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Principal Travels to China

Printed in the Auckland City Harbour News, August 26, 2011.

megan_jowsey_deputy_principalAuckland's Asian population is set to double over the next five years, so seven Auckland Principals are about to brush up on their knowledge with an 11-day tour to China from tomorrow. Auckland Girls Grammar deputy Principal Megan Jowsey will join nine other principals from around New Zealand for the trip.

The trip is organised by the Confucius Institute which is run by Auckland University and aims to strengthen business and cultural ties between New Zealand and China. As well as visiting schools and New Zealand businesses in China, the group will go to Chinese landmarks includign Tiananmen Square and The Great wall. "We see our job as coordinators of our students' global citizenship," Ms Jowsey says. "Learning a new langauge has the additional advantage of experiencing the unknown and developing an empathy with another culture, which is why we expect all our year 9 students to learn a second language. "We have recently added Mandarin to the list of languages we offer, in recognition of the growing significance of the China-New Zealand relationship. "An education that includes an Asian focus will elad to job opportunities in the future for our girls."

Confucius Institute director Nora Yao is confident the trip will benefit the schools and their students. "These schools are opening an important window for the students. People who learn about a foreign langauge and culture become more confident about their own."


Read about how some of our past International students experienced their time at Auckland Girls' Grammar School and in Auckland, New Zealand. 

 

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Jae-Eun was a Korean international student at Auckland Girls' Grammar School. She won a number of prizes for academic performance during her years with us and was the international student prefect in 2007.

Jae-Eun is now studying at University in Korea.


oriane bBelgium (with French Translation)

Kia Ora everyone !
 

My name is Oriane and I come from Belgium. Last year, when I finished my full scholarship in my country, I decided to experience another country, discover another culture, another way of life. I saw some photos of stunning landscapes and some videos of the haka so I immediately thought New Zealand would be a very nice and interesting country.

I decided to go to the kiwi land for one year with the organisation Rotary Youth Exchange. This program consists of going to 4 different host families around the same area and spending one year at school. I got the chance to go to Auckland Girls Grammar School.

At the beginning, I found it quitehard because I came from a co-ed and mufti school. It was very different ! But then, I got involved at school and I started loving it !

I joined the "Tongan Group" and performed at Polyfest. Imagine one blonde and white girl in the middle of hundreds of Polynesians !It was probably the highlight of my time at AGGS and one of the highlights of my exchange. They welcomed me so well and took time to teach me slowly the moves and words. We practiced every day at lunch, after school, and on Saturdays. It was worth it, we ended up first for one of our dances (Soke, stick dance)!
I also joined the Dragon Boating team. I had never heard of dragon boats before. It was so nice to experience it, meet a lot a nice people and race for the school !
I was also in the Global and Citizenship committee. I did not have enough time to get as involved as I would have liked tobut it was a great experience.
In Belgium my school required me to do only classes that would prepare me for university. My time at AGGS has also given me the chance to learn to paint, photograph, act, etc. A wonderful opportunity I would not have had at home.
I loved how AGGS was not only a place where you listened to a teacher and studied but also a whole community, where you are given the opportunity to play sports, to speak in public, to be leader and have some responsibilities. I thought it was so nice how everybody helped each other.

oriane b surfingOut of school, my organisation (Rotary) and my host families kept me very busy. I visited most of New Zealand and I went to Tahiti. I did a lot of tramps (Milford Track, Tongariro crossing,...) and I discovered that I loved water sports ! I love water skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking,scuba diving, sailing, swimming and surfing ! One of my host families lived in Piha and I was out in the ocean almost every day ! I also faced my fear of heights by doing abseiling, the Swoop in Rotorua, skydiving in Queenstown and Bungy jumping from the Harbour Bridge !

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end and it is already the end of my exchange and time at AGGS. I want to say thank you to all my AGGS sisters with whom I have had such a good time andalso to all the school staff for welcoming me, for what you have done for me and for the experience and opportunity you have allowed me.

