More Medals for our Best Baristas
Mrs Rhonda Weeks, Technology Faculty, whose students regularly compete and succeed at Hospitality competitions, reports on their latest achievements:
We had another excellent MIT Schools Barista Competition yesterday 21st June. Our two contestants both earned gold medals. Mele Cama with a score of 90 out of 100 and Dan Aitchison with a score of 98 out of 100.
The distinctive thing this year was the difference in our two Baristas, with very different styles. Dan is a very technically precise Barista, who perfected the art with a mathematical, analytical approach. Dan has a strong passion for coffee, and he works at The Lodge café in Mt Albert over the weekends.
Mele Cama is a more creative person who mastered her skills with elegance and artistry.( I always said to her that she would win over the judges with her beautiful smile!)
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Both have been working since the last holidays, in their own time to master the sensory and technical skills of the Barista. Students easily spend over 100 hours on the coffee machine in the quest for a gold medal. Having our own cafe at school gives Lynfield College students a special training facility and an edge over our competitors.
Our thanks again go to the support of Karajoz coffee and especially Justin the training Barista at Karajoz.
Childcare Students Experience the Real Thing
During two weeks in Term 2, students from the Childcare Advanced class spend Tuesdays at various local early childhood education centres. They gain valuable practical experience in a realistic work environment which helps them with the theory requirements of the course.
In addition, several assessments must be carried out in an early childhood education centre, so students gain credits from this exercise.
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Gillian Rushton, who leads our Early Childhood Education courses comments : "The students really enjoy their time working with the children, and we are very appreciative of the welcome and support given to our students by early childhood teachers in our community."
Sipping Fair Trade Coffee for Oxfam
On Thursday 17th May a fair trade "coffee break" was organised for the staff and Year 13 students.
Fair trade coffee, hot chocolate and a bake sale were available to students and staff for a donation to Oxfam. We raised $81 for Oxfam in support of fair trade.
Fair trade is a passion for Mrs Rhonda Weeks, teacher of Hospitality. "Teaching students to think outside themselves, to think globally and to understand that their decisions can impact on others and can make a difference is an important aspect of our role."
The advanced Hospitality students (Year 13) opened our Hospitality café (we call it D’café) for the whole day, starting at 8am. Staff were invited to come and enjoy a fair trade coffee or hot chocolate, with a banana muffin (sponsored by All Good bananas) during their non contact times. Students were rostered on during their study periods so they are didn’t miss other classes.
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Sewing with Vision
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Lynfield College soft materials technology teacher Claire Tagaloa, left, has been helping Year 9 and 10 Technology (soft materials), including students Bethany Edmonds, Monique Pace and Pooja Vyas, make quilts for communities in Niger and Cambodia. |
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The most recent quilt, gifted to an African village in Niger, has been received by a drama group.
Soft materials technology teacher Claire Tagaloa asked her class to consider different countries and the students were able to spend time researching them.
Each student had to design a square for the quilt with a message of hope. She says the class settled on Africa because of the extreme poverty there. Ms Tagaloa says the sewing class also had a visit from World Vision where a representative spoke to them about the work the organisation carries out. |
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The second quilt, now complete, will be given to a community group in Cambodia when World Vision country manager Rob Vos next travels there.
World Vision spokesman Dylan Quinnell says the organisation's 40 Hour Famine is coming up in May.
"We had a team visit Niger in West Africa, a focus country along with Mali, to see what the current situation with their serious food crisis is and to gather photos and video footage.
They took with them a bit of New Zealand in the form of a great quilt made by year 9 and 10 sewing classes at Lynfield College. The teacher in charge has done it for a few years running and donated them to World Vision to give to a poorer community."
Home Economics Dept - a taste of Anzac
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 Staff and students in Home Economics have honoured the men and women of our Armed Forces in their own special way.
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