End of an era - CCNZ to close
Well, we knew it was on the books at some stage. After nearly 50 years of operation Church College of New Zealand will close its doors as the Church's private high school in New Zealand in 2009.
The school, built along with the temple and Temple View village area was build by labour missionaries in the 1950's. While the village itself will still be there of course, the college will close. While not a CCNZ alumni myself, I do admit that it is a sad peice of news.
Then again, I'm not all that sad. CCNZ has had questionable leadership of recent years, a sports focus mentality and some lacking academic focuses. There have been its problems that any high school shares. CCNZ is not unique in that form.
I will recall an experience involving family members where this individual was one of five who did violate the school rules. There was no question relating to the violation. The problem arose when the school saw fit to expell her from school while suspending the others. In doing my own investigations relating to this I found that the other four were members of either cultural squads or sports teams. There was a big defensive stance from the school when I raised this. My only point was that for a first violation of this nature that the punishment was not fitting the crime.
This was just one example of if your not a part of the 'CCNZ Crowd' then your on the lower caste. Thats perhaps my biggest criticism of CCNZ. The Old Boys Club.
So yes, I am sad its happening. But Elder W Rolfe Kerr spoke about the education system in New Zealand being very good. (FAR from perfect) but it is good. But when you think that of the near 10000 college aged LDS youth in New Zealand 700 attend CCNZ and maybe 100-200 of those reside in the dorms on the college grounds. Maybe there was enough reason to consider applying the church funds elsewhere.
Maybe it could have run for longer. But there is potential for growth. I am sad in one writers comments in the Waikato Times last night. "Marvin Boyce said: "I am totally shocked, for a church that makes nearly $US10 billion ($NZ16 billion) a year worldwide cannot even afford to maintain one school for Australia and New Zealand." Obviously he has no idea. Building over 350 new church buildings a year, supporting its missionary efforts including 13 missionary training centers around the world, high welfare & humanitarian programmes, the existing Church Colleges and universities, temple building programmes, broadcasting & printing facilities and also the many thousands of Church paid employees...(including its educators)...there is more to than the cash flow.
CCNZ has a proud history...and has much to be proud of. It will be missed, but has left a legacy.
Best of all...its a good one.
The school, built along with the temple and Temple View village area was build by labour missionaries in the 1950's. While the village itself will still be there of course, the college will close. While not a CCNZ alumni myself, I do admit that it is a sad peice of news.
Then again, I'm not all that sad. CCNZ has had questionable leadership of recent years, a sports focus mentality and some lacking academic focuses. There have been its problems that any high school shares. CCNZ is not unique in that form.
I will recall an experience involving family members where this individual was one of five who did violate the school rules. There was no question relating to the violation. The problem arose when the school saw fit to expell her from school while suspending the others. In doing my own investigations relating to this I found that the other four were members of either cultural squads or sports teams. There was a big defensive stance from the school when I raised this. My only point was that for a first violation of this nature that the punishment was not fitting the crime.
This was just one example of if your not a part of the 'CCNZ Crowd' then your on the lower caste. Thats perhaps my biggest criticism of CCNZ. The Old Boys Club.
So yes, I am sad its happening. But Elder W Rolfe Kerr spoke about the education system in New Zealand being very good. (FAR from perfect) but it is good. But when you think that of the near 10000 college aged LDS youth in New Zealand 700 attend CCNZ and maybe 100-200 of those reside in the dorms on the college grounds. Maybe there was enough reason to consider applying the church funds elsewhere.
Maybe it could have run for longer. But there is potential for growth. I am sad in one writers comments in the Waikato Times last night. "Marvin Boyce said: "I am totally shocked, for a church that makes nearly $US10 billion ($NZ16 billion) a year worldwide cannot even afford to maintain one school for Australia and New Zealand." Obviously he has no idea. Building over 350 new church buildings a year, supporting its missionary efforts including 13 missionary training centers around the world, high welfare & humanitarian programmes, the existing Church Colleges and universities, temple building programmes, broadcasting & printing facilities and also the many thousands of Church paid employees...(including its educators)...there is more to than the cash flow.
CCNZ has a proud history...and has much to be proud of. It will be missed, but has left a legacy.
Best of all...its a good one.
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8:56 pm
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