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Rugby Academy kicks off

The Huntley Rugby Academy has had a wonderful trip to the Massey University Rugby Academy last week. The boys were timed and tested in a number of key areas and emerged from the day with a list of key skills to work on. Each player also has a positional individualised programme sheet to help them perfect their positional play. These were kindly introduced to the boys by the Manawatu Turbos conditioning coach.

This week we have had Sarah Harris who is the High Performance Director at Equestrian Sport New Zealand talk to the boys about goal setting. One of the key facets of Sarah’s talk was the importance of setting short and long term goals and having a plan to achieve them. One fact she shared with the boys was that the average Super Fifteen player has a rugby life span around 3 years and this is why it is important to plan for a life after sport.

Coaches Sam Edwards and Mark McAlley have been very impressed with the boys’ enthusiasm for the academy. “We realise that the boys must enjoy this. It has to remain fun for them, after all they are 11-12 year olds and they have a lot of rugby in front of them.” said Mr Edwards. Having outside people come in and share their experience has been invaluable in ensuring the success of the programme. We have attracted a number of boys to the school because Huntley has an enviable reputation in educating these boys and also offers high quality coaching rarely see at this age level.

The rest of the term has the boys heading off on their northern tour to play Southwell School in Hamilton, a visit from a nutritionalist, a coaching session with PNBHS and Feilding High School.

The importance of boarding

Boarding at Huntley provides students with a family-friendly home in an educational environment.

The introduction of girls in 2014 will see the existing camaraderie, lifelong friendships and solid social skill set developed as a result of their boarding days continue to a new level. Boarding will remain the "heart of what makes Huntley special." This is testament to the community spirit that thrives on at Huntley, the addition of girls boarding will enhance this family like atmosphere.We provide individualised care, personal guidance and character development experiences so that each student has the opportunity to flourish with positive self-esteem, independence and compassion. Huntley values help to develop the "Huntley Student" they are respect, responsibility, G.D.P., tolerance, enthusiasm, kindness,  honesty and service, tied in with a thirst for the adventure for life and a sense of humour. We also work on the seven habits of highly effective kids that compliment our values and give students the necessary skills to progress and thrive into their secondary schools and beyond.

Dorms will continue to be carefully organised to create a harmonious balance. All dormitories will get the same benefits the girls get and will be refurbished to provide modern, spacious, lodging options.

 

More than 8 adults, many of whom are teachers with young families, live on the site, giving our school the feeling of a small family community. Our teaching and boarding staff assist our boarders with their homework. They are not outside people  “filling in” with little boarding experience, but qualified teachers who can give expert and real world advice.