Princ+Visits+South+Nov+3rd+4th

= **PRINCIPALS TRIP SOUTH:** = = **Got Your Bags Packed? Don't forget your camera!** =

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** Leaving 8am (Travelling time approx 1hr 15mins) **
==== 9.15am to 11am Tauhara School, Taupo (Thanks to Bob for arranging this) ====
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 * ==== Bev Purdie Principal ====
 * ==== Focus Area: Inquiry / Online Planning / Use of Knowledge Net / E-Portfolios ====

1.30 pm to 3.30pm Taihape Area School (Brand new) (Travel 1 ½ hours)

 * ==== Focus Area: New School / Design / E-learning Provision / Futures Planning ====

Accommodation: (Taihape to Foxton approx: 1 ¼ hrs)

 * ==== Celtic Motel 29 Purcell Street, Foxton Ph: (00 64) 6 363 5333 ====
 * ==== [|www.celticmotel.co.nz] ====
 * ==== Dinner: ====
 * ==== - Perhaps the Foxton Family Restaurant, 0.5km from the motel? ====

==== 8.30 am Walk to **Coley** **Street School****, Foxton** Principal: Richard McMillan ====
 * ====** Coley Street: ** Coley Street was in a previous cluster and then became the Lead School in a present Cluster (so they’ve been involved in ICTPD cluster programme for about 5 years.) It is a modern, well equipped school at the cutting edge of developments in pedagogy, curriculum change, and the implementation of ICT. ====
 * ==== Principal: Richard McMillan ====
 * ==== [|http://www.coleystreet.school.nz] ====
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==== 12 o’clock Leave Coley Street ==== ==== Travel 40 mins ==== ==== 1.15 to 3.30 **Russell Street** ** School **, 25 Russell Street, Palmerston North ====
 * ====** Russell Street ** was the lead school in an ICT Cluster from 2001-2003 ====
 * ==== Acting Principal is Regan Orr Principal, David Reardon is on study leave ====
 * ==== [|http://www.russellst.school.nz] (Their website is a blog!) ====
 * ==== Nick Rate, the school’s DP was an e-fellow last year focussing on e-portfolios. He has been awarded an ‘Apple Distinguished Educator’ this year. ====

==== ** Return to Rotorua (4.5 hours) Home by 9pm Tea on the way home**====