With lots of love,

Oriane Boeraeve

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Kia Ora tout le monde,

Je m'appelle Oriane et je viens de Belgique. L'année passée, j'ai fini ma scolarité dans mon pays et j'ai décidé de partir pour un an dans un autre pays, découvrir une autre culture, un autre manière de vivre. Quand j'ai vu des photos de magnifiques paysage néo-zélandais et des vidéos de danses maories, je me suis tout de suite dit : la Nouvelle Zélande serait génial et intéressant pour passer un échange !

J'ai ainsi décidé de partir pour le pays des kiwis pendant 1 an avec l'organisation Rotary Youth Exchange. Avec ce programme, je suis accueillie dans 4 familles différentes qui habitent dans la même région et je passe un an dans une école du pays. J'ai eu la chance d'aller à Auckland Girls Grammar School.

Au début, c'était un peu difficile pour moi car je venais d'une école mixte et sans uniforme. C'était tellement différent ! Mais dès que je me suis impliquée à l'école, j'ai commencé à l'adorer !

J'ai joint le groupe des tongans (les tongans viennent d'une île Polynésienne, Tonga) où l'on apprend des danses et chants de leur pays. Nous avons donné une représentions à Polyfest, un grand festival polynésien où de nombreuses écoles d'Auckland rivalisent. C'était probablement le meilleur souvenir de mon temps à AGGS, et un des meilleurs souvenirs de mon échange. Ils m'ont tellement bien accueilli et ont pris le temps de m'apprendre les mouvements et paroles lentement. On s'entraînait tous les jours à midi, après l'école et les samedis. Cela valait la peine car nous avons gagné la première place pour une de nos danses (Soke, une danse avec des bâton) !
J'ai également pris part de l'équipe de Dragon Boating ( grande barque qui demande 20 pagayeurs). Je n'avais jamais entendu parler de telles barques auparavant. C'était tellement chouette de l'expérimenter, de faire de nouveaux amis et faire la course pour l'école !
Je suis aussi devenue membre du comité « Global and Citizenship ». Je n'ai pas eu assez de temps pour m'y impliquer autant que ce que j'en aurais voulu mais ce fut une bonne expérience.
Dans mon école en Belgique, je ne pouvais choisir que des cours qui me prépareraient pour l'université. Mon temps à AGGS m'a également donné la chance d'apprendre à peindre, à faire des photos, à faire du théâtre, etc. Une opportunité magnifique que je n'aurais pas eu à la maison !
J'ai adoré comment AGGS n'était pas seulement un endroit où l'on écoute un professeur et étudie mais aussi toute une communauté, où l'on a l'opportunité de jouer des sports, parler en publique, être meneur et avoir des responsabilités. J'ai trouvé génial qu' à AGGS que tout le monde s'entre aidait.

oriane b skydivingEn dehors de l'école, mon organisation (Rotary) et mes familles d'accueils m'ont gardé très occupée. J'ai visité la plupart de la Nouvelle-Zélande et je suis allée à Tahiti. J'ai fais beaucoup de randonnées (Milford Track, Tongariro Crossing,...) et j'ai découvert une nouvelle passion : les sports nautiques ! J'adore faire du ski nautique, du « wakeboard », du kayak, de la plongée sous-marine, de la voile et du surf ! Une de mes familles d'accueil habitait à Piha, une plage de surf sur la côte ouest d'Auckland, et je sortais dans la mer presque tous les jours ! J'ai également fait face à ma peur des hauteurs en faisant des descentes en rappel, le Swoop à Rotorua, un saut en parachute à Queenstown et un saut à l'élastique du « Harbour Bridge » à Auckland !

Malheureusement, toutes les bonnes choses ont une fin et c'est déjà la fin de mon échange et de mon temps à AGGS. J'aimerais dire merci à toutes mes amies d'AGGS qui sont devenues comme des sœurs et avec qui j'ai passé de tellement bons moments, et aussi à tout le personnel scolaire pour m'avoir accueilli, pour tout ce qu'ils ont fait pour moi et pour l'expérience et l'opportunité qu'ils m'ont offert.

