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All Blacks find time for smaller players

The might be preparing for the big game, but the All Blacks still found time to play alongside some of their younger fans. Rugby players from six Dunedin primary schools were joined by six considerably older players from the slightly better-known New Zealand team at the Edgar Centre yesterday for a fun Rippa Rugby tournament. The pupils from Liberton Christian School, Milton School, Waikouaiti School, North East Valley Normal School, Grant’s Braes School and Sawyers Bay School were joined by All Blacks George Bower, Ethan Blackadder, Asafo Aumua, George Bridge, David Havili and Tupou Vaa’i for some fun and a few tips, before signing posters and taking photos with the children. Source: Otago Daily Times – See full article

18-year classroom block idea now realised

An idea that started almost 20 years ago has become a reality as Liberton Christian School in Dunedin opens a new junior classroom block. Eighteen years ago Dunedin couple Ross and Catherine Pettigrew bought No3 Hillary St in the northern suburb of Liberton with the idea that it could be used in the future as a classroom at their children’s school. Sydney Harlow lived in the flat next door and shared the Pettigrews’ vision. Source: Otago Daily Times – See full article

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 one of the smallest schools in the country” Mr Clarke said in his personal video message to the school, “but you have one of the biggest hearts.” [youtube https://youtu.be/WzwkmKouMUg center=1 rel=0]

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 Sizemore said about 40 pupils participated in the event, which they hoped would raise about $5000 for World Vision. If the school was successful in its bid, the money would help furnish and provide resources for two classrooms at one of the refugee camps in Jordan, she said. Printed in the Otago Daily Times, June 13, 2016

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