Rationale:

• Radio is an accessible and affordable medium for schools to promote themselves to their community.
• While it’s obvious that radio can be a fun and extracurricular activity to offer students, it is also a powerful tool for the classroom, and a unique way for the school to make and maintain contact with their wider community.

Goals :

• For schools to identify a project and, using an action research model, gather evidence of best practice to enable them to reflect on the process they have undertaken.
• For students to develop enterprising attributes within a variety of authentic contexts.
• For teachers to trial a new and innovative approach using the New Zealand Curriculum to guide their process.
• For local businesses and other community enterprises to share their knowledge and skills with teachers and students.

Who was involved :

• Principal
  • Dennis Thompson (CEO and enthusiastic listener!)
  • Deputy Principal
    • Clint Chalmers (Overall responsibility, Announcers, Music programming, Team meetings)
    • Other Senior Syndicate Teachers
      • Anita Tufuga (Reviewers)
      • Debbie Limpus (News Readers)
      • Rochelle Todd (Marketing)
      • Linda Nevill (Web Site)
      • Sherwin Mottram (News Reporters)
      • Rachael Rutherford (Advertising)