Beaucoup d'amitiés,

Oriane Boeraeve


linda_pic_4Germany (with German Translation)

Kia Ora!
 

I'm Linda from Germany. I came to NZ with 'iSt' ("Internationale Sprach- und Studienreisen GmbH") last July and the fact that my year here is already over is kind of unrealisable and sad. Surely, I'm excited to go back home but I'll really miss all my NZ experiences and all the good friends I've made here – I'm not regretting a second of being here.

When I had to choose a place I decided to come to the beautiful, multi-cultural city of Auckland which was just the right decision for me.

In my first week I had a fun orientation program organised by 'N to Z' which was really helpful for us German exchange students in order to get to know the city, Maori culture, Kiwi slang and New Zealand lifestyle.

We did lots of fun activities and visited the sights of Auckland like for example the Skytower, the museum and the most popular beach in 'Mission Bay'. It all helped me getting ready me for my NZ life.

The school I decided to go to was Auckland Girls Grammar School ('AGGS'), an all-girl's school with a school uniform! Pretty weird to me because I come from a small town and my co-ed.-school wore mufti. So everything was completely new to me in the beginning. However, it was just what I wanted to experience. I simply felt the need to expand my horizon here on the other side of the earth.

linda_pic_2I was really lucky that the international department at my school buddied me up with 3 really kind and welcoming Kiwi girls who now have become my friends for life.

After being two months in NZ I started feeling uncomfortable in my first home stay so I immediately informed my student advisors from 'N to Z'. Right after that they gave me a new suggestion of other host families that I got to meet before deciding whether I want to live with them or not. The family I chose turned out to be the right one for me. They always made me feel comfortable and were very welcoming. Out of school I also had fun going out with them to various places.

At AGGS I had to get used to wearing a school uniform, speaking English all the time and being in a multi-cultural all-girls school but after a while I got completely into it. It is actually very interesting and surprising how differently girls behave when there are no boys around. They are way more out-going and stay more focused on the school subjects.

I also find that the student-teacher-relation-ship here in New Zealand is way friendlier than it is where I come from. That's one of the things I liked most about AGGS and I'm probably going to miss it.

The NZ educational system in general is very different from the German one where we don't have such a great variety of subjects. Schools in New Zealand also offer so many sports and activities to join – even sports like "Dragon Boating". At home I only had very academic subjects while here in NZ I got to choose from so many subjects and of course I took the creative ones like Media Studies, Food Technology and Drama. Everyday, I got excited for those fun subjects that really interested me and helped me to extend my knowledge.

I was involved in the Drama class' production which was really exciting and it also helped me to become even more passionate about performing. I started bonding with the girls in my classes, gained more confidence in raising my voice and became part of the whole community.

In addition to that I participated in lots of AGGS' many exciting lunch time events that were happening in the motto weeks. There was 'Media week', 'Science week', 'International week', 'Maori week' and so on.

Furthermore, I gained so much knowledge about all the different cultures that are present at AGGS which were cultures I had never even heard of.

linda_pic_01I got to see Pacific Island and Maori performances and I also made friends with other international students.

Luckily, I was the only German student at AGGS so I had no choice but speaking English. Throughout my stay here in New Zealand my English has improved a whole damn lot. Speaking another language everyday helped me becoming more self confident, too. This is why I'm so glad that I've chosen this school instead of the others that are around Auckland where there is a whole bunch of German-speaking exchange students.

During the school holidays I decided to explore NZ a little more and went on a South Island Tour organised by 'Learning Journeys'. It was the most exciting and unique vacation of my life and I am so grateful that I got to see the fascinating beauty of the South Island. Everything looked so much like in 'The Lord of The Rings' and I even got to ride through the same river as 'Arwin' (one of the characters). Other students even went skydiving or bungy jumping! It all was so breath taking.

In the NZ summer holidays I was really fortunate that my parents came all the way from Germany to visit me, meet my home stay and to get an idea of my Kiwi life.

linda_pic_5With them I travelled around the North Island and enjoyed its most beautiful sights and beaches.

