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An insight into
Christ’s College An insight into
  CANTERBURY
                Christ’s College
                         CHRIST’S COLLEGE
                             CANTERBURY
                           Each boy at his best.
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Strategic

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Themes

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The Christ’s College Graduate
    These are the character attributes we believe
    will enable our College graduates to flourish.
    Through their College experience, enhanced by                                            Compassion & empathy
    our current strategic themes, we will support                                            The action of caring and concern for
    and guide our students to reflect...                                                   the suffering and misfortune of others,
                                                                                             and the ability to understand, share
                                                                                            and respond to the feelings of others.

         Courage & resilience                      Enterprise & curiosity                     Confidence & humility
    Having the mental and moral strength          A readiness or daring to engage                Possessing an optimistic
        to venture, persevere, withstand             in a project or undertaking               perspective and certainty of
     danger and confront fear or difficulty,          that is especially difficult,           purpose, balanced by a modest
    combined with the ability and capacity           complicated, or risky, and a               sense of self-importance.
     to respond positively to setbacks and        strong desire to understand and
       adapt to changing circumstances.                 learn something new.

            Self-awareness                          Personal excellence                         Interpersonal skills
     A conscious knowledge of personal         The ongoing desire of the individual to          The ability to communicate
     character, strengths, weaknesses,         develop and empower their character,              or interact positively and
       abilities, beliefs and emotions.        gifts, talents and relationships to the       meaningfully with others and to
                                                fullest, achieving a harmony in how          present oneself with appropriate
                                                they think, feel, believe and behave.              manners and regard.

        A disposition to serve                      The capacity to lead                            Global and
      A willingness to selflessly help and               and follow                           bicultural competence
     do work for the benefit of others, the     The ability to influence and initiate by      The knowledge, skills and open-
       community and the environment.            action or example, balanced by the        mindedness necessary to navigate and
                                               understanding of when to be guided, to       engage with today’s interconnected
                                                   conform, to heed or to observe.             world – both in a global and a
                                                                                              bicultural New Zealand context.

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The benefits of a
                                                          2019 NZQA Scholarship
Christ’s College                                          recipients
education                                                 Edward Bayliss          Ellie Stevenson
                                                          Drama                   Economics, English,
                                                                                  History
                                                          Finn Brokenshire
Academic environment                                      Chemistry, Economics,   Max Surveyor
Small class sizes, excellent facilities and exceptional   Statistics              Accounting, Chemistry,
                                                                                  Economics (Outstanding)
subject specialist teachers come together to create a     Dominic Edmond
motivational, inspirational and personalised learning     Drama                   Angad Vraich
                                                                                  English
journey for our boys.                                     Isaac Heap
                                                          English                 Thomas Whitaker
Our focus is on helping each boy realise his full                                 Economics, Health &
                                                          Max Heywood
academic potential. College delivers high quality                                 Physical Education,
                                                          Economics
                                                                                  Statistics
learning programmes, encompassing the latest
                                                          Nicholas Lidstone
curriculum developments and best teaching                                         Jamie Yee
                                                          Chemistry
                                                                                  Drama
pedagogy across all curriculum areas.
                                                          Matthew Todd
                                                                                  Benjamin Young
                                                          Biology, English
• English                                                                         Drama

• The Arts – Art History, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts
• Health & Physical Education – including Sport
  Leadership
• Modern Languages – French, German, Japanese,
  and Te Reo Māori
• Mathematics & Statistics – including Calculus
• Sciences – Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth &
  Space Science, and Psychology
• Social Sciences – Accounting, Agribusiness,
  Classical Studies, Economics, Financial Literacy,
  Geography, History, and Religious Education
• Technology – Digital Technology, Design &
  Visual Communication, Materials Technology, and
  Mechanical Engineering
• Learning Centre – extra support for students who
  need focused individual or small group tuition, ESOL
  tuition
• Advanced Learning – provides extension and
  enrichment opportunities and study or career
  pathways

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Boarding at
Christ’s College
Choosing the right school is one the most
important decisions a family can make –
and if considering boarding school, there
are many extra factors to consider.

At Christ’s College, we understand. College has
three dedicated boarding Houses, each with its own
special character, but all providing exceptional care
in a supportive and welcoming environment.

Director of Boarding Darrell Thatcher oversees all
aspects of boarding at College. His role includes
meeting the needs of students, parents and staff,
and managing resources, facilities, planning and
administration. “I’m delighted to lead boarding at
College,” says Darrell. “We are proud to deliver a
holistic boarding and life experience for our boys, to
mentor them as they become young men, ready to
embrace the opportunities and challenges ahead.”

Christ’s College, one of the leading independent boys’
schools in New Zealand, is situated on a timeless
central city campus. College boarders are immersed
in an environment that prioritises academic
excellence, as well as offering a range of cultural,
sporting, social and service opportunities, supported
by a dedicated faculty.

High calibre teachers, small classes and excellent
facilities underpin our reputation for academic
achievement. College boys participate and excel in
all areas, but especially in creating our unique school
culture. At College we cater for each boy’s individual
needs, whether his interest lies in agriculture, art,
advanced mathematics or outdoor pursuits.

We are confident your son will find his niche at College,
as we focus on our mission: Each boy at his best.

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Immerse & Inspire
A unique month long residential
programme for all Year 10 students (age
approximately 14 years) started in 2017.

