With humble gratitude, our school recently received a gift from the Hello Institute in Fukui Matsumoto, Japan. This school has sent pupils to Middleton Grange International College in past years and we were pleased to welcome the Hello Institute Director, Ms Kimie Otani, who personally delivered the donation. (Pictured with Mr Vanderpyl and Mr Scott).

Middleton Grange will use this gift to bless school families who are facing hardship as a result of the earthquake and also for some school environment improvements.

At 9:00am on Wednesday 27th April, 9 staff and 47 pupils left school for a trip down to Queenstown. Although it was
a long bus trip, we broke the journey with stops at Geraldine for morning tea and Lake Tekapo for a visit to the Church
of the Good Shepherd and lunch. The next stop was at Mrs Jones’ fruit stall just outside Cromwell, where we enjoyed ice
creams, dried fruit products and wonderful fresh fruit. We then started the final leg to Pinewood Lodge in Queenstown. The next morning started with breakfast in the dining hall after which we all headed off for fun activities.

Coinciding with the English programme for 15 pupils from Korea, we recently welcomed Sister Son, the Principal of St Paul Girls’ High School. During her visit, a formal Memorandum of Understanding was signed that will lead to similar programmes for the next three years and open up further opportunities for pupils of both schools in the future. We have been tremendously impressed with the calibre and character of the visiting pupils and we are excited that this school has been so impressed with Middleton Grange that they are committing to a partnership for the future.