The most exciting event of my North Island vacation was taking a swim with real, wild dolphins – my favourite animals since I was little. I didn't know that you could even do that and be with them so closely.

Now, that I'm going through all those great memories again I get kind of sad that I have to leave. The fun I've had with my AGGS friends, the school, the great things I've done in Auckland, the beauty of linda_pic_6the country and the lifestyle – I'm going to miss it all.

I am so thankful and lucky for all the great support that I got here and I have no idea what my life would look like if I had missed out on the amazing opportunity to go on an exchange to New Zealand – and I cannot wait to visit this country, that couldn't be further away, again. It's my second home now.

http://www.igougo.com/journal-j55145-Auckland-New_Zealands_City_of_Sails.html

http://www.everythingnewzealand.co.nz/bay-of-islands/sightseeing/dolphin-swim-dolphin-discoveries.bay-of-islands/

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Kia Ora!

Ich bin Linda und komme aus Deutschland. Meine Eltern, mein Bruder und ich wohnen in einer kleinen Stadt in der Nähe von Hamburg. Ich kam im Juli letzten Jahres (2010) mit der Schueleraustauschorganisation ‚iSt' ("Internationale Sprach-und Studienreisen GmbH") nach Neuseeland und die Tatsache, dass mein Jahr Aufenthalt hier so schnell vergangen ist schmerzt mich sehr und ist für mich einfach nicht realisierbar und sehr schade. Sicher freue ich mich, wieder nach Hause zu kommen, aber trotzdem werde ich all die schoenen Erlebnisse und Lebenserfahrungen, die ich hier in Neuseeland gesammelt habe und natürlich all die guten Kiwi-Freunde, sehr vermissen – Ich bereue keinen Augenblick, dass ich hier war.

Die Stadt meiner Wahl war die wunderschöne, multi-kulturelle Großstadt Auckland und das war auch genau die richtige Entscheidung für mich.
In meiner ersten Woche, eine von „N to Z"-organisierte Orientierungswoche für deutsche Austauschschüler, haben wir zuallererst einmal Dinge über Auckland, maorische Kultur, neuseeländischen „Slang" und den Lebensstil hier gelernt.
Uns wurden die Sehenswürdigkeiten von Auckland, wie z.B. der Skytower, das Museum und der beliebteste Strand Aucklands der im „Mission Bay" liegt, gezeigt. Die Erfahrungen, die ich in dieser Woche sammelte, halfen mir wirklich sehr, mich auf mein neues, aufregendes, neuseeländisches Leben vorzubereiten.

Die Schule für die ich mich entschieden hatte, war Auckland Girls Grammar School (AGGS), eine Mädchenschule, wo man eine Schuluniform tragen muss! Ziemlich ungewohnt für mich, denn auf meinem deutschen Gymnasium würde die Pflicht, eine Schuluniform zu tragen, das absolute Grauen bedeuten. Am Anfang war alles natürlich völlig neu für mich, aber es war genau das, was ich erleben wollte. Es war mein Ziel, meinen Horizont auf der anderen Seite der Erde zu erweitern und das habe ich auch geschafft.

Natürlich musste ich mich erst mal daran gewöhnen, eine Schuluniform zu tragen und nur Mädchen an meiner Schule zu haben. An meinem ersten Schultag wurde ich von den „International student advisors"an meiner Schule mit drei wirklich netten Kiwi-Mädchen zusammengebracht, die nun Freunde für's Leben geworden sind.

Da ich mich in meiner ersten Gastfamilie nicht so wohl gefühlt hatte, benachrichtigte ich natürlich gleich meine Ansprechpartner von ‚N to Z'. Es wurde mir sofort eine neue Auswahl von Gastfamilien vorgeschlagen, die ich dann erst besuchen konnte, um zu entscheiden, wo ich leben möchte. Die Familie, für die ich mich am Ende entschied, hat sich als die richtige Wahl herausgestellt. Ich fühlte immer sehr wohl und willkommen und habe mit den Töchtern auch recht viel zusammen unternommen.