This innovative programme does exactly as its name
suggests. Groups of boys, approximately three from
each of the ten pastoral Houses, come together
in Jacobs House to live the boarding experience,
with two weeks in the classroom as per usual,
one week learning about social entrepreneurship
at the Ministry of Awesome in Christchurch’s
innovation precinct, and one week in the wilderness
completing the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary
Award adventurous journey. A series of evening
workshops, covering topics such as gratitude and
empathy, the value of service and study skills, plus
the opportunity to take part in the regular College
Boarding Programme activities top and tail the
experiential programme. Immerse & Inspire is a
fully integrated programme, laying the foundation
for the boys to start thinking about the type of men
they want to become and giving them the tools they
need to manage their lives. “There’s nothing random
about the content of Immerse & Inspire,” says
Director of the Centre for Character & Leadership
Darrell Thatcher. “Every aspect of it is geared to
encourage the boys to learn new skills, be open to
different ideas, come to understand their strengths,
appreciate their lives and environment, and help
them develop a growth mindset.”

Feedback from the boys and their parents, who
have the opportunity to participate in special parent
engagement activities while their sons take part
in Immerse & Inspire, has been overwhelmingly
positive. The boys have enjoyed making new
friends from across all Houses and the variety of
activities involved. While parents say Immerse &
Inspire has enhanced family relationships, with
most appreciating the changes they have seen in
their son’s behaviour and attitudes following the
programme.

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Ready for life
There is no one size fits all in education.                          “We’re here to support any boy who has an area of need
                                                                     in his learning. Some boys have ongoing needs and
Some students need assistance to come
                                                                     work with us the whole time they’re at College, others
to grips with literacy and numeracy, others                          just want a bit of extra help at a particular time, to fill a
cruise along doing exactly what they need                            gap in their knowledge,” says Lesley.
to get by, while others soak up everything                           Juniors who might benefit from Learning Centre input
they are taught in the classroom and want                            are picked up in levels testing or through information
more, always on the look out for a new                               provided by previous schools. Students can also self-
challenge.                                                           refer or be referred by classroom teachers or parents.
                                                                     “Parents are always welcome to come and talk to us
Our subject specialist teachers work hard to meet                    if they have any concerns and we’re closely connected
each boy’s needs, but sometimes some boys need                       to classroom teachers, providing information, learning
something extra – and that is where a referral to the                profiles and feedback, and always open to discussing
Learning Centre or plugging into advanced learning                   boys and their needs,” says Lesley. “We care about our
opportunities can make all the difference.                           students. We understand how frustrating it can be to
                                                                     struggle with aspects of learning and have seen time
HoD Learning Centre Lesley Anderson-McKenna                          and time again how individual or small group tuition
and her team – teachers Kate Morris, Gill Kilpatrick,                can help. It’s an incredibly valuable service and makes
Alex Robertson and Shelly Jackson, plus special                      a real difference in the boys’ lives.”
assessment conditions administrator Annie Smith –
cater for boys who need extra literacy and numeracy                  Making a difference also drives Head of Advanced
support. Kate focuses on Year 9, Gill looks after Year               Learning Sian Evans, who says curiosity and creativity,
10 students and seniors, Alex concentrates on English                which can sometimes be inhibited in a traditional
for speakers of other languages (ESOL), Shelly on                    school environment, are key factors of intelligence and
numeracy, and Lesley also works with senior students.                indicators of future success. Sian is passionate about
                                                                     nurturing the talents of those boys who want more.

From left: Sian Evans, Lesley Anderson-McKenna, Kate Morris, Annie
Smith, Alex Robertson, Shelly Jackson, Gill Kilpatrick

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“I work with students who are interested in going          “I see free thinking and some of the ideas expressed
beyond the curriculum in any subject or aspect of          at the club as a bit of a nucleus of advanced learning
their learning, who want extra opportunities to enrich     at College. It’s a place where boys can get on my radar,”
and enhance their education,” says Sian. “The best         says Sian. “It never ceases to amaze me how busy the
education should be inspirational, should aim to keep      boys are. But there are always boys who seize every
that creative spark alive, to encourage curiosity and to   opportunity and organise their time so they can fit
instil a culture of academic expectation and celebrate     everything in. And that’s excellent training for life.”
academic success.”
                                                           Which is, after all, what College aspires to be – a place
As well as assisting with NZQA Scholarship preparation     where each boy, whatever his skills or talents, can find
in any subject, Sian looks for and encourages boys         a way to be at his best and then leave, ready for life,
to participate in enrichment opportunities outside         ready to take on the world.
the classroom. Such activities might include writing
competitions, subject Olympiads, Model United
Nations or World Scholar’s Cup events, and political
or philosophical seminars. She has also started a
philosophy club, open to all boys and a place where
they can debate all sorts of issues.

