Mākara Model School - MMS

What an incredible Planting Day we had on Friday! 🌿☀️

With beautiful weather and plenty of helping hands, our tamariki spent the day planting native trees and shrubs along the stream banks, continuing the transformation of this special area. It was a fantastic hands-on learning opportunity, allowing students to connect with nature while making a real difference to our environment.

It was also wonderful to welcome a group from Childspace Wilton to join us. We loved having you with us and sharing the day together.

A huge thank you to all of the parents and whānau who helped with the preparation on Thursday and supported our tamariki throughout Friday. Your time, energy and enthusiasm made the day such a success.

A very special thank you goes to Debbie for all of her incredible mahi coordinating the event. Your organisation and dedication ensured everything ran smoothly, and we are so grateful for everything you do.

The stream is looking absolutely amazing, and it's exciting to see the new pathway starting to take shape. We can't wait to watch everything grow over the coming months.

Thank you to everyone who helped make it such a memorable day. It was a day full of learning, teamwork and fun, and one our tamariki will remember for years to come! 💚🌱

At Mākara Model School, we are incredibly fortunate to have the support through grants of organisations that believe in investing in young people and their communities.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Four Winds Foundation, Transpower, and Meridian Energy for their generosity. Your support has made a significant difference to the learning, wellbeing, and opportunities available to our tamariki.

🏀 Four Winds Foundation – Thank you for funding a fantastic range of new sports and PE equipment. These resources will support quality physical education, lunchtime games, and sports programmes, helping our students stay active while developing teamwork, confidence, and healthy lifestyles.

🏫 Transpower – Thank you for funding the installation of new heat pumps in our Old School building. A warm, comfortable learning environment makes a real difference, especially during the colder Wellington months, and will help our tamariki thrive throughout the year.

💻 Meridian Energy – We are incredibly grateful for your support in funding new Chromebooks, a storage trolley, and a portable speaker and microphone. These resources will expand digital learning opportunities for our students and enhance school events, performances, whānau hui, and celebrations.

To all of these organisations, thank you for your commitment to supporting education and our community. Your generosity will have a lasting impact on our students, and we truly appreciate your partnership in helping our tamariki learn, grow, and succeed.

Ngā mihi nui! 💙💚

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Quiz Night on Sunday 21 June. It was a wonderful evening filled with plenty of laughter, friendly competition, and an incredible sense of community.

We are so grateful to everyone who attended, donated prizes, and sold raffle tickets. Your generosity and support helped make the event a fantastic success, raising valuable funds for our school while bringing our community together for a fun evening.
Congratulations to all of our quiz teams for getting involved, and a special congratulations to our winning team on taking out this year's title!

A very special thank you goes to Emma and Carys, whose countless hours of planning, organising, and hard work made the evening possible. Your dedication and commitment ensured the event ran seamlessly, and we are incredibly grateful for everything you did.

Thank you once again to everyone who contributed in any way. Events like these are only possible because of the generosity and enthusiasm of our amazing school community. We look forward to doing it all again next year!

Thank you to all our generous sponsors for the wonderful prizes:
New World Karori, Raglan Roast, Domino's, Woolworths Karori, Antipodies, Home Grown, the herb farm, Zealandia, Circa Theatre, Capital Theatre Trust, Light House Cinema, Embassy Theatre, Alana Wines, 1852 Pub & Kitchen, Red Seal, Weta Workshop, Arobake and the Wee Blue Bach.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Matariki celebration last Friday. It was wonderful to see so many of our whānau and tamariki coming together to celebrate this special occasion. Sharing a delicious breakfast, spending time together, and celebrating as a community made for a truly memorable morning.

A special thank you to Jasmine for her fantastic organisation of the event and to Sara for coordinating the delicious kai. We are so grateful for all the work that went on behind the scenes to make the morning such a success.

Congratulations to all of our tamariki who confidently presented and shared their learning. It was wonderful to see everyone taking part in the activities and enjoying the opportunity to connect with one another.

Events like these remind us of the strength of our school community. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make it such a special celebration of Matariki.

Congratulations to our two teams who competed in the Wellington Lit Quiz competition last Friday!

Well done to our 8 students who represented our school so positively and gave the competition their best effort. We are proud of all you. One of our teams placed 14th out of 61 teams competing — an outstanding achievement!

A huge thank you to Matua Andrew for organising and supporting the teams, and to James for providing transport. We appreciate all the support that helped make the day such a success.

Here's a little taster of what we mean when we say points mean prizes at our upcoming Quiz Night....

3 lucky teams will be winning a set of 6 tickets to either...

* Matilda the Musical at the St James Theatre
* a day of exploration at Zealandia
* or a trip to the cinema (Lighthouse or Embassy)

On top of this we will also have a number of amazing spot AND raffle prizes up for grabs on the night, so make sure you book your tickets!! All the info you need to do so can be found on our event page here: https://www.facebook.com/share/17YNopGoYf/

We can't wait to see you all there 🤓

Yesterday our students had an awesome day at Mākara Beach and Estuary with Mountains to Sea! The tamariki had a great time testing water quality, searching for stream and estuary bugs, and exploring the rock pools through a fun scavenger hunt.

It was a fantastic hands-on learning experience and a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the health and biodiversity of our local environment.

A huge thank you to Alice and Ngahuia for leading such an engaging and informative day, and to all of our parent helpers who supported the trip and made it possible. We are so lucky to have these learning opportunities right on our doorstep! 🌿🐚

Kia ora koutou

The Mākara Model School Board is pleased to announce that five spaces are available for out of zone students. These are open from term 3 (20 July 2026) and will remain open until filled. The deadline for applications is Monday 29 June. Applications can be submitted to [email protected].

If we have more out of zone applications than available places, students will be selected in priority order by ballot. If a ballot is required, it will be held on Tuesday 30 June.

If you would like to visit the school or learn more about what we have to offer, please get in touch.

Ngā mihi nui
MMS Board

What an awesome day at our School Cross Country! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

It was fantastic to see all of our students getting involved, competing, challenging themselves, and showing such great perseverance. We were especially proud of the encouragement shown by everyone — the chanting, cheering, and support for one another created an amazing atmosphere.

A huge thank you as well to all whānau who came along to support the event. Your encouragement and presence helped make the day so special for our tamariki.

Well done everyone! 👏

What an amazing two days of fun and learning we have had with Mountains to Sea! Our tamariki explored the health of our stream and discovered the biodiversity living within it through hands-on learning and investigation. 🌿💧🦗

A huge thank you to Alice and Ngahuia from Mountains to Sea for leading such engaging and meaningful sessions. The children had an absolute blast while learning so much about our local environment and the importance of caring for it.

We would also like to thank all of the parents and whānau who supported the days — we couldn’t do these opportunities without you.

We are so lucky to have this incredible resource right here at our kura. It has been fantastic to be using the stream again after our wonderful parent group cleared the area and made this possible once more.

Ngā mihi nui 🌱