An AGGS fand ich es sehr interessant, wie anders sich Mädchen verhalten, wenn keine Jungs in der Nähe sind. Sie sind viel offener und konzentrieren sich mehr auf die Schule als auf andere Dinge.

Die Beziehung zwischen den Lehrern und Schülern hier in Neuseeland ist auch ganz anders. Es ist sehr freundschaftlich und das werde ich sehr vermissen, wenn ich wieder in Deutschland zur Schule gehe.

Zudem sind das deutsche und neuseeländische Bildungssystem sehr unterschiedlich. In Deutschland haben wir nicht so eine große Vielfalt an Fächern. Vor meiner Zeit in Neuseeland kannte ich nur die akademischen Fächer (Sprachen, Naturwissenschaften, etc.), und hier bekam ich die Möglichkeit sehr kreative und ausgefallene Fächer zu wählen wie z.B. „Media Studies", „Food Technology" und „Drama". Ich habe mich immer sehr auf diese Fächer gefreut und sie haben neue Interessen in mir geweckt. Neuseeländische Schulen bieten außerdem sehr viele Aktivitäten und auch außergewöhnliche Sportarten wie zum Beispiel „Drachenboot-Rudern" und „Musicals" an.

In Drama habe ich in den Aufführungen mitgespielt und dabei eine Leidenschaft für das Schauspiel entwickelt. Ich fing an, mich sehr gut mit den Mädchen in meinen Unterrichtsklassen zu verstehen und wurde ein richtiges, selbstbewusstes AGGS Girl.
In den „lunch times" hatte AGGS sehr oft noch zusätzliche Events (je nach Motto der Woche), die auch sehr viel Spaß gemacht haben und in denen man oft neues Essen und neue Aktivitäten ausprobieren konnte. Es gab "Media Woche", "Wissenschaft Woche", "Internationale Woche", "Maori Woche" und so weiter.

Darüber hinaus sammelte ich sehr viel neues Wissen über all die verschiedenen Kulturen, die an AGGS vertreten sind und von denen ich vorher überhaupt noch nie etwas gehört hatte.

Es gab interessante, exotische Tanzaufführungen von Mädchen aus den pazifischen Inseln oder von den Maoris, die alle sehr beindruckend waren. Zudem habe ich an dieser multikulturellen Schule auch andere Austauschschüler z.B. aus Japan und Hong Kong als Freunde gewonnen. Zum Glück war ich aber die einzige deutsche Schülerin an AGGS, also hatte ich keine andere Wahl als Englisch zu sprechen.

Während meines Aufenthaltes in Neuseeland hat sich mein Englisch dadurch natürlich enorm verbessert. Jeden Tag eine Fremdsprache zu sprechen hat mir außerdem geholfen, mehr Selbstvertrauen und Selbstsicherheit zu gewinnen. Ich bin sehr froh, dass ich diese Schule anstatt der anderen in Auckland gewählt habe, da dort immer eine ganze Gruppe deutsch-sprechender Austauschschüler sind, und man verleitet wird, wieder deutsch zusprechen.

Während der Schulferien hatte ich beschlossen, Neuseeland mal ein bisschen genauer zu erkunden und ging mit anderen Austauschschülern auf eine Südinsel-Rundtour, die von "Learning Journeys" geleitet wurde. Es war die aufregendste und einzigartigste Reise meines Lebens und ich war so fasziniert von der Schönheit der Südinsel. Alles sah so sehr nach „Der Herr der Ringe" aus und ich bin sogar durch den gleichen Fluss wie „Arwin" (eine der Charaktere) geritten und andere haben noch Extremsportarten wie sky-diving oder Bungy gemacht. Alles war so atemberaubend!

In den neuseeländischen Sommerferien (Dezember bis Februar) hatte ich das Glück, dass meine Eltern die ganze Strecke von Deutschland geflogen kamen, um mich zu besuchen und sich ein Bild von meinem Kiwi Life zu bekommen.

