For further information please see the daily notices.
Looking at Human Rights.
Mr Reynolds
Email: rey@gdc.school.nz
Dance group celebrating Chinese and Bollywood history, culture, food and clothing.
All students who love dancing or have an interest in the cultures are welcome.
Meetings held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at lunchtime in H8 (Dance room).
Miss Xu / Ms Harduar
Email: xut@gdc.school.nz / hdu@gdc.school.nz
Ms Gayton
Email: gyn@gdc.school.nz
Meetings after school in the Library (same time as Dungeons and Dragons/Tabletop group).
Friendly and social competition throughout the year.
Mr So
Email: soh@gdc.school.nz
Miss Sigley
Email: sig@gdc.school.nz
Student led Hip Hop classes and crew training.
Miss Ata
Email: ata@gdc.school.nz
Large music group for wind and percussion instrument players.
Mr Lile
Email: lil@gdc.school.nz
Students who are interested in different crafts e.g. knitting, crochet etc. for wellbeing.
Mrs Gee / Mrs Champness
Email: gee@gdc.school.nz / chp@gdc.school.nz
The Cultural Club is dedicated to celebrating students' heritage and spreading awareness, understanding, and appreciation of different cultures via cultural games and events.
Miss Xu
Email: xut@gdc.school.nz
Interschool Debating Competition.
Meetings held at lunchtime on Thursday.
Ms Barrowclough / Mr So
Emails: brc@gdc.school.nz / soh@gdc.school.nz
Student directed.
Ms Sutherland
Email: sld@gdc.school.nz
Mrs Champness
Email: chp@gdc.school.nz
Mrs Clarke
Email: cla@gdc.school.nz
Mr Thompson
Email: thr@gdc.school.nz
D & D and tabletop games played in the Library.
Mr So / Miss Thomson
Email: soh@gdc.school.nz / thm@gdc.school.nz
E Pro 8 challenge activities to prepare for the Interschool Competition.
Meetings held at lunchtime on Tuesday.
Ms Christopher
Email: chs@gdc.sdchool.nz
Student competitions and discussion around all things Football.
Mr Amies / Mr Lewis
Email: ami@gdc.school.nz / lew@gdc.school.nz
Student-led group, replacing the Student Council, with strong relationships with Rotary.
Big Band offering experience playing Jazz music.
Students in Year 9 and 10, keen for a mathematical challenge, should come along to the lunchtime sessions to try and solve some pretty tricky problems!
Mr Eley / Miss Tidman
Email: ely@gdc.school.nz / tid@gdc.school.nz
Students keen to sit Scholarship Calculus in 2024 can attend lunchtime sessions to begin preparation.
Mr Eley
Email: ely@gdc.school.nz
For the school musical and other evening performances and events throughout the year.
Miss Thomson
Email: thm@gdc.school.nz
Practical hands-on HUB.
Meetings held at lunchtime on Wednesday.
Ms Christopher / Ms Harduar / Mr Van Aswegen
Email: chs@gdc.school.nz / hdu@gdc.school.nz / asw@gdc.school.nz
Weekly meetups on Wednesday after school where we discuss, act-by-act, a great piece of literature which they would not have had exposure to.
Great for any student who wants to expand their knowledge or enjoys drama in general.
Students who are interested in writing poetry.
There is a new writing topic each meeting.
Miss Singh
Email: sng@gdc.school.nz
Preparing for the Polyfest Speech Competition to happen in March.
Maybe discovering other language opportunities throughout the year.
Ms Metcalfe
Email: met@gdc.school.nz
Youth Wellbeing
Year 9 and Year 10 national team reading competitions.
Poetry writing with a performance focus; selected students have the opportunity to participate in the Auckland-based 'WORD the Frontline' competition.
Mr Reynolds / Ms Blackmore
Email: rey@gdc.school.nz / blm@gdc.school.nz
Various summer / winter sports.
Mrs Brown
Email: brn@gdc.school.nz
An ensemble for string instrument players, all welcome.
Working on projects at school and in the community for environmental sustainability.
Meetings held at interval on Thursday in D1U.
Mr Wallace
Email: wal@gdc.school.nz
Student IT Service Group.
By invitation only.
Ms Mercer
Email: mer@gdc.school.nz
The Fish is a non-denominational group of Christian (or curious) students who meet together to encourage each other.
All students are welcome, including those who have questions they want to ask about Christianity, faith or The Bible.
Meetings are held Friday at lunchtime in H1U.
Mrs Richardson
Email: rcd@gdc.school.nz
Large music group for junior wind and percussion instrument players.
Student group of writers who want to explore their creativity and share their writing.
Miss McEvoy / Ms Metcalfe
Email: mce@gdc.school.nz / met@gdc.school.nz
Interschool / National Entrepreneurial Competition (Years 13 & 12 Business Studies students).
Mr Van Aswegen / Ms Harduar
Email: asw@gdc.school.nz / hdu@gdc.school.nz
