Botany Downs Secondary College
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Botany Downs Secondary College is a coeducational secondary school in Howick
, Auckland
, New Zealand
. The school is governed by a Board of Trustees. There are approximately 1800 students along with 140 permanent teachers.
in BDSC is designed to create a 'family' atmosphere; a "home away from home". It encourages a sense of a community based learning environment.
Whanau
name (colour) - Whanau Leader
administration and communication with our parent community. Training is ongoing for all staff and students to make the most of
the developing technologies. Students have individual access to the network, with copy and print capabilities.
All classrooms in the College are connected to the school network. Staff have both cable and wireless access to the network to enable staff to move freely, creating truly flexible learning areas. Access to the Learning Management System(LMS), the college intranet, gives students and staff access to learning resources and school information from within the college and from home e.g. lesson handouts, powerpoint presentations, assessment calendar and assignments.
A feature of each Whanau is the IT pod situated on the ground floor. Each computer pod has 12 computers, in addition to the computers in the general classrooms, and the Study Centre. The second floor specialist areas have 12 computers in the Breakout area. Interactive Whiteboards and data projectors add a new dimension to curriculum delivery in the classroom.The school's Daily Notices are streamed into and displayed on plasma screens in each Whanau Commons.
Howick
Howick can refer to:Places*Howick, KwaZulu-Natal**Howick Falls*Howick, Lancashire, a small town in England*Howick, Monmouthshire*Howick, New Zealand**Howick Historical Village*Howick, Northumberland, a small town in England**Howick house...
, Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
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. The school is governed by a Board of Trustees. There are approximately 1800 students along with 140 permanent teachers.
Logo
The logo design uses the circles of the Beta and Delta characters from the Greek alphabet.- The inner circle represents the student.
- The outer circle represents the nurturing and educating by the teacher.
- The overlapping circles echo the traditional role of the educator and the student.
- The outer shape links the circles, envelops the whole school community and is pointing towards the future.
Whanau system
The Whanau systemHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
in BDSC is designed to create a 'family' atmosphere; a "home away from home". It encourages a sense of a community based learning environment.
Whanau
Whanau
Whānau , is a Māori-language word for extended family, now increasingly entering New Zealand English, particularly in official publications.In Māori society, the whānau is also a political unit, below the level of hapū and iwi, and the word itself also has other meanings: as a verb meaning to give...
name (colour) - Whanau Leader
- Koru Whanau (Green) - Jonathan Clarke
- John Britten Whanau (Black) - Debbie McGregor
- Spirit Whanau (Purple) - Debbie Henshaw
- Discovery Whanau (Blue) - Amanda Cox
- Endeavor Whanau (Yellow) - Kevin Adams
- Sir Peter Blake Whanau (Red) - Alan Taylor
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
At Botany Downs Secondary College ICT is an integral part of the life of the school, for the teaching and learning programmes,administration and communication with our parent community. Training is ongoing for all staff and students to make the most of
the developing technologies. Students have individual access to the network, with copy and print capabilities.
All classrooms in the College are connected to the school network. Staff have both cable and wireless access to the network to enable staff to move freely, creating truly flexible learning areas. Access to the Learning Management System(LMS), the college intranet, gives students and staff access to learning resources and school information from within the college and from home e.g. lesson handouts, powerpoint presentations, assessment calendar and assignments.
A feature of each Whanau is the IT pod situated on the ground floor. Each computer pod has 12 computers, in addition to the computers in the general classrooms, and the Study Centre. The second floor specialist areas have 12 computers in the Breakout area. Interactive Whiteboards and data projectors add a new dimension to curriculum delivery in the classroom.The school's Daily Notices are streamed into and displayed on plasma screens in each Whanau Commons.
Achievements
- 2008 5th grade rugby champs
- 2009 5th grade rugby champs
- 2009 7th grade rugby champs