Wir haben dann gemeinsam eine Busreise um die Nordinsel gemacht und die schönsten Sehenswürdigkeiten und Strände genossen.

Das aufregendste Ereignis meines Nordinsel-Urlaubs war es mit wildlebenden Delfinen schwimmen zu gehen – mit meinen Lieblingstieren, seit ich klein war. Ich wusste nicht, dass man so etwas überhaupt machen kann. Das hautnahe Schwimmen ist einfach ein wahres Erlebnis"

Nun, wenn ich noch einmal all die schönen Erinnerungen vor Augen habe und realisiere, dass meine Zeit hier schon wieder um ist, werde ich doch irgendwie recht traurig. Den ganzen Spaß, den ich mit meinen Freunden an AGGS hatte, die Schule, die tollen Dinge, die ich in Auckland gemacht haben, die Schönheit Neuseelands und den Lebensstil - das alles werde ich sehr vermissen.

Ich bin sehr dankbar, dafür dass ich die Gelegenheit hatte, hierher zu kommen und dass ich von allen Leuten hier sehr gut aufgenommen wurde. Wie mein Leben ohne dieses Erlebnis aussehen würde? – darauf weiß ich keine Antwort.

Ich kann es kaum abwarten Neuseeland noch einmal zu besuchen und werde auf jeden Fall wiederkommen – in dieses Land am anderen Ende der Welt. Es ist nun mein zweites Zuhause.

 


Maggie_HamesVietnam

Ly comes from Vietnam. She spent three years at Auckland Girls' Grammar School, during that time she achieved excellent academic standards and participated fully in school life.  Ly's 2008 NCEA Stage 3 results were so good that she was offered a place into the second year of Engineering on the accelerated programme at the University of Auckland. Ly also sat the Scholarship Examinations and was awarded a Scholarship in Mathematics with Calculus.


SvetlanaRussia

My name is Svetlana Antonova and I am from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. My experience in New Zealand began nearly seven years ago. I was not even 14 years of age when I came to Auckland and like so many other new students, I had extremely poor English skills upon arrival to the country.

Living in a host family was instrumental in my learning experience. With their help my English improved drastically, and within the first six months at Auckland Girls’ Grammar School (AGGS), I went from a Foundation English to a regular English class with other New Zealand girls. This shows how quickly one can learn a language when placed into an environment where it is spoken constantly.

With the language barrier broken, my confidence was restored and I was able to make friends with the wonderful girls at AGGS, join a sports team and participate in various activities the school offered. In my last year at AGGS, I was appointed as the International Students’ prefect. This role was a great honour and brought many responsibilities. It taught me compassion, as well as organisational and leadership skills. This role also gave me the opportunity to speak in front of all secondary school international students in Auckland in 2009. That was one of the proudest moments in my life.

Graduating from Auckland Girls’ Grammar gave me an opportunity to continue my education at the University of Auckland. However, after a semester at this institution I found that it was not for me (although it is among the top universities in the world). Therefore, I changed my direction and I am now studying communications at Unitec Institute of Technology.  My major is International Communication and Public Relations. My hard work was recognised by Unitec in 2012, when I received a Top Student award for academic achievement in Intercultural Communication. 

Like some other international students here in Auckland, I got a part-time job when I was at AGGS at a restaurant in central Auckland. It was hard work, but it was also fun and I was able to meet many great people. One of those people was my current partner Jamie. However, in my first year at Unitec I was offered an assistant position at a construction company, where I currently work. Through this, I was able to contribute to reconstruction of one of the buildings at AGGS.  It felt great to be able to give back to the school that has helped me come so far in my life and shape me into the person I am today. 

As you may have already seen in popular films such as Lord of the Rings, New Zealand has amazing scenery. However, what I love most about it is that it has an incredible amount of adventurous activities to offer. Surfing, kayaking, skydiving, bungee...you name it, they have it, and I have probably done it. 
If you are thinking of coming to New Zealand, do not think too long. It will be a life-changing adventure and you will not regret it.