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2017
                                                 • UC Championship semi-finalists
                                                                                                                            Tennis
                                                 • Beat Christchurch Boys’ High
                                                   School
                                                 • Won 1st XV Jock Hobbs
                                                   Memorial Cup
                                                 • Began Japan Panasonic
                                                   exchange in liaison with
                                                   Robbie Deans
                                                                                            2018
                                                                                            • 1st – CSS and SISS Team Championships
                                                 2018                                       • 2nd – NZSS Team Championships
                                                 • UC Championship runner-up
                                                 • First time in the UC                     2019
                                                   Championship final in                    • CSS Senior Championships – senior singles
                                                   20 years                                   and doubles title, and Year 11 doubles title
                                                 • Winners of the Quadrangular              • CSS competition – winner of premier boys
                                                   Tournament                                 junior (Year 10 and Year 9) grades
                                                                                            • 1st – SISS team championships

                                                 2019                                       • 3rd – NZSS team championships

                                                 • UC Championship semi-finalists           2020
                                                 • U15A winners of Metro U15                • 1st – CSS and SISS team championships

     Rugby                                         section cup and South Island
                                                   Invitational tournament                  • CSS Senior Championships – senior singles
                                                                                              and doubles title

                                                Rowing                        2017
                                                                              • U16 Eight claim national title
                                                                              • Runner-up in the Maadi Cup
                                                                              • Rowers invited to participate in NZ Junior trials and
                                                                                South Island U18 team

                                                                              2018
                                                                              • Won the Maadi Cup
                                                                              • First school ever to win U15 Octuple, U16 Eight, U17 Eight,
                                                                                and U18 Eight all in the same season

                                                                              2019
                                                                              • 3 South Island titles, 3 silver medals at SISS Championship
                                                                              • 2 national titles (U16 Eight, U16 Four), 4 silver (U18 Eight at
                                                                                Maadi Cup), 2 bronze

     2017
     • Winners of the Rankin Cup
     • Winners of the Melbourne Grammar School
       International Tournament
     • Final in the Canterbury Schools Premier League

     2018
     • Runner-up in the Rankin Cup
     • Runner-up in the Canterbury Schools Premier League

     2019
     • Five College hockey players (including captain)
       were members of the Canterbury U18 Association
       team to win nationals                                     Hockey
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2018
• Winners of the Junior XI premier competition
• Larger number of boys participating in the
  Provincial & Club Talent Centre
• Increasing number of Mainland representatives
• Resource of high-level external coaches

2019
• 1st XI premiership – Christ’s College
  semi-finalists – qualified for premier national
  schools tournament
                                                             Football

                                                                                             2018
  Drama                         2017                                                         Chamber Music
                                • Singin’ In The Rain                                        • Winners of Best Performance of
                                • Joint production with                                        a NZ work NZCF Music contest
                                  St Margaret’s College                                      Smokefree Rockquest
                                                                                             • Finalists 2017 and 2018
                                2018
                                • West Side Story                                            2019
                                • Joint production with                                      Choral Programme
                                  Rangi Ruru Girls’ School                                   • Regular finalists in the NZCF
                                                                                               Big Sing National Choral
                                                                                               competition
                                2019                                                         • Winner of Best Classical
                                • Playing with Fire Senior                                     Performance
                                  Production. Year 12 Lord of
                                                                                             • Best male at Regional Big Sing
                                  the Flies and Year 13 The
                                                                                               Competition
                                  Arsonists
                                                                                             • Schola Cantorum Best Boys’ Choir
                                • Joint junior production
                                  High School Musical 2 with                                 Big Band & Jazz Combo
                                  Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
                                                                           Music             • Gold awardees at Southern Jam
                                                                                               Youth Jazz Festival

                                       2018
                                       • CBA U15 premiership title (first ever title)                     Cricket
                                       2019
                                       • Thompson Trophy semi-finalist
                                       • 1st in Years 9–10 championship at SISS

                                       2020
 Basketball                            • College representative in New Zealand
                                         U16s

                                       2017                                             2018
                                       • Won Canterbury schools regional title
                                                                                        • Reached the final in the one day
                                       • Winners of the South Island championship
                                                                                          Canterbury Schools competition
                                       2018                                             • Hosted the Trans-Tasman Quad
                                                                                          Cricket Tournament
                                       • Runner-up CSS championships
                                       • College representatives in NZ schools and
                                         NZ junior men’s team                           2019
                                                                                        • 1st XI Gillette Cup finalists
                                       2019                                             • Best Year 9 bowler in Metro cricket
                                       • Runner-up CSS and SISS Championships

 Waterpolo                             • College representatives in NZ schools and
                                         NZ junior men’s team
                                                                                        • Colts XI runners-up in the Vettori
                                                                                          Shield Tournament

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Speech and Drama Profiles

                             TOMASCITA                                                  TANIA MCVICAR
                             EDGERTON                                                   Itinerant Speech and
                             Itinerant Speech and                                       Drama Teacher
                             Drama Teacher                                              Tania McVicar has worked
                             Speech and Drama/                                          at Christ’s College since
                             Public Speaking itinerant                                  2000. Tania has an ATCL
                             teacher, Tomascita                                         in teaching, LTCL in
                             has a background as a                                      performing and a TESOL
                             professional actor, a BA in                                certificate.
                             linguistics and literature,
                                                                                         The Speech and Drama
                             and LTCL.
                                                                                         programme is optional.
She teaches oral communication, both practical and          Students can choose to learn in groups, pairs or as an
artistic, with students working towards Speech NZ or        individual, and the number of students taking part in
Trinity examinations.                                       Speech and Drama has grown substantially since it
                                                            was first offered as a co-curricular activity.
 An experienced teacher, Tomascita has taught in several
local independent schools and her students have a           Tania believes the ability to communicate effectively
100% pass rate from Initial to Diploma level. Lessons       is vital both socially and in the workplace. She has
are taken individually or with one or two other students.   experience teaching people with a wide range of
                                                            abilities and needs, including foreign speakers or
                                                            students with specific speech impediments. Students
                                                            are encouraged to learn a wide range of mediums, from
                                                            characterisation through to presenting a talk.
                                                            Tania’s philosophy is all about encouraging students to
                                                            take up the challenge, and helping them build confidence
                                                            and develop creativity through Speech and Drama.

