Takapuna Grammar School
210 Lake Road, Takapuna, Auckland
Tel + 64 9 489 4167
Email: office@takapuna.school.nz

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Co-curricular

Takapuna Grammar School offers students a wide range of co-curricular activities to enable students to be involved in the wider life of the school. See List below.

 

A large number of sporting activities is offered ranging from traditional team sports through to opportunities for students to excel in their individual pursuits. The Sports Institute gives students the chance to invest significant time and commitment to their areas of talent and potential. There is a high expectation that students will achieve to their potential and “be the best they can be”.

The Arts are extremely well served. Students can select from a wide range of activities in art, music, dance and drama. Again, opportunity for individual development is catered for through individual programme design and itinerant instruction.

Co-Curricular Opportunities 2013
 
Staff
Room
40 Hour Famine
Mrs Charlett-Green
M5
Adventure Racing
Mrs S Davies (TIC)
Sports
Art Gallery Club
Ms S Cammell
PB62
Athletics
Mr Gowling (TIC)
Sports
Badminton
Mr Joseph (TIC)
M22
Ball committee
Mrs Close, Ms C Davies, Mrs Combrinck
M18
BAM (Books and Movies) Club
Mr Dickson
RR St. Sup
Basketball
Mr Salt (TIC), Mr Oakden, Mr Lamb
Sports
Charities
Ms Basse, Ms Bashford
 
Chess
Mr Barrowman
N43
Choirs
Senior Mixed (Skat a Tak)
Ms Horder
M26/ M27
 
Boys Mixed (Whaiwharariki)
 
Barbershop quartets
Cricket
Mr N Jackson (TIC)
Sports
Cross Country
Mr Mouldey, Mr Gowling
Sports
Croquet
 
Sports
Cycling
Mrs S Davies (TIC)
Sports
Dance
Hip Hop
Ms Cryns
M27A
 
Cactus Dance Company
Debating
Mrs Hutton (TIC), Mrs B Jenkins, Ms Lynch, Ms Broughton, Ms Pugmire, Ms Roach, Ms Nam
Office
Drama Productions
Ms Horder, Mr De Grut
M27
Duke of Edinburgh
Ms Basse, Ms Charlett-Green, Mrs McKenzi, Mr Macauley, Ms Broughton
Main Office
Environmental Group
Ms Henson
SocSciOffice
Equestrian
 
Sports
ESOL Homework Club
Ms Soma, Ms McKenzi
N44
Fashion Show
Ms Woodward, Mrs Rouse, Mr Kwan, Mrs Boyd-Clark
PB68
Football (Soccer)
Mr Smith (TIC), Mr Jackson
RR86
Golf
Mrs Close (TIC)
Deans
Guerrilla Geography Club
Mr Mouldey
RR88
History Quiz team
Mrs Gillon
RR80
Hockey
Mr Gowling (TIC), Mr Cade, Mr Curry, Mr Smith
Deans
House Leaders
Mrs Woodley, Ms Cryns, Ms Broughton, Ms Murphie, Ms Bashford
N35, M27A, M23, M6
International Club/International Evening
Mr Park
International
Jazzband
Mr Stent
M25
Journalism Club
Mrs Holding,  Mrs Smith-Tohu
IB4
Judo
Mr Park
International
Kapa Haka
Mr Raela, Ms A Jenkins
N43
Korean Fan Dance Group
Mr Park
International
Lawn Bowls
 
Sports
Mandarin and Chinese Culture
Lijun Qiu
International
Mathex
Mrs Cooke, Mr Buckley
N37
Maths Competitions
Mrs Cooke
N37
Multisport (Aquathon, Duathlon, Triathlon)
Mr Gowling (TIC)
Sports
MUNA (Model United Nations)
Mrs Hutton
Office
Netball
Mrs S Davies (TIC)
Sports
OPC (Outdoor Pursuits Centre)
Mr Gowling
Gym
Orchestras
Mr Stent
M25
Orienteering
Mr Salt
Sports
Origami club
Mr Chapman
N39
Peer Drug and Alcohol Team
Ms Pottinger, Mr Scovell
RR St. Sup
Peer Leadership Team
Mr Dickson, Michelle Hay
RR St. Sup
Peer Sexuality Support Programme(PSSP)
Ms Pottinger, Mr Eichblatt
RR St. Sup
Peer Support
Ms Pottinger
RR St. Sup
Petanque
Mrs Ellis, Mr Mullins
N37
Photography Club
Mr Kydd
PB60
Politics Club
Mr Mouldy
Soc St Office
Programming Club
Mr Jaques
N36
Quilting club
Mr Park
International
Robotics
Mr Buckley
PB66
Rock Climbing
 
Sports
Rowing
Ms Knowles (TIC), Mr Salt
Eng Office
Rugby
Mr Gowling (TIC)
Sports
Rugby League
Mr Jackson
Deans
SADD
Ms Basse
Office
Sailing/Yachting
 
Sports
School Band Performers
Mr Stent, Ms Horder, Mr De Grut
M25
School Show (MUT class 2013)
Ms Horder
M26/M27
School Yearbook
Mrs Holding, Mrs Cooke
Office
Science Competitions
Mr Heneghan
M4 Office
Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival
Mr De Grut
M27
Ski team
Ms Broughton-Ansin (TIC), Ms Basse, 
Office
Snowboarding
Miss Aitken (TIC), Mr Hodson
PB66
Softball
 
 
Special Ed. Buddies
Mrs Brooke
SED2
Spirit of Adventure
Ms Basse
Office
Squash
Mrs Perry (TIC)
PE office
Stage Challenge
Mr Eichblatt, Ms Cooke, Ms Bradley, Ms Kelly, Ms Sladen
M14, MatOff RR88,84,85
Student Librarians
Debbie Walsh
Library
Surfing
Mr Hodson (TIC)
Deans
Swimming
Mr Jackson, Mr Mouldey
Sports
Table Tennis
Mrs Kothe (TIC)
N49
Tae Kwon Do
Mr Park
International
Tennis
Mr Curry (TIC)
Deans
Theatresports
Mr deGrut
PefArtOffice
Touch Rugby
Mr Raela (TIC)
N43
Tramping Club
Ms Basse
Main Office
Triathlon
Mr Gowling (TIC)
Sports
Ultimate Frisbee
Mr Cade (TIC
Deans
Volleyball
Mrs S Davies
Sports
Wakeboarding
Mr Hodson
Deans
Water polo
Mr Jackson (TIC)
Sport
Woodcraft Club
Mr Kelly
Technology
Writers' Club
Mrs Barnett
M29
Young Enterprise Scheme
Mr Videler, Mrs Johnson, Ms Kofoed, Ms Yap, Mrs Burk
N34
Youth Exchange Programmes
Mr Holding
Office