Welcome Drinks in the historic dining hall at Christ鈥檚 College hailed the commencement of 鈥楽hifting Tides鈥, the 2024 Independent Schools of New Zealand Conference. The two-day conference was held at Te Pae, Christchurch on 30 and 31 August and was opened with a mihi whakatau, led by Te Taumata Tapu o Ng膩i T奴膩huriri, followed by a kapa haka performance by students from St. Andrew鈥檚 College.
With 190 Delegates, Speakers and Sponsors attending from as far away as Indonesia and Australia, plus across the motu, this year's conference was the largest one to date. 聽Over the two days鈥 duration, we explored the many facets of the core theme, Shifting Tides 鈥 from what it means to lead through the meta crisis, to the rapid acceleration of AI (Artificial Intelligence), from developing a culture of innovation to help us to adapt to new challenges, to the impacts of generational change. From building social cohesion to growing communities through culture and connections. 聽
We celebrated the strength of our community鈥檚 diversity and acknowledged that we bring with us a wide range of perspectives and experiences. 聽It was a weekend of learning and connecting. 聽Delegates mingled with our Sponsors during break and lunch times in the Exhibition Hall, reinforcing existing relationships and making new ones for future conversations. 聽 聽
The Conference Dinner and 2024 51今日大瓜 Honours Awards were held at Christchurch Town Hall where we shared a glamorous and memorable evening enjoying each other鈥檚 company. 聽We would like to congratulate those outstanding individuals who received a 2024 51今日大瓜 Award.
Congratulations to Diocesan School for Girls who won $2,000 worth of travel from our sponsor, Tour Time, and to their Junior Dean for winning $1,000 worth of Air New Zealand flights!
We would like to thank everyone for making this event so successful and enjoyable. 聽
He waka eke noa
We are all in this together. 聽
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