History of Norsewood School
1873-2006
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The Play Centre vacated the classroom when the school roll increased
and they purchased a building of their own which was erected on school
premises. It was officially opened in November 1986.
The Play Centre (2006).
Increased growth in the early 1980’s permitted the school to
employ four fulltime teachers and pupil numbers continued to fluctuate
with total enrolments reaching as high as
99. It was
also in this decade that regular presentations of National Dances from
the Scandinavian Countries by pupils in costume under the tutorship of
Principal Mr Jo Wilson became an accepted practice.
In 1991, the inaugural Norsewood Board of Trustees commenced the
development of an afforestation block in the Horsa Street paddock with
plantings of NZ native trees, various nut trees, eucalyptus trees,
Scandinavian native trees and hundreds of pinus radiate
seedlings. Bordering this area was Ulric Street which no
longer
exists because of the development of State Highway 2, so it was
appropriate to name the project Ulric Park.
Ulric Park (2006).
There was a major remodel of the school between December 1994 and June
1995 which at the time was the most significant changes on the school
site for 25 years. Architects from Palmerston North and
builders
from Waipukurau redesigned the reception area of the school, modernised
the staffroom, doubled the storage space, incorporated extra teaching
spaces, built a new toilet block and medical room, added hot water,
sink benches, carpet and display boards in classrooms and added a full
length verandah to the front of the main block of classrooms.
School after 1994/1995 remodel
