academic Manager of Mt Hobson Middle School

“The role of charter schools”

 

Alwyn Poole founded and academically manages Mt Hobson Middle School in Newmarket, Auckland It is a private school for up to 50 children, with a 12:1 student:teacher ratio, a project-based curriculum, and an innovative day structure.

 

He is also a board member of the Villa Education Trust, which has established a further two partnership schools: South Auckland Middle School and Middle School West Auckland. They are both based on the Mt Hobson model, with a 15:1 student teacher ratio, split-day model (academic morning and arts/activity-based afternoon), 60 student "villas", and other aspects that they believe make them work for young people.

 

In 2018 Alwyn co-founded Innovative Education Consultants to share the unique project-based curriculum, other aspects of the model, and how to arrange resourcing.

 

Alwyn has taught at Tauranga Boys College, Hamilton Boys High School, and St Cuthbert's College. He states that throughout his teaching career and in his own study, he has sought the best ways to teach and learn.  These methods have been incorporated into the structure of Mt Hobson Middle School.

 

Please note:

Breakfast meeting registrations close at 11 a.m. on the Monday

Failure to register your attendance can cause problems for Northern Club catering

 

Introducer/host: John Boscawen

Thanker: Kenneth Winstone

 

5-minute speaker:

Wayne Dyer (“A journey from another era”)

 

Reception: Chris Winders, Tony Gardner, David Graham

 

Upcoming meetings:

 

07/05/2019

Victoria Brownlee

Alumni development assistant – University of Auckland

“UN experience”

 

14/05/2019

Tanya Hart

Project director – Trees that Count

“How Sir Stephen Tindall’s vision for a native tree campaign became a reality”