Please do not hesitate in contacting me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  if you have any questions or follow me on Instagram to see what life in New Zealand can be like: svetanzrus.  

Меня зовут Светлана Антонова, и я из Санкт-Петербурга, России. Моя жизнь в Новой Зеландии началась почти семь лет назад. Мне еще не было 14-ти лет, когда я приехала в Окленд и, как и у многих других новых студентов, у меня было мало знаний английского языка по прибытии в страну.

Жизнь в ново-зеландской семье сыграла важную роль в моем опыте. С их помощью мой английский значительно улучшился, и по истечению первых шести месяцев при Окландской гимназии для девочек (AGGS), я перешла в регулярный английский класс с другими девушками из Новой Зеландии. Это показывает, насколько быстро можно выучить язык, когда мы помещаемся в средe, где на нем говорят постоянно.

Языковой барьер был сломан, моя самооценка была восстановлена, и я смогла подружиться с замечательными девушками в AGGS, и присоединиться к спортивной команде и участвовать в различных мероприятиях, предлагаемых школой. В последний год в AGGS я была назначена префектом иностранных студентов. Эта роль была большой честью и принесла много обязанностей. Она научила меня пониманию, а также организационным и лидерским навыкам. Эта роль также дала мне возможность выступить перед всеми учениками средней школы иностранных студентов в Окленде в 2009 году. Это был один из самых значимых моментов в моей жизни.

Окончив AGGS, я получила возможность продолжить свое образование в университете Окленда. Однако, после семестра в этом учреждении я обнаружила, что это было не для меня (хотя он является одним из лучших университетов в мире). Таким образом, я изменила свое направление, и я сейчас изучаю связи на Unitec Institute of Technology. Моей основной специализацией является международные коммуникации и связи с общественностью. Моя работа получила признание Unitec в 2012 году, я получила награду за высшие академические достижения в межкультурной коммуникации.

Как и некоторые другие иностранные студенты, здесь, в Окленде, когда я училась в AGGS, подрабатывала в ресторане в центре города. Это была тяжелая работа, но это было и весело, и я познакомилась со многими интересными людьми. Один из этих людей был мой нынешний партнер Джейми. В первый год в Unitec мне предложили должность офисного помощника в строительной компании, где я в настоящее время работаю. Благодаря этому я смогла внести свой вклад в реконструкцию одного из зданий на AGGS.Мне очень приятно, что я смогла помочь школе, которая сформировала меня в юности и оказывает большое влияние на меня и сегодня.

Как вы уже могли видеть в популярных фильмах, таких как Властелин колец, Новая Зеландия имеет удивительные пейзажи. Однако то, что я люблю больше всего в ней, что в Новой Зеландии можно найти огромное количество увлекательных развлечений, таких как Серфинг, катание на байдарках, прыжки с парашютом, банджи ...

Если вы думаете приехать в Новую Зеландию, не думайте слишком долго. Это наполнит жизнь приключениями, и вы не пожалеете об этом.

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PloyThailand

Ploy is from Thailand. She lives in Auckland with family members. When she arrived last year she was a quiet and shy girl. One year later she has lots of new friends. Her English and confidence have improved so much that she now has a part-time job. 


YingChina

My name is Ying. I'm from China. I have been in AGGS for two years. When I just arrived here,my English was not so good; I couldn't speak and understand at all. Later on I started in ESOL class with the literacy level, during the first few months, I could hardly read novels and write essays, but later on my English has greatly improved and last year I passed ESOL level 2. In year 12, I chose 3 sciences (Physics, biology, chemistry), 3 maths (algebra, calculus, statistics) plus 2 language courses (history, English),and at the end of the last year, I overall achieved at merit level and I got an excellent certificate on calculus. My dream is to become a surgery doctor. Hopefully, I can get into Auckland University to finish my tertiary education. I'm very proud of being an AGGS student. AGGS is one of the oldest schools in NZ.  It has really good education system with great quality teaching. We can not only learn how to pass the exam at school, but also learn some other skills.

