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Shout out from World Vision’s CEO

Liberton Christian School raised $6667 in the 2016 World Vision Famine. The money raised will go to help refugee children living in Jordan. The school’s extraordinary effort placed them as the top fundraising school in Dunedin, despite their small size, and earned them a ‘shout out’ from World Vision’s CEO Chris Clarke. “You might be […]

Food for thought

For the first time in 41 years, the focus of the annual 40 Hour Famine has changed to 40 Hours for Refugee Children, putting the spotlight on the Syrian crisis – the biggest humanitarian crisis of recent times. Liberton Christian School ran a sleep-over, simulating a refugee camp, at the school last night. Principal Fiona […]

School children take on inventive famine challenge

A group of school children are preparing to spend the night in refugee-like conditions to help raise money for those less fortunate. Liberton Christian School pupils are taking on the inventive challenge as part of this year’s 40 Hour Famine. And they’re looking to raise more than ever before. Source: http://www.dunedintv.co.nz/news/school-children-take-inventive-famine-challenge

Christian school expands with fourth classroom

An integrated Dunedin school battling the Ministry of Education to have its roll cap increased, has gone ahead and built a fourth classroom in the hope the ministry will approve the increase later this year. Liberton Christian School principal Fiona Sizemore said the school board of trustees applied to the ministry for the increase last […]

Dunedin school roll balloons

Liberton Christian School in Dunedin believes their ballooning roll is a sign of God’s blessing. Principal Fiona Sizemore said prayer was a key to the Pine Hill school’s growth. ”Our board of trustees is really committed to serving the Christian community—helping parents to educate their children in a way that honours God,” said Mrs Sizemore. […]

Roll booming at Dunedin Christian school

A ballooning roll at Liberton Christian School in Dunedin has again forced the board of trustees to apply to the Ministry of Education for a roll-cap increase to meet demand. Principal Fiona Sizemore said the roll was restricted to 75 pupils and, with present enrolments, it was expected the school, in Pine Hill, would be […]

Liberton – An Antipodean View

Liberton Christian School’s founders settled on its name in 1981. A vision of several Christian schools for the city was foreseen, and to include ‘Dunedin’ in the School’s name was viewed as unnecessarily restrictive. Liberton is a small suburb of Dunedin. Together with neighbouring Pine Heights and Dalmore, these suburbs are usually referred to collectively […]

Silver Ferns Come To A Local Dunedin School

The children at Liberton Christian School got some coaching from two top New Zealand Athletes today. The school welcomed Silver Ferns players Daneka Wipiiti and Liana Barrett-Chase to the playground this morning. 9 Local News was there, hoping for a tip or two. Source: http://www.dunedintv.co.nz/news/silver-ferns-come-local-dunedin-school