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Instrumental Music Profiles

                            GREG DONALDSON                                          ANDY GENGE
                            Drums                                                   Guitar
                           Greg Donaldson is a                                       Since graduating from
                           Christchurch based                                        CPIT in 2001, Andy Genge
                           session drummer and                                       has been heavily involved
                           drum teacher who                                          in the Christchurch and
                           has performed at the                                      New Zealand music scene.
                           Montreux Jazz Festival                                    He returned to study in
                           in Switzerland, toured                                    2010, and completed his
                           New Zealand, Australia                                    Bachelor of Music at the
                           and Japan with Hayley                                     University of Canterbury,
Westenra, and also toured New Zealand, Australia,       graduating with 1st Class Honours. His adaptability
China and Singapore with English singer Elaine Paige.   often sees him crossing multiple musical genres,
                                                        including blues, jazz, country, funk, rock and pop. Andy
Greg can be heard on Bic Runga’s Live in Concert and
                                                        also tutors at Ara Music Arts, taking contemporary
Try to Remember Everything CDs, Hayley Westenra’s
                                                        guitar, ensembles and contemporary improvisation
Live from New Zealand DVD and Hayley Sings Japanese
                                                        classes.
Songs 2 CD, Mandy Pickering’s self-titled album and
The Dukes Lil’ Sunshine. He has performed live with     Andy is a member of funk/soul band Oval Office, rock
artists such as Dave Dobbyn, Anika Moa, Julia Deans,    band My Famous Friends, blues/rock band Solid
Malcolm McNeill, Petula Clark and Renee Geyer, and      Cream and Headrush, a band specialising in Top
has also performed for former American president Bill   40 covers, as well as leading his own original blues
Clinton.                                                project, The Penny Blues. He is regularly seen as a
                                                        sideman at many of New Zealand’s music festivals,
Greg holds a Diploma of Jazz Studies from CPIT (Ara
                                                        venues and recording studios. Recent work includes
Music Arts).
                                                        gigs with Fantine, Anna Coddington, Dillastrate, Naomi
                                                        Ferguson, Sacha Vee, Midge Marsden, Annie Crummer
                                                        and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra

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JENNIE GOLDSTEIN                                           SHELLEY SPANG
                            Violin                                                     Piano, Voice
                                                                                       MusB, LTCL (Piano), LTCL
                            Born and educated in
                                                                                       (Vocal), AIRMT RMTh CPSM
                            Christchurch, violin and
                                                                                       SRATh (London)
                            viola teacher Jennie
                            Goldstein began her                                       Shelley Spang has a
                            musical journey at the                                    lifelong passion for music.
                            Christchurch School of                                    She graduated from the
                            Music.                                                    University of Canterbury
                                                                                      with a Bachelor of
                              Inspired to make
                                                                                      Music, majoring in
                              music her career, her
                                                         vocal performance, and was a member of the 1988
professional violin training began in Europe, where
                                                         National Youth Choir which won the International
she studied with a “wonderful” Russian teacher for
                                                         Choral Festival in Vienna and performed at the Welsh
three years. Jennie then completed a Diploma in
                                                         Eisteddfod.
Music Performance at the University of Auckland
and subsequently joined the New Zealand Symphony         After moving to London, Shelley completed
Orchestra in Wellington.                                 a Postgraduate Diploma of Music Therapy at
                                                         Roehampton Institute in Surrey in 1991. She returned
After seven years with the NZSO, she moved to London
                                                         to New Zealand the following year and established a
to pursue a busy and diverse freelance career and,
                                                         career in music therapy, working with a diverse range
alongside her performing commitments, maintained
                                                         of clients covering a wide range of disabilities. In 1998,
a keen interest in violin pedagogy and teaching.
                                                         she was a foundation member of the Voices New
Jennie returned to Christchurch in 2002 and joined
                                                         Zealand Chamber Choir.
the itinerant teaching staff at St Andrew’s College,
St Margaret’s College and Christ’s College. She has a    Shelley is a member of the NZ Institute of Registered
keen interest in chamber music and enjoys coaching       Music Teachers, teaching singing and piano to
the senior string ensembles and violins of the New       students of all ages. She regularly adjudicates at
Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra.            competitions and events around New Zealand.
Jennie is also a contract player with the Christchurch
Symphony Orchestra.

