Kuranui College going global

Kuranui College drama students are fundraising to go to Europe on a cultural tour. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Senior drama students at Kuranui College need help to strike out on the greatest trip ever planned at the school.

A group of 20 students plan to travel to England, Scotland and France during the spring school holidays that start in late September to visit theatres, museums, landmarks and William Shakespeare's world-famous Globe Theatre in London.

Kuranui principal Geoff Shepherd said the planned trip was the biggest the college had undertaken and was "a unique way for our students to gain credits towards their internal and external drama assessments".

"More importantly, it provides them with an amazing opportunity to put what they are learning about Shakespeare and European theatre into context."

To help bolster funds for the students, who were each responsible for their individual fundraising towards the trip, the college had organised a Winter Solstice Market that will run on Saturday between 9am-2pm in the college auditorium.

Drama teacher Juanita McLellan hopes the community will support the students' fundraising efforts.

"The students are selling all manner of arts and crafts, gifts, sweets and treats, jewellery and good winter food, as well as all the fun of a fair for kids, with face painting, pony rides and a bouncy castle," she said.

"We have stalls run by our students, and you can recognise them in their red and black outfits and red Tudor rose lapel badges. Stall sites are also available to other stall-holders.

"The students have kick-started their fundraising campaign by raffling off firewood and a luxury weekend escape. There is also a cook book in the pipeline."

Kuranui College also had established a blog at http://kuranuigoesglobel.wordpress.com to keep supporters up to date with the students' fundraising efforts and news about the trip.

Prospective Winter Solstice Market stall-holders should email juanamac@gmail.com.