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Ficino School
Address: 27 Esplanade Rd, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New Zealand
Phone: 09-623 3385
State: Auckland
City: Auckland
Zip Code: 1024


Opening Hours

Monday: 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM
Thursday: 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM
Friday: 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

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Reviews
My daughter is currently a Ficino student, having first commenced her education in a public school before moving to Ficino in year 4. In her first month, she had learned and developed more than she had in her 3 years at her previous school. Even she was surprised! We noticed a growth in confidence, and an interest in and thirst for learning. She enjoys the structure and clear rules, and feels safe with and supported by the teachers / staff. My daughter is more of a creative type - the ‘quirky’ kid - and whilst she is bright, she isn’t naturally a ‘top of the class’ type. I think Ficino helps to challenge her without her feeling overly stressed a little bit of pressure never hurts however. This was important for us as she was a bit lost in her previous school and I could see things would get harder if she didn’t have a positively challenging learning environment as she gets closer to high school. We chose Ficino over the other Auckland private schools because of its small size, unique philosophy, quality of education we know other kids who have been there who have had consistent positive experiences, and seems to be one of few that is less driven by ego and less superficially polished we joke at home that it’s a little like Hogwarts! which is great as those things aren’t important to us. Ficino seems to be more about fostering a well rounded learning environment aligned with international standards, developing an enquiring mind, self discipline and personal responsibility whilst maintaining a focus on authentic human and spiritual non-denominational connection. All increasingly important in this evolving world and technology landscape.
I was only here from New Entrants to Year 1 but all of the people who attend this school are great and the teachers are super involved in Shakespeare, which is one of the best things you can have.
I had previously posted a review of Ficino, however after some consideration and a new perspective I would like to write an in depth and balanced view on the school. I attended Ficino from mid 2011 until the end of 2019. Hence I completed my first 8 full years of schooling there and since have experienced a vastly different environment whilst attending Auckland Grammar School. My earliest memories of Ficino are playing on the field next to the junior play ground afterschool with my mates. We would do this every day afterschool for around half an hour, these were great moments where I could build friendships with fellow students not just from the same year group as myself. This is an aspect of Ficino that I believe is integral to the school’s success because throughout my time at the school there was always an opportunity to mix with much older and younger students. Through house meetings, lunchtimes and even wet weather there are many opportunities for especially younger students to build relationships with seniors, this was always a precious aspect that I value highly to this day. Ficino allows it’s students to build confidence and strong values that are integral to the school’s ethos, these include an emphasis on respecting all and speaking the truth, these are two school rules that I believe are crucial to learn and the fact that we were taught them so young, I think had a positive affect on ourselves. However this school is not for everyone, I believe that the school is more suited to artistic and intellectual students. In saying that, these aspects are taught very well at Ficino which could be why I believe it is better suited to this type of student. Ficino also offers a lot of opportunities for students to perform highly in any field they are interested in. For example I competed in several sporting competitions and was always given an opportunity to challenge myself. The school puts a great emphasis on culture as well as I remember learning about several holidays and religious traditions, such as Diwali. An aspect of Ficino that I believe truly separates the school from other primary and intermediate schools are the teachers. Not only are they good teachers but they also put in a lot of work behind the scenes. This has only recently become apparent to myself since returning to help in the schools annual/biannual Shakespeare play. The time many of the teachers put in to help make the play happen is truly remarkable. The teachers go above and beyond to ensure that each student has the best possible chance to succeed and celebrate the successes of past and present Ficino students. Some authentic experiences I had with Ficino myself were several meetings outside of school time with teachers looking to help me improve either my grades, study technique and even checking on my mental wellbeing after a tough experience involving the school. The teachers built strong bonds with me and my family and I know that when any past student returns the teachers really enjoy seeing them and finding out about how they are doing. So from my perspective if you want to give your child an incredible opportunity to build good, strong connections, learn complex academic skills and be apart of a strong community that values uniqueness, excellence and inquisitiveness then in my opinion Ficino is the right school for you and your child.
I attended Ficino from year 0 to year 8, and am now thoroughly enjoying my final year as a prefect in the top stream at Auckland Grammar School. I believe that Ficino was extremely instrumental into getting me to where I am today. It was an incredibly unique and useful preparation for everything I have had to face so far at high school, in terms of academics and the arts especially. The curriculum at Ficino is a great prep for high school, focusing not just on maths and english, but also having a very high level, but with the teacher help and input you get from the generally small class sizes still very achievable, history and science courses. This diversity of academic focus is incredibly useful going into high school, where it gives a noticeable edge starting subjects such as social studies and whatever sciences happen to be on offer at the high school you go to, which have many people coming into them at different levels. This can help really take the pressure off in the first year of high school, which is an enormous help to mental health and making new and long-lasting friendships. It is not only those subjects that Ficino excels in, however. A lot of focus on Shakespeare in English, especially in years 7 and 8, results in the language being far less impenetrable, and consequently more enjoyable and easier to study. The maths course too is excellent, covering in depth a range of very useful topics that are invaluable going into high school level courses. The fact that Ficino does exams in the senior years as well is great preparation for any high school, as they become routine and manageable in an environment where you are able to get extremely useful feedback from the teachers, leading to great improvement by the time they are necessary to do when the results matter even more. Furthermore outside of just the academic aspect if the school, there are so many incredible and unique opportunities on offer. The pause and meditation are invaluable in learning to be calm in the face if stress, and consequently improves drastically your ability to react well. The school trips are exciting and interesting and really allow students with a range of interests to shine. Speech competitions improve confidence in public speaking, and a range of itinerate music lessons means that those skills can be more than adequately developed for interest or competition. I honestly believe that I would not be anywhere near where I am today without the opportunities that Ficino, and in a lot of cases Ficino uniquely, offered me, and the support I got from the teachers in all the aspects of academics and even just socially. I feel like Ficino was an incredible experience and I do not regret any of time there for even one second.
DON'T SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS SCHOOL I went here from Year 0 to Year 8. I previously wrote a google review on this school but it was taken down. Here is a compiled version of that review. 1 The teachers are biased and are bullies. For example, I fell off of a chair and the Year 7/8 girls' form teacher started laughing at me and called me crazy. 2 The children attending this school are entitled and horrible. I was bullied during