 我是莹,来自中国。我在AGGS 两年了。 刚到校时,我的英文不太好,根本无法说和理解。稍后,我开始入读英语读写级。最初几个月, 我几乎无法读小说和写文章,但后来我的英语水平有了很大的提高。去年我通过了英语2级。 12年级时,我选了三门科学(物理,生物,和化学),三门数学 (微积分,代数和统计),加上历史和英语。 去年期末时,我取得了总分良好成绩,微积分还获得了优秀证书。 我的梦想是成为一名外科医生。 希望我能进入奥克兰大学就读。我为自己是AGGS的学生感到很自豪。 AGGS是新西兰最古老的学校之一。它拥有优良教学质量,我们在校不仅仅是学习如何通过考试,还学习其他的技能。


 XiaoyeI am Xiaoye Zhang and I come from China. I came to AGGS when I was 17. I started in literacy in AGGS. I feel it's quite easy for me to get into this English level class because I've been started study English since I was 5 in China. After I came to AGGS, I found out I should make more kiwi friends, not just stay with Chinese girls all the time. I can practice my English a lot as I talked to kiwi girls. All my friends said to me that my English actually improved really fast during these 2 years.

I did economic, accounting, math with algebra and statistic, information management (IMA), science and English when I was year 12, which was the 1st year that I came to NZ. I found it's really hard at the beginning of the year as I never did these subjects before in China, from my point of view accounting and IMA were the hardest, but as long as I studied for it, it's just all good to me. Especially for IMA, I was struggling really hard in year 12, but I got 3 excellences and won the algebra prize at the end of the year. I love my year 12 in AGGS.

Later on, I did economic, accounting, math with calculus ad statistic and English reduce credits in year 13, I am not really satisfied with my year 13's results since I didn't do lots of studies compared with year 12, I become really lazy in year 13. HAHA. But at the end of year 13, I studied really hard to get into Auckland University, but now I am doing a conjoint degree in the University Auckland of which is commerce and property. I think i will try to major in property and accounting next year.

I feel so proud to be an old girl who graduated from AGGS. AGGS taught me so many things. The teachers were so helpful and friendly and I made so many lovely life-long friends from AGGS. I think friends are so important for international students; sometimes friends can help us a lot. I am studying in university now, but I am still really good with my high school friends. We always sit together and gossip about hot guys just like we were still in AGGS. When someone asks me about which high school did u come from, I am so proud to say I came from Auckland Girls Grammar School.

我是晓烨,来自中国。我到AGGS时17岁。一开始我入读英语读写班,这个级别的英语对我来说比较容易,因为我在中国学了12年的英语。 到AGGS后,我发现自己应该多交本地的洋人朋友,而不是整天跟中国同学 在一起,这样我可以有更多的机会练习英语。我的朋友都说我的英语在两年内提高很快。 12年级时我选了经济,会计,数学的代数和统计,信息管理,科学和英语。那是我到新西兰的第一年。刚开始的确感觉非常难,因为在中国我从没有学过这些科目。就我个人而言,会计和信息管理是最难的。但只要努力学习,就会战胜它。特别是信息管理这门课,我挣扎了很久。12年级末,我拿到了三个优秀还赢得了代数奖。 我喜欢在AGGS渡过的12年级。 13年级时,我选了经济,会计,数学的微积分和统计和英语。我对于我自己13年级的成绩不太满意。相对于12年级时, 我变懒了,呵呵。到13年级末,我很努力学习,以便能考上奥克兰大学。现在我在奥克兰大读双学位-商业和房地产资产。我打算明年主修会计和资产。  我为自己是AGGS的毕业生感到很自豪。它教会我很多东西。老师很友善,我交了很多可爱的朋友。 我认为朋友对国际学生来说很重要,有时朋友可以帮助我们很多。我现在大学学习,但还与高中朋友保持良好的关系。我们仍然坐在一起讨论那些热门的家伙,跟高中时一样。当有人问我毕业于那所中学,我会很自豪地说我来自AGGS。