| Fendalton Open Air School | |
| Motto | |
| Type | State, Co-educational, Contributing |
| Year established | 1875 |
| Address | 168 Clyde Road, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | |
| Principal | Paul Sibson |
| School roll | 520 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) | 10 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. | 3338 |
| Website | www.fendalton.school.nz |
Fendalton Open Air School is a primary school in Christchurch, New Zealand known for its open-air classrooms. Christchurch (Ĺtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand Fendalton Primary School was established in 1875, continuing to provide education for primary school children in Fendalton for over 125 years. for the parliamentary electorate see Fendalton (NZ electorate Fendalton is a suburb of Christchurch, in the South Island of As of 2007, the school has 520 students, and the principal is Paul Sibson. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In 2002 and 2003, it was runner up in the Goodman Fielder School of the Year Awards. [1]
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History
The Fendalton School opened in 1875 at a time when half of the school-aged children in New Zealand were not attending school.
The school started open air classes in July 1924. It was based on pilot programmes in England where it was found that plenty of fresh air and open spaced classrooms allowed children to recover more quickly from disease. The school was closed during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1919,[2] by the principal Ray Blank, Christchurch medical officer R B Phillips and Professor James Shelley, Education Professor of the Canterbury College. The 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish flu) was an Influenza Pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world This page discusses the New Zealand university For universities in Canterbury England see the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University Blank and Phillips paid for half of the cost of building the new sun facing class rooms with long verandahs and large windows themselves. [3] The previous rooms were so cold that one cup of hot cocoa was sold to the students at a cost of 1d a week. [2]
The School was officially renamed as Fendalton Open Air School in 1963.
Former Students
Notable students who have attended Fendalton Open Air School include:
- Sir Richard Hadlee, New Zealand swing bowler. Sir Richard John Hadlee, MBE, (born July 3, 1951) is a former New Zealand Cricketer He played club and provincial cricket for [4]
- Lynne Rudkin Thompson, author; [5]
References
- Fendalton Open Air School history
- The Press, Christchurch New Zealand, 2 August 2004, recovered from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre, 4 December 2005
- Christchurch City Library photo of Fendalton Open Air School room
Notes
- ^ Fendalton School former Principal biography. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare
- ^ a b Fendalton Open Air School history
- ^ The Press Op. Cit. 2004
- ^ Sir Richard Hadlee biography. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare
- ^ The Press, Christchurch New Zealand 6 December 2003, page A15
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