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CLAIRE OLIVER                                                 NOLAN HUNGERFORD
                             Big Band, Saxophone                                           Rock Band
                             Claire Oliver grew up                                        Music has been Nolan
                             with a passion for music,                                    Hungerford’s lifelong
                             learning recorder, clarinet,                                 passion and, as both a
                             saxophone, organ, electric                                   musician and a teacher,
                             bass and double bass.                                        he has been fortunate to
                                                                                          make it his career. He has
                             She has been teaching
                                                                                          worked all over the world,
                             instrumental music
                                                                                          released albums, taught
                             since 1993, and working
                                                                                          young musicians at school
                             at Christ’s College since
                                                            and tertiary level through the Christchurch School of
2010, where she is employed as the Director of Big
                                                            Rock and other education providers, and has experience
Band, Saxophone Quartet and Jazz Combo, as well as
                                                            in all aspects of the music industry, as a performer,
for private tutoring on saxophone, clarinet and bass. In
                                                            manager, promoter and producer.
recent years Claire has also worked with Year 9 music
classes.                                                    Nolan runs College’s Contemporary Music (Rock)
                                                            programme, giving the students he works with realistic
Claire has played double bass and clarinet in orchestras,
                                                            insight into what it takes to succeed as a musician in
and saxophone in symphonic bands and big bands, as
                                                            New Zealand. He mentors students, both as individuals
well as being involved in musical theatre.
                                                            and in groups, helping them develop songwriting and
It is Claire’s responsibility to prepare the groups she     performing skills, promote their music, perform and
directs for various high school level music competitions,   compete at contemporary music events. College bands
including the annual Chamber Music Contest, Southern        Run77 and The Subs, who both reached the national
Jam Jazz Festival, CPIT Jazz Quest, and the NZSM High       finals of SmokefreeRockquest, honed their skills
Schools Jazz Festival. The College Big Band and Jazz        working with Nolan.
Combo have repeatedly won Silver and Gold awards at
these events, including – at Southern Jam – accolades
such as Best Big Band in 2010, Overall Festival Winner in                                  AASHA MALLARD
2011, and Runner-up Big Band in 2015.                                                      Rock Band
                                                                                            A tutor with the
                                                                                            Christchurch School of
                                                                                            Rock and a professional
                                                                                            musician, Aasha Mallard
                                                                                            assists with College’s
                                                                                            Contemporary Music
                                                                                            programme. Aasha is an
                                                                                            up-and-coming young New
                                                                                            Zealand musician who has
                                                            plenty of real world experience to share. His band Nomad
                                                            is gaining traction in the charts and has already had its
                                                            first European tour. Nomad’s biggest hit “Oh My My” has
                                                            been streamed over 1.7 million times on Spotify, earning
                                                            a nomination for breakthrough artist of the year at the
                                                            2016 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Now in his
                                                            20s, Aasha began his musical career at high school. He
                                                            knows exactly what it is like to be trying to make it, and is
                                                            working hard to see how far Nomad can go.

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Sport Profiles
                             ROB CLARKE                                                   STEPHEN DODS
                             Director of Sport                                            Assistant to the
                             Rob is a Physical                                            Director of Sport
                             Education graduate                                           / MiC Rugby/ MiC
                             from Otago University                                        Cricket
                             and completed his
                                                                                          From 1987–1991 Stephen
                             teacher training at the
                                                                                          Dods was a Canterbury
                             Christchurch College
                                                                                          rugby representative. He
                             of Education before
                                                                                          relocated to Ireland in
                             embarking on his
                                                                                          1992, playing for Leinster,
                             teaching career.
                                                                                          coaching professionally
Rob completed his secondary schooling in Singapore,          and working as director of sport for the Royal College of
where he played senior rugby, cricket, basketball and        Surgeons.
volleyball. He also went on to represent Singapore in
                                                             Stephen returned to Christchurch in 2000, and
cricket and played a few “international” matches.
                                                             established a high performance sports consultancy.
Rob secured his first teaching job at Shirley Boys’ High
                                                             He coached the Teikyo Daigaku (university) team in Tokyo,
School, where he spent 10 years as a PE teacher. During
                                                             taking them to number one in Japan, as well as the Canon
part of that time, he was in charge of Outdoor Education
                                                             Eagles, a Japanese Top League team. He joined College
at both junior and senior levels, and coached rugby
                                                             as Assistant to the Director of Sport and Master in Charge
teams from U15A through to 1st XV. It was at SBHS
                                                             of rugby in 2015.
where his transition from a sportsman, playing senior
rugby, basketball and cricket, to a coach took place.
In 2002, Rob accepted the position of Director of                                         KRIS MILLER
Sport at Christ’s College. At College he has also been                                    Assistant to the
a boarding Housemaster, PE teacher and rugby and                                          Director of Sport
cricket coach. Currently he teaches Physical Education                                    / Head Strength &
and coaches cricket. In winter, Rob will again be involved                                Conditioning Coach
with Canterbury Metro age group rugby, which he has
coached for a number of years.                                                            Assistant to the Director of
                                                                                          Sport and Head Strength
“It is an exciting time for sport at College. With the                                    & Conditioning Coach Kris
expansion of the sports department there is real scope                                    Miller believes everyone
and opportunity to push sport at College to new levels                                    should participate in
in many areas, while maintaining our objective of non-                                    some form of exercise
specialised excellence.”                                     or sport, because the benefits – in terms of health,
                                                             cardiovascular fitness, wellbeing, strength, energy and
                                                             enjoyment – are enormous. He works with individuals
                                                             and teams across all sports, teaching skills and
                                                             techniques to enable the boys to perform at their best,
                                                             and helping them develop and maintain good habits
                                                             around health and fitness.
                                                             Kris has a Physical Education degree, with a double
                                                             major in Sport and Exercise Science and Exercise
                                                             Prescription from the University of Otago, and a Post-
                                                             Graduate Diploma in Physical Conditioning from Otago
                                                             Polytechnic.

