mr. parker teaching from calibre academy

The calibre of shooting from all the competitors throughout the day was very high, and there was not a lot separating those that made it through to the shoot offs and those that missed out. After Hoops Army duty on the Saturday Tate Drummond joined the squad for the Sunday event in Alexandra.Īt the Wanaka event on Saturday - the weather was perfect for shooting - clear blue skies and no wind - only complaint was - it was just a bit hot! The boys all shot well, with some gaining personal bests throughout the day. Hostel boys Arden O'Donnell, Henry Sim, Riley Thompson, George Taylor, Nick Sim, Ollie Nicholson, George Scurr, Will Scurr, Tom Scurr and Harry Graham headed to Central Otago to compete in the Wanaka Inter Collegiate event on the Saturday. The hostel shooters continued their very successful season on the weekend. Some have a laugh and couldn’t care less but some are ultra-competitive and take it very seriously! It is always interested when you take a group of boys to an activity like this. The boys enjoyed the outing and the weather was fantastic. Mini Golf at St Kilda was the organised activity on Sunday. David’s ex-teacher Des Smith was also at the dinner! Mr King and Mr Swan both went to school with Mr Parker. It proved to be a bit of a school re-union for Mr Parker with current OB’s teacher Andrew Swan and Chris King in attendance.

With so many farmers at the hostel this was an interesting message and one that the boys really listened to. Mr Parker spoke about how economic development doesn’t have to come at the expense of the natural environment. It was great to have old boy and cabinet minister David Parker at the hostel for formal dinner on Thursday. I wish all the hostel boys and parents who have attended the best of luck and I look forward to including the reports for the various tournaments in the next newsletter. This really marks the end of winter sport at the school with the only exception being tournament week which is on this week. They were loud and proud but remained respectful of the opposition. Despite the result the ‘army’ proved a great support for the team. The game was tight and the Hoops Army did its best to get the boys across the line but it wasn’t to be. We want each student to become a well-rounded, independent and confident young man and woman.There were a few tears at the hostel on Saturday with the 1st XV missing out on the top four with a loss to Nelson College. We at Calibre firmly believe that the UK Curriculum will ignite a spark in each student. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire said William Butler Yeats. The school continues to strive to make the education of the child deeper, more meaningful, and enjoyable and geared towards securing admissions into good colleges both in India and abroad to pursue their chosen fields resulting in lucrative career options. The Curriculum and the teaching methodology will be a blend of the proven and well appreciated Calibre system and the syllabi that supports what the International curriculum has to offer. In India, GCE - 'O' level and GCE - 'A' level of Edexcel is recognized by AIU (All India Universities) as equivalent to +2 stage qualification of an Indian Board giving access to the bachelor degree programs at all Indian Universities. Students can then move on to universities in India or UK for further education. General Certificate for Education (GCE) AS & A Levels is for students aged 16-18 and equivalent to classes 11 and 12 in India. The school, from the year 2013 - 2014 extends GCE curriculum offering the streams of Humanities & Law, Commerce and Media.

This move is a step forward to enable students to compete with students from others streams, when it comes to procuring college admissions and, prepare them with better life skills to be successful global citizens. The General Certificate of Secondary Education or GCSE is an international curriculum that blends seamlessly into the Indian syllabus. The school is affiliated to the International Edexcel curriculum, UK.

It expanded to include class IX in the year 2010 - 2011 and went on to add Class X. Calibre Academy International School started its Secondary Division during the academic year 2009 - 2010 to accommodate classes from VI - VIII.

Mr. parker teaching from calibre academy