Lape photos by Alison Fan, Year 12

Our wonderful students organised a fantastic range of  activities to celebrate Samoan Language Week last week.

There was a picture frame that did the rounds of the school on Monday, a Kahoot on all things Samoan on Tuesday, a fun game of Lape on the turf on Wednesday and a treasure hunt on Thursday.

The theme for this year’s Samoan Language Week was:

Fa’aāuāu le Folauga i le Va’a o Tautai – Continue the Voyage with Competent Wayfinders of the Ocean.

As part of this year’s over-aching theme of Sustainability, the Samoan community chose a theme that would reflect the journey of language revitalisation and maintenance as well as recognising the importance of having the right tools, good leadership skills, relationships and the correct medium (va’a) that is adaptable to faring the ocean and its elements.

2022 is also a significant year for the Samoan community, being the 60th anniversary of Samoan Independence.

Malo fa’afetai to the students who organised the week:

Ava Jericevich, Demielle Onesemo, Christabelle Onesemo, Sienna McKinley, Jazelle Brown, Makeleta Tuipulotu and Elizabeth Mataafa. Thanks also to Sanbell which provided Samoan delicacies (Sapasui and Panikekes) for the students after the game of Lape!

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