SWY Aotearoa NZ

We are participants and alumni of the Ship for World Youth #SWY27 #SWY

[SWY Reporter @swyreporter]

#SWY29 Applications for Participating Youth & National Leader NOW OPEN @swynz https://t.co/ku9DTMQ93X

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Young leaders on world stage @swynz #SWY28 #NewZealand https://t.co/6HhKmF1Zow

[Max Rashbrooke @MaxRashbrooke]

NZ kids with well-educated parents 10X more likely to go to uni than kids without. Worst record in developed world. http://t.co/5pHyPUC1EV

[SWY Aotearoa NZ @swynz]

After a quick dip in a local thermal pool we've shared a kai of hangi with the kids at kura before learning tititorea

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Late night lecture about transition cities after learning about the whakapapa of the Te Arawa iwi #SWY27

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Our beautiful wahine doing poi #swy27

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Beautiful kuia weaving korowai and pupu #swy27

[Daniel Haines @daniel_haines]

We're at Te Puia this morning, check out these master carvers at the Whare Raranga

[SWY Aotearoa NZ @swynz]

SWY Alumni: "I want to acknowledge our Mayor has a family of 64,000 people".
Steve Chadwick (whispers): "It's very tiring". *warm chuckling*

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The Japanese Leader is formally responding to the Mayor, explaining the #SWY27 programme and our activities

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"You can't invest in anything better than leadership and governance", her worship the Mayor.

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Morning exodus to visit the Rotorua District Mayor Hon Steve Chadwick JP #swy27

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Crofton Downs was treated to a traditional Japanese dance after showing us their approach to student-led education

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The Japanese participants are doing a traditional dance as a means of thanks for sharing Otari school with us #swy27

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The Japanese participants are doing a traditional dance as a means of thanks for sharing Otari school with us #swy27

[Daniel Haines @daniel_haines]

Otari kids do a mean kapahaka, the girls are harmonising and the boys have a fierce pukana, I'm stunned #swy27

[SWY Aotearoa NZ @swynz]

We're meeting with some wonderful Otari School staff to learn about the Montessori school system later today #swy27

[wellingtonsakai @wellingtonsakai]

Great to meet the participants of @swynz last night, what a fantastic experience it has been.

[SWY Aotearoa NZ @swynz]

Japanese Participants + Maybel are doing a presentation on the Education Course Discussion summary. So informative!!

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"The Livewires" (guitar quartet) treated us to some sweet tunes tonight at the officials dinner party. Sweet tunes!!