Polyvibe prepare for Polyfest

This week Polyvibe, the Verdon College Pasifika group, have been training hard for Polyfest on Friday. We wish them well as they represent the College. Please come along and support the event. Details and a time-table follow.

For the first time ever in Southland, the community have come together to host a Pacific and Maori Festival. Commonly known as the Polyfest, over 24 different groups will present performances of Maori and Pacific cultural items.

It’s about participation for all and will include the Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary sectors. Providing performance opportunities in a non-competitive environment, it is about bringing students together within the context of Maori and Pasifika dance. Based in a family friendly atmosphere that will have an intergenerational appeal.

Members of the Māori and Pacific Island education community have been working cooperatively on the project for the last nine months. Their vision for the festival is, “Empowering children by sharing culture through song and dance”. The festival in Southland is about celebrating Pacifica and Maori identity.

The Inaugural Murihiku ECE and Schools cultural festival (Polyfest) will be held on Friday, 7 August 2009, at Stadium Southland Invercargill.

This promises to be an exciting and colourful event showcasing the talent of our Tamariki.

Time	Group	Programme 2009	Room
8.45 am		Mihi Whakatau & Karakia
9.00 am	A	Aoga Amata Early Childhood Centre	4
9.15 am	B	Kōhanga Early Childhood Centre	2
9.30 am	C	Kew Pacific Early Childhood Centre	3
9.45 am	D	Rockdale Park Early Childhood Centre	1
10.00 am	D1	New River	4
10.15 am	E	Donovan Primary (E1)	1
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10.30 am	F	St Patricks Primary	2
10.45 am	G	Newfield Park Primary	3
11.00 am	H	Fernworth Primary	4
11.15 am	H(1)	Sacred Heart School	3
11.30 am	E	Donovan Primary (E2)	1
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11.45 am	I	Te Wharekura O Arowhenua	Squash Courts
12.00 pm	J	Ruru Schoool	2
12.15 pm
12.30 pm	K	Waverley Park Primary	Squash Courts
12.45 pm	L	Bluff Community School	Squash Courts
1.00 pm	M	Aurora College	1
1.15 pm	N	Verdon College	2
1.30 pm	O	James Hargest High School	3
1.45 pm	P	Southland Girls High School	4
2.00 pm	Q	Southland Boys High School	1
2.15 pm		Karakia Whakamutunga
2.30pm onwards		Committee & Volunteers pack up