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Our New Zealand E-Book Volume III consists of a series of photo essays designed to depict everyday school life in New Zealnd. It covers all aspects of the school day from formal classroom work to informal play and time chatting with friends at free moments. The text on each page is the actual written work of New School children. We have chosen selections which provide interesting insights on how the students view their schools. We have added our images on the various topics that the students describe.
Our plan is to create eBooks of about 200-300 pages. Our eBook New Zealand Schools Volume I deals with New Zealand schools and education in general. The New Zealand education system is a fascinating case study in the approasch of a small democratic country toward education. Except for the distinctive uniforms, schools in New Zealand will not look too different from schools in other English-speaking western democracies like Canada, England, and the United States. There are, however, some destinctive New Zealand approaches to education. Our New Zealand eBook Volume I is over 300 pages, so we are now creating additional volumes to continue our study of New Zealand schools. We have just begun Volume II which focuses on school uniforms. And we have made a substantial start on Volume III here.
One of the most destinctive aspects of New Zealand schools are the uniforms. Americans will find it curious that for the most part that primary children do no wear uniforms, but almost all secondary schools require them. This was common in Britain during the early 20th century when school uniform trends were established in New Zealand. It is just the opposite of trends in America where many primary school children wear uniforms, but uniforms are much less common in secondary schools. There are some exceptions to this general pattern in New Zealand. Both parochial and private schools do require uniforms, even at the primary level. The uniforms styles are primarily British styles. The primary New Zealand twist has been to add a more informal element to the uniforms than was common in Britain. There is considerable variation as to school uniform fom school to school. Some schools still have relatively formal uniforms, but many schools now have informal styles. Many schools are quite strict about the uniforms, but this also varies from country to country. Here we will provide information about the history, garments, school rules, seasonal trends, school types, modern trends, and other information.
The concept of an E-Book is still fairly new. Many of you have asked questions about the book and how it is set up. Check here for some of the most frequantly asked questions as your question may have already been asked and answered. There is also some information about out future plans for the book.
Apertutres Press welcomes contributions from New Zealand on our schools book. We were able to visit only a small proportion of the schools in New Zealand. We did visit over 100 schools covering a wide cross section of New Zealand eduvation. That, however, only scratches the surface. If you would like to contribute material about your school or your school experience, we incourage you to do so. Contrubutions can be photographs, drawings, essays, or just little written snipets--what ever you may care to contribute.
