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Bonjour tout le monde

We only leave this Saturday and I am very excited to depart on this once in a lifetime journey. The path so far has been enjoyable and thought-provoking. We have been able to meet so many amazing people, including our French counterparts, and I can’t wait to see them again. It is going be an adventure we’ll all, never forgot

These last few weeks getting my research in its final stages before we leave has been stressful but very interesting. Getting to know more about...

Kia ora koutou, bonjour à tous, hello everyone.

The trip to Wellington and the week spent with our French counterparts was incredible and something that will stick with me for years to come. The whole experience was filled with a plethora of moments that moved me deeply and others that filled me with happiness. It was an honour to take part in it.

I was excited and nervous headed up to Wellington on the plane as I was getting my head around the week’s proceedings. Everything fell into place...

Bonjour à tous encore. On the 17th of April, in Wellington, I met the rest of the Young Ambassadors, the organisers of our trip and the task in front of us; to be able to tell the story of those who came before during the Great War. It was a great start and despite being the only male on the trip, I felt welcome by all. Being in the company of all the team has made me very excited to commence this journey.

Upon arriving in Wellington, we were given a lot of information that answered many...

Je ne crois pas que ça fasse maintenant presqu’un mois depuis le moment où nous avons pris l’avion pour la France! J’ai l’impression d’avoir dit à ma mère d’accueil un jour que “nous sommes déjà à la moitié” et le prochain, c’était un “à bientôt” à la place Guy Mollet. Comment le temps passe vite! Alors, voilà quelques reflections…

Nous avions une grande occasion de visiter des nombreux sites importants — les cimetières, les monuments et les musées y compris. Pourtant, mes souvenirs les plus...

I’ve known bits and pieces of my great grandfather’s story but yesterday I had the opportunity to sit down with my grandmother and her brother to uncover the full truth. My great-uncle undertook his own research in France a few years ago, following in the footsteps of his father, including the exact spot where he was wounded, according to field reports. He travelled to many of the places which I too will visit in fewer than two weeks’ time! Here is the story of my great-grandfather which I have...

Baradene College students Olivia Mendonca and Genevieve Bowler with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, at their exhibition at opening of the Queen Elizabeth II Pukeahu Education Centre at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington, where the Shared Histories project by Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Auckland and the French school Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé, in Chauny, France is on display. 

Aujourd’hui j’avais le plaisir d’être l’invité au petit-déjeuner de L’Alliance Française d’Auckland. Je suis arrivé vers dix heures, et c’était très sympa de parler un peu de français avant de commencer. Avec une vingtaine de gens comme audience, j’ai commencé mon petit discours vers onze heures. D’abord je me suis présenté, et j’ai parlé un peu à propos de mon école et mon rôle comme Député Jeune avant de décrire le projet de Histoires Partagées et ses buts — l’amitié des jeunes basée sur la...

Remembering those who fought in WWI

 Two Baradene College History students who were involved in the Shared Histories Project, Rewa Kendall and Louise Piggin, where honoured to attend the closing ceremony formally closing an exhibition of ‘quatrefoil’ crosses marking WWI and meet Corporal Willie Apiata, New Zealand’s only living recipient of a Victoria Cross.

Many of you may have seen the four-leafed golden solid brass cutouts by artist Max Gimblett that hung on St David’s Church, on Kyber...

This week the principal of Baradene College, Mrs Sandy Pasley, accompanied two of our students Keera Ofren and Lauren White (pictured), to an Auckland Council WWI Political Steering Group meeting, chaired by historian Sandra Coney. These two students were invited to present their experience and knowledge gained from their WWI Shared History Project and in turn gained a first hand experience participating in local politics. This was a great chance for the Auckland City Councillors to find out...