Pupils visit Japan for convention

Chance of a lifetime: Children from Avondale Intermediate visits Fukuoka, Japan.

From City Scene, published on 6 September, 2009.

Eight children from Avondale Intermediate got the chance of a lifetime to visit Fukuoka in Japan for the Asian-Pacific Children's Convention recently.

The event aims to foster multi-cultural understanding through a week-long exchange camp with children from over 40 countries, which includes a five-day home stay experience with a Japanese family.

"It was an excellent journey of learning for our eight ambassadors - their lives have changed from this experience," says the school's principal, Pauline Cornwell.

Auckland City Council works with a different intermediate school in the city each year to administer the programme. Application packs for the 2010 convention will be sent out soon.