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JOHN QUINN                                                   TOM TURNER
                              Director of Wellbeing                                        Athletics Coach
                              & Positive Education                                         Tom Turner has been
                             Director of Wellbeing                                         coaching since 1980. He
                             & Positive Education                                          started with the Papanui
                             John Quinn leads our                                          Redwood club and is now
                             wellbeing programme                                           with Papanui Toc H. Tom
                             and is responsible for the                                    coaches pole vault and
                             implementation of positive                                    high jump, but can also
                             education principles and                                      coach sprints.
                             practices across College,                                      He believes gymnastic
both inside and outside the classroom.                       training is one of the cornerstones of athletic ability and
John works with people and teams across multiple             runs a winter gym, based on gymnastic principles, for
sectors – government, education, business and high           College students every year.
performance sport – focusing on leadership, positive         Tom’s coaching philosophy is that athletes must enjoy
psychology, wellbeing and happiness, mental skills           what they are doing, have a positive outlook, and have
coaching and resilience. Whatever the organisation, he       fun both in training and competition.
likes to ensure the people he works with are following
their passions and using their strengths, while also
connecting with and respectful of their colleagues.                                        YO-AN LIN
John has worked with a number of high profile teams                                        Athletics Coach
and organisations, including New Zealand and                                               Old Boy Yo-An Lin has
Canterbury rugby, cricket, softball, netball, golf, hockey                                 coached the College
and bowls.                                                                                 athletics throwing
                                                                                           team since 2009 and
                                                                                           also coaches at the
                              RICHARD DRYDEN
                                                                                           Papanui Toc H club.
                              Athletics Coach                                              He has competed in
                              Richard has over 30 years’                                   various national athletics
                              experience and knowledge                                     championships. Yo-An
                              in the sports and health       encourages his athletes to be confident in their events
                              and fitness sectors,           and always strive to do their best.
                              as an athlete, coach,
                              fitness instructor, sports
                              administrator, selector and
                              manager.
                               He represented New
Zealand in discus and shot put, and competed at a
national level in weightlifting and powerlifting. One year
he simultaneously held New Zealand records for shot
put, discus and hammer.
Richard has coached and managed weightlifters
from beginner to elite level, focusing on creating an
environment and culture in which athletes can succeed
and supporting them with technical expertise, goal
setting, planning and mentoring.
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BEV PETERSON                                                  ROB CHURCHER
                             Athletics Coach                                               Basketball Coach
                              Representing New                                               Rob Churcher is a former
                              Zealand at the Auckland                                        New Zealand universities
                              Commonwealth Games in                                          representative and NBL
                              1990 was a highlight of Bev                                    player (Wellington). He
                              Peterson’s athletics career,                                   has extensive coaching
                              and records she set years                                      experience, both for the
                              ago are yet to be broken.                                      Pioneer Basketball Club and
                              Still passionate about                                         in schools. He has coached
                              athletics, Bev now coaches                                     College’s U17 and U20
promising young runners. College is ready, set, go to        teams for the last five years. Rob focuses on player and
benefit from her skills and experience.                      team development through fundamental skills training
                                                             and by encouraging a positive culture and attitude.

                             BEN SHEAT
                             Basketball Senior A                                           ANDREW LEVENGER
                             Coach                                                         Cricket 1st XI
                             Senior A coach Ben Sheat                                      Manager
                             has coached high school,                                        Andrew was a strike bowler
                             Canterbury and national                                         in his pomp, taking a best
                             youth basketball teams                                          of 8 for 52 and securing a
                             and was the former                                              50 wicket haul in his final
                             assistant coach for the                                         year at school. He played
                             Canterbury Rams.                                                until a back injury forced
                         He has a Diploma in Sport                                           his retirement from the cut
Management and a Bachelor of Education (specialising                                         and thrust of club cricket
in Physical Education).                                      in 2007. He has scored one century (a lucky knock
                                                             is what the locals were calling it) and has taken the
Ben’s coaching philosophy is built around investing
                                                             wickets of two test players – although they were both a
in and making every player feel valued and part of a
                                                             little past their prime at the time!
hard working, dedicated team. He aims to give players
opportunities to grow both on and off the court, helping     Following a fine season coaching the 9A Blacks to
them develop a growth mindset, and building a positive       silverware in 2018, Andrew has been moved up to work
team culture.                                                his wonders as 1st XI manager.

