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Senior horticulture students spent a day at Leafy Hollow Lavender Farm learning how to distill oils from plants. As well as learning all about the different types of lavenders and their uses, students harvested and prepared botanical materials for distillation.
Pauline Livesey, our host for the day demonstrated some of the extraction processes and showed how oils could be used in formulating products such as soaps, creams, sprays and, of course, oils. Pauline is an award-winning producer and member of the New Zealand lavender growers association.
After distilling the botanicals, students produced their own refreshing lemon myrtle and bay spray to take home.
Thank you to Pauline Livesey from Leafy Hollow for sharing her knowledge and expertise with us all. We learned heaps!
This is some of the students in the Gateway Hot Shots Barista Course. Today was their first time making coffees and they did a really great job. This course combines barista training, with specific health & hygiene training and practical Gateway work experience in hospitality businesses.
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I now know who will be making my coffees when I stop by home Alexia Wooding 🤣
Ooooh if you need a taste tester you all know where to find me ❤️ ☕️ 🌟
Kath Holdsworth
You might remember our post last year about HPC students, Emily Logan, Erin Aralar and Tiana Tanner entering the Resene Masterpieces Competition. We just found out that they won 2nd PLACE and received a $500 voucher for art supplies for HPC. Well done ladies!! 👩🎨🌈🎨
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Well done girls... Your mural is spectacular!!
Wooo!! I hope future leaders take great opportunities like us and achieve great things!🥳☺️
Id love to see a photo of the artwork. Do you have one Tiana?
On Friday the 14th of February our Year 11 Art students had the privilege to go on a "Haerenga' / 'Journey" to Kerepehi Marae where Whaea Moana welcomed us with a karakia. Students had the opportunity to investigate and make observation drawings and notes of everything they have experienced. A big thank you to Whaea Moana for welcoming us and to Whaea Lisa who helped with transport.
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Great learning, what an awesome idea. I love that Kerepehi Marae is such a wonderful place of learning for all so that our rangatahi can take their new knowledge and pass it on.
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