Landscape view not supported, please use protrait view!

Postcards home from the Bay of Plenty

Question: Have you recently fallen out of touch with someone you were once very close with? As time goes by and our social circles grow, it seems like an unfortunate inevitability. But that doesn’t mean it has to be permanent.

During our recent weeklong weXplore trip to the Bay of Plenty, New Media Lab teacher Lindsay Clark decided to rekindle a lost connection for each of her accompanying students by having them write a postcard to someone who they used to communicate with frequently, but in recent times have seen the number of phone calls dwindle, the amount of texts curtail, and the volume of Facebook pokes and messages creep to a halt. High atop a mountain and surrounded by panoramic views of New Zealand, each student reflected on their current adventure in the Bay of Plenty and wrote a message to a long lost friend or relative on a physical postcard, which was then mailed out at the conclusion of the trip.

Lindsay recorded the whole experience, encouraging her students to share snippets from their postcards in their mother tongues. The resulting video, which can be viewed above, is an exercise in positivity and proof that sometimes it’s the subtlest of gestures that can have the largest of impacts on those close to us. Hopefully each of these postcards results in a renewed interest in a once great friendship.

And at the end of the day, who doesn’t love receiving a postcard in the mail, especially when it’s from an old friend?

Ready to embark on the educational journey of a lifetime?

A passion for travel. A strong academic record. And the desire to improve the world as you experience it. If this sounds like you, you just might be our ideal candidate! Start your application with a five-minute inquiry form - you never know where you might end up.

It all starts here.

Ready to embark on the educational journey of a lifetime?

A passion for travel. A strong academic record. And the desire to improve the world as you experience it. If this sounds like you, you just might be our ideal candidate! Start your application with a five-minute inquiry form - you never know where you might end up.

It all starts here.

Apply now

Sign up if you would like to receive occasional news from us.

Subscribe

Get inspired! Check out our blog for engaging stories, updates, and fresh perspectives from the THINK Global School community.

Explore