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KERYN AMBLER                                                   MIKE PEACOCK
                              Cricket 1st XI Coach                                           Coaching and player
                              Keryn Ambler has a lifelong                                    development
                              passion for cricket – as a                                     Currently a Community
                              player, captain and coach.                                     Sport Advisor at Sport
                              In his youth, he played in                                     Canterbury, Mike loves
                              representative age groups                                      connecting with players
                              and for the Canterbury A                                       through coaching, building
                              team and, more recently,                                       both character and
                              played 14 seasons of                                           confidence in their game.
                              premier cricket with the                                        Mike fell in love with cricket
Lancaster Park Cricket Club. Keryn was fortunate to           at the age of seven and didn’t hang up his playing boots
play three seasons abroad – two in the UK, and one in         until 2016. A left arm orthodox and lower order batsman
the Netherlands – as a player/coach. He is currently          who grew up in Christchurch and spent his last three
Development Manager at Christchurch Metro Cricket.            playing seasons in the Sydney Grade Competition, Mike
Keryn has a Bachelor in Sport and Recreation                  also spent a few seasons in the United Kingdom playing for
Management, Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning         club sides in Newcastle, Leicester and Essex.
(PE and Health), and a NZ Cricket Level 2 coaching            Mike will work alongside Keryn Ambler with the 1st XI,
certificate.                                                  as well as focusing on technical work with all junior spin
He believes the key to successful coaching is not only        bowlers.
about knowing the game technically and tactically, but also
about relating to each player, coaching them as individuals
                                                                                             THEO VAN WOERKOM
and drawing them together to create a unified team.
                                                                                             Spin Bowling Coach
                                                                                             Theo Van Woerkom played
                              WARREN LIDSTONE
                                                                                             for the CBHS 1st XI from
                              Colts Cricket Coach                                            2009–2011. He went on to
                            Warren has NZ Cricket                                            become a New Zealand
                            Level 3 coaching                                                 U19 representative and
                            qualifications and has                                           now plays first class
                            also coached at junior                                           cricket for Canterbury.
                            and youth representative                                         Theo holds a NZ Cricket
                            level. Highlights during his                                     Level 1 coaching
                            time coaching have been           certificate. He believes that players who ask questions
                            finishing second at the NZ        and put the work in make the most in performance
                            Gillette Cup in 2011 and          gains, and he gets a real kick out of helping junior
touring England in 2009, 2011 and 2015 with College           players improve.
teams. Warren previously coached the 1st XI from              For the 2019–20 season Theo will be running various
2006–2018.                                                    specialist coaching sessions for College players.

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MAX BECKERT                                                  MATTHEW CRAKE
                             Cycling Coach                                                Hockey Coach
                              Former New Zealand                                          Matthew Crake has
                              representative, current                                     coached a number of
                              member of the Mike Greer                                    Canterbury age group
                              Homes Racing Team and                                       representative and Rangi
                              president of UC Bike, Old                                   Ruru Girls’ School teams,
                              Boy Max Beckert is an elite                                 as well as the Harewood
                              cyclist and cycling coach                                   Division 1 men’s team for a
                              who thoroughly enjoys                                       number of years.
                              putting the College team
                                                                                          In 2017, he took a break
through their paces. Max is studying for an LLB(Hons)
                                                             and headed to Paris, playing and coaching at French
and BCom, majoring in Accounting and Taxation, at the
                                                             club Stade Français. Matt plays for the Harewood
University of Canterbury.
                                                             premier men’s team.

                             MATT CORTESI                                                 HENRY SMITH
                             MiC Football,                                                Rowing Head Coach
                             Manager 1st XI
                                                                                          Physical Education
                              MiC Football and 1st                                        teacher Henry Smith is
                              XI Manager, Matt is a                                       head coach for College’s
                              passionate footballer.                                      rowing programme. As a
                              Having played and coached                                   former New Zealand rower,
                              at a variety of levels, Matt                                from 2003–2008, Henry
                              has over 20 years coaching                                  achieved a world university
                              experience. He has taken                                    rowing medal. He has
                              several College football                                    coached three winning
tours to both South and North America, as well as being      Maadi crews, including a historic Springbok U18 four
the Canterbury Representative on the NZSSF Executive.        and a record-breaking U17 eight, at the New Zealand
Matt has been at Christ’s College since 2010 and has         schools’ regatta.
held multiple roles such as a Head of Department and is
currently the Housemaster of Harper House.

                             JOE BARTHOLOMEW
                             Hockey 1st XI Coach
                             Joe Bartholomew brings
                             a wealth of experience to
                             College hockey. He has
                             represented New Zealand
                             at U16, U18 and U21 levels
                             and played 39 games,
                             including 16 tests, for
                             the Black Sticks between
                             2009 and 2015. He has
also played professionally in Italy and Germany. Joe
plays for the Marist premier men’s team, as well as the
North Harbour NHL team.
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MALCOLM MCINTYRE                                             REUBEN THORNE
                             Rowing Coach                                                 Rugby 1st XV Coach
                             At the time he joined the                                     Between 1997–2008
                             police in 1984, Malcolm                                       Reuben Thorne gave
                             McIntyre also started                                         Canterbury, the Crusaders
                             to coach rowing. First,                                       and the All Blacks
                             at Westlake Girls High                                        exemplary service, as
                             School, Auckland, and                                         a powerful player and
                             since then wherever he has                                    successful leader and
                             been based.                                                   mentor. He was in the
                                                                                           Canterbury side that
                            Malcolm has coached girls
                                                             won the Ranfurly Shield in 2000 and three national
U15 to U18, and boys U16 to U18 Maadi Cup crews.He
                                                             provincial championships, captained the Crusaders
has also coached New Zealand universities and New
                                                             to the Super 12 title in 2002, and his record as an All
Zealand U23 crews and, more recently, New Zealand
                                                             Black stands at 50 tests played (22 as captain) for 42
high performance athletes and rowers from all around
                                                             wins and 8 losses.
the world who come to New Zealand for intensive
training.                                                    Reuben left New Zealand in 2008 to take up a contract
                                                             with Yamaha Jubilo in Japan. Since returning to
After leaving the police four years ago, Malcolm now
                                                             Christchurch in 2010, he has focused on his coaching
coaches full-time in summer and repairs and prepares
                                                             career.
boats during the winter months.
                                                             As well as coaching College’s 1st XV, Reuben is also the
                                                             forwards coach for the Canterbury team.
                             JIMMY HEALY
                             Rowing Tutor
                                                                                          ROSS KENNEDY
                               Originally from Ireland,
                               where he was a primary
                                                                                          Rugby 1st XV
                               school teacher and club                                    Forwards Coach,
                               captain for Commercial                                     Strength &
                               Rowing Club, Dublin,                                       Conditioning Coach
                               Jimmy Healy has quickly                                    As a promising young
                               become a valued coach                                      rugby player, Ross
                               for College rowing.                                        Kennedy was in the Junior
                               Commercial Rowing Club is                                  World Cup winning New
Ireland’s largest club, and Jimmy’s role was to ensure all                                Zealand U19 squad in
teams and coaches had what they needed to succeed                                         2001, played for the New
at the highest level of club rowing. During his tenure,      Zealand U21 team in 2002–2003, and was a standout
the club won its historical third straight senior men’s      player in his first NPC season.
eight national championship. Jimmy says recruiting and
                                                             He has played for Wellington and Hawke’s Bay, had a
coaching new junior members was a highlight of his
                                                             short stint in South Africa with the Eastern Province
time at the club and he enjoys seeing novice rowers get
                                                             Kings, and earned a place in the Hurricanes and
hooked on the sport.
                                                             Crusaders Super Rugby teams.
                                                             Ross is College’s 1st XV forwards coach and strength &
                                                             conditioning trainer.

