School Daze

The kids headed back to school for term two after Mom and Dad's departure. One of the big NZ history topics for the month of April is ANZAC day. ANZAC day commemorates Australia and New Zealand's participation in the failed Gallipoli Campaign during WWI. Steven's class spent a good bit of time on the subject and his class was decorated as a simulated trench for the entire school to visit.

Steven's classroom as a makeshift trench

Guns in the classroom, a sight you'll never see in the US

Basketball continued for Steven as school resumed. At the risk of repeating myself, I think New Zealand has a more reasonable view of kid sports than does the US. Practices were at school, during lunch. Games were played on Monday immediately after school at the city gym. The parents were much more laid back and the kids seemed to really enjoy playing. Everything is more laid back in New Zealand. The school doesn't have a cafeteria so most days, the kids eat their lunch on the porch of their classroom.

Basketball practice at lunch

Lunch on the porch