KingsWay School

킹스웨이스쿨은 1986년도에 설립이되었으며, 자랑스러운 전통을 가진 기독교 남녀공학 학교입니다. 

Orewa에 위치하고 있습니다. Orewa는 오클랜드 시내 중심지에서 북쪽으로 차로 약 20~30분 걸립니다.

학생 이야기 

By Maxime Genin from France, 2008

The School

I was very happy with KingsWay School. Indeed, my buddy, was really very welcoming and nice. He was my buddy for the whole of my six week stay and he and I became good friends. I was never alone and when I had a problem or a question he was always there to help me and show me what I must do.

The students were very nice too. I knew almost everybody in my grade at the end of my stay. They were very nice and during the lessons, they welcomed me. More, because of the friendship between me and the students, I was invited to a birthday party, but I didn't even know the person, who was having the birthday. And I really had a lot of fun. I was also able to go to a Ball.

I was probably the most surprised by the teachers, because in France, it is different, whereas here in Kingsway school, they were very welcome and they often helped me to understand the lessons. I was never bored because I could always participate in a lot of things. I did a lot of tests during my stay (2 in mathematics, where I gained an archieved and an excellence, a sport's assessment where I gained an achieved, one in sciences where I gained a merit and a speech in English, which I gained a merit, so I had to revise and I didn't have a lot of time with nothing to do. I achieved a lot in 6 weeks.

So, at school, I think I can say that all was perfect and that I really had a good time and I enjoyed a lot my stay in Kingsway school.

킹스웨이스쿨에서 굉장히 행복했었습니다. 사실, 나의 도우미학생이 따뜻하게 환대를 해쥤고 아주 잘해 주었습니다. 그학생이 내가 있는 6주 내내 도우미가 되주었고 나중에는 나의 좋은 친구가 되었습니다. 나는 항상 혼자이지 않았고 내가 문제가 있거가 궁금한 점이 있으면 그 학생이 항상 저를 도와 주었고 내가 꼭 해야할 것들 보여 주었습니다.

다른 학생들도 아주 친절하고 착했습니다. 나의 학년의 거의 모든 학생들을 내가 있는 마지막 정도에는 잘알게 되었습니다. 수업중에 아주 잘해 주었고 저를 따뜻하게 대해 주었습니다. 저는 학생들과의 사이가 좋아서 어떤 때는 생일에 초대를 받았는데 심지어는 누구의 생일인지 도 모르고 갔었습니다. 너무나 재미있는 시간을 보냈습니다. 볼파티까지 갈 수 있었습니다.

저는 선생님들에 대해서 가장 놀랐습니다. 왜냐하면 프랑스에서 와는 완전히 달랐기 때문 입니다. 킹스웨이 선생님들은 저를 반겨 주었고, 종종 수업 시간에 수업을 이해 할 수 있도록 많은 도움을 주셨습니다. 항상 많은 것들에 참여할 수 있었기에 전혀 심심하지가 않았습니다. 제가 있는 동안 많은 시험을 보게 되었습니다. 두번의 수학 시험, 체육 시험, 과학시험, 영어스피치 시험을 보았는데 좋은 성적을 얻었습니다. 시험을 준비하느라 할 일 없이 시간을 보낸 적이 없고 6주동안 많은 것을 성취하게 되었습니다.

그래서 학교에서 모든 것이 완벽했으며 정말 좋은 시간을 보냈고 킹스웨이에서의 시간을 아주 즐기며 보냈습니다.

By Niklas Thoma (German Exchange Student)

As I first came to New Zealand I was quite amused with everybody introducing themselves to me and I just couldn’t remember any of the names. Two things I can remember from the first day was a student saying “Look there, that’s Stef, but you don’t have to get to know her” and second was was another student introducing himself as the “most popular boy in school”.  That was about all I heard from ever.

I came to New Zealand not as a Christian. I believed in God and am from a family of believers, but have never experienced something like a Christian school; in fact I don’t even know one Christian of my age which lives in my area in Germany.

I was gutted when my homestay mum told me what a Christian really is and that coming from a family of believers doesn’t make me a Christian.  I also didn’t like the idea that the school wanted me to cut my hair. Not even the School Ball, which is a very cool experience, could make up for these things. It took me about 6 months to understand that God brought me to New Zealand and to KingsWay for a reason and still after that it took me quite a while ‘till I actually started to have a desire to learn about God and to live for Him.

Looking back at this year from the eyes of a non-Christian I would say it was a total waste of time, not even the exams count in Germany. But looking back at this year from a Christian perspective, I can say it was the best thing that has ever happened to me.

It was not always easy to get along with and heaps of things really annoyed me.  (You don’t know how glad I am that we don’t have school uniform in Germany) Mainly I can say I was well-trained here and I am ready to go back to Germany.  I am going back home as a different person - as a faithful person and I am going back with God.

KingsWay changed my life, my faith and my world view but as we say in Germany, “You should stop when things are at their best” – and I have to stop (and go) now. God bless KingsWay, with all its teachers, its entire staff, all its students and all my friends.

처음 뉴질랜드에 왔을 때 모든 사람들이 나에게 자신을 소개 해서 재미 있었습니다. 하지만 저는 아무 이름도 기억할 수가 없었습니다. 첫째 날에 대해 두가지를 기억 할 수 있는데 한 학생이 “저기 봐라 쟤가 스테프인데 기억할 필요 없어” 라고 말한 것과 다른한 남학생이 자신이 학교에서 가장 인기 있는 학생이라고 소개 한 것 입니다. 그렇게 말하는 것은 처음 들어 본 것 이었습니다.제가 뉴질랜드에 올 때는 기독교신자로 오지 않았습니다. 하나님을 믿었었고 믿는 가정에서 왔습니다. 하지만 기독교학교는 전혀경험한 적이 없었습니다. 사실 독일의 저의 동네에서 제나이 또래의 기독교인은 한 명도 모릅니다.저의 홈스테이 아주머니께서 저에게 진정한 기독교인이 무엇이며 믿는 집안이 그냥 나를 기독교인으로 만들어주지 않느다는 말씀을 하실 때 싫증이 났었습니다. 나는 학교가 나의 머리를 짜르라고 했을 때도 싫었습니다. 학교 볼파티 뿐만 아니라 이런 것들을통해 제가 변화 하는 것이 좋은 경험 이었습니다. 하나님께서 나를 뉴질랜드로 인도 하고 이유가 있어서 킹스웨이스쿨을 다니게하신 것을 깨닫는 데도 제가 하나님을 알기를 원하고 그분을 위해서  살기를 깨달을 때가지 시간이 걸렸습니다.
 

킹스웨이에서 보낸 시간을 비기독교인의 시각으로 돌아보면 이 것은 완전한 시간 낭비였습니다. 그때의 시험들 조차도 독일에서인정되지 않습니다. 그 때를 기독교인의 시각으로 돌아 보면은 저의 삶에 일어났던 일들 중에 최고였다고 말할 수 있습니다.
 

이 것은 항상 쉽게 되어지는 것만은 아니 었고 많은 것들이 저를 힘들게 했습니다. (내가 얼마나 독일에 교복이 없음에 대해 기뻐하는 지를 모르실 겁니다.) 결론적으로 여기서 잘 훈련받았고 독일로 돌아갈 준비가 되었다고 말할 수 있습니다. 저는 다른 사람이 되어 집에 돌아 갑니다. 즉, 신실한 사람으로 하나님과 함께 갑니다.
 

킹스웨이스쿨은나의 믿음과 세계관 즉, 저의 삶을 바뀠습니다.  하지만 우리는 독일식으로 이렇게 말합니다. “모든 것이 최선일때 당신은 반드시 멈춰야 한다.”  그리고 저는 지금 멈춰야만 (그리고 움직여야) 합니다. 하나님께서 킹스웨이와 학교의 모든 선생님, 직원, 학생, 그리고 나의 모든 친구들을 축복하기를 원합니다.