Kadius Young and Tariana Turner as King Arthur and Queen Guinivere.
King Arthur’s colourful kingdom came alive last Thursday when Āria school put on their annual production: “What a Knight, ”King Arthur’s colourful kingdom came alive last Thursday when Āria school put on their annual production: “What a Knight,” The musical comedy set in Camelot Castle, ended on a high note with the sword “Excalibur” being pulled from a scone… pronounced to rhyme with stone. Principal Pam Voyce was pleased. “The kids all stepped up. They love it. And it’s cool to see how different children excelled, not necessarily those who are top of the classroom. “The performing arts give a whole new dimension to their learning,” she said. The audience included parents, grandparents, and around 50 students from the area’s primary schools, from as far as Benneydale/Maniati. One delighted guest was former teacher Sarah O’Connor-Townshend, a recent returnee to the King Country after four years in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
King Arthur’s colourful kingdom came alive last Thursday when Āria school put on their annual production: “What a Knight,” The musical comedy set in Camelot Castle, ended on a high note with the sword “Excalibur” being pulled from a scone… pronounced to rhyme with stone. Principal Pam Voyce was pleased. “The kids all stepped up. They love it. And it’s cool to see how different children excelled, not necessarily those who are top of the classroom. “The performing arts give a whole new dimension to their learning,” she said. The audience included parents, grandparents, and around 50 students from the area’s primary schools, from as far as Benneydale/Maniati. One delighted guest was former teacher Sarah O’Connor-Townshend, a recent returnee to the King Country after four years in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.King Arthur’s colourful kingdom came alive last Thursday when Āria school put on their annual production: “What a Knight,” The musical comedy set in Camelot Castle, ended on a high note with the sword “Excalibur” being pulled from a scone… pronounced to rhyme with stone. Principal Pam Voyce was pleased. “The kids all stepped up. They love it. And it’s cool to see how different children excelled, not necessarily those who are top of the classroom. “The performing arts give a whole new dimension to their learning,” she said. The audience included parents, grandparents, and around 50 students from the area’s primary schools, from as far as Benneydale/Maniati. One delighted guest was former teacher Sarah O’Connor-Townshend, a recent returnee to the King Country after four years in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.The musical comedy set in Camelot Castle, ended on a high note with the sword “Excalibur” being pulled from a scone… pronounced to rhyme with stone.
Principal Pam Voyce was pleased.
“The kids all stepped up. They love it. And it’s cool to see how different children excelled, not necessarily those who are top of the classroom.
“The performing arts give a whole new dimension to their learning,” she said.
The audience included parents, grandparents, and around 50 students from the area’s primary schools, from as far as Benneydale/Maniati.
One delighted guest was former teacher Sarah O’Connor-Townshend, a recent returnee to the King Country after four years in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.King Arthur’s colourful kingdom came alive last Thursday when Āria school put on their annual production: “What a Knight,” The musical comedy set in Camelot Castle, ended on a high note with the sword “Excalibur” being pulled from a scone… pronounced to rhyme with stone. Principal Pam Voyce was pleased. “The kids all stepped up. They love it. And it’s cool to see how different children excelled, not necessarily those who are top of the classroom. “The performing arts give a whole new dimension to their learning,” she said. The audience included parents, grandparents, and around 50 students from the area’s primary schools, from as far as Benneydale/Maniati. One delighted guest was former teacher Sarah O’Connor-Townshend, a recent returnee to the King Country after four years in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