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ARTHUR WOOD                                                MATT MEREDITH
                              Rugby 1st XV Backs                                         Tennis A Squad Coach
                              Coach                                                      Matt Meredith has been the
                              School Housemaster                                         Tennis Canterbury Regional
                              Arthur Wood coaches our                                    Head Coach, based at
                              1st XV backs.                                              Wilding Park, since 2012.
                                                                                         He was responsible for
                              Arthur has coached 2017
                                                                                         restarting the Tennis
                              South Island tournament
                                                                                         Canterbury player
                              winners, the Canterbury
                                                                                         development programme
                              U16A Metro team, since
                                                                                         after the 2011 earthquakes.
                              2015.
                                                           Matt is coaching director at Cashmere Tennis Club,
                                                           coaches College’s A team and, until recently, was a Tennis
                              MIKE ALLRED                  New Zealand junior selector and travelling coach.
                              Squash Coach                 Matt was Tennis Canterbury Player of the Year in 2011,
                              Mike Allred has extensive    Coach of the Year in 2012, and High Performance Coach
                              playing and coaching         of the Year in 2014.
                              experience at local,
                              Canterbury, South Island
                              and national levels.                                       HUGO NURSE-STRANG
                                                                                         Tennis Coach
                             After gaining his squash
                             coaching qualifications in                                  Hugo Nurse-Strang
                             2006, he has worked with                                    has been head coach
                             New Zealand development,                                    at Te Kura Tennis Club
elite junior and high performance squads. He was a                                       since 2011, and has
member of the Canterbury Masters team that won a                                         considerable experience
national title in 2015.                                                                  coaching players of all
                                                                                         ages at all stages. He aims
Mike interacts well with the boys, focusing on their
                                                                                         to help players realise
individual strengths and using a variety of methods to
                                                                                         their potential and reach
engage their interest and nurture their skills. He gives
                                                           their goals, and creates an inspiring, competitive and
them the confidence to perform at their best.
                                                           fun coaching environment.
                                                           Hugo is also involved in Tennis Canterbury’s player
                                                           development programme and won the Coach of the
                                                           Year award for the 2012–2013 season.
                                                           Hugo and his team of coaches look after the College
                                                           tennis club and provide pro coaching at the Hagley tennis
                                                           courts as part of the Te Kura Hagley Park Tennis Club.

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NICKY PIO                                                ARPI BABAY
                            Volleyball                                               Water Polo Coach
                            A former Burnside High                                    Arpi Babay and his family
                            School student, the first                                 arrived in New Zealand
                            national team in which                                    in September 2018.
                            Nicky played was the U19                                  Originally from Hungary,
                            New Zealand team in                                       he is now Head Coach at
                            2013. She attended Polk                                   Canterbury Water Polo.
                            State College, Florida, on                                Arpi enjoyed a 20 year
                            a volleyball scholarship                                  professional water polo
                            in 2016. Nicky has also                                   career and has played for
played for and captained the New Zealand U21 team        both the Hungarian and Spanish national teams. He
and is now in the New Zealand senior women’s team.       brings a wealth of international knowledge about the
She was named Best Setter in New Zealand at club         game and coaching to Christ’s College.
nationals in 2016.

                            GABBY EDMONDSON
                            Volleyball
                             A former Christchurch
                             Girls’ High School
                             student, Gabby received a
                             volleyball scholarship to
                             attend Western Carolina
                             University, USA, from
                             2014–2017. Gabby has
                             represented New Zealand
                             in both volleyball and
beach volleyball and was a member of the women’s
volleyball team that won the Oceania Championship
in 2018. Over the last two seasons she has coached at
the NZ High Performance Volleyball camp and worked
with junior teams at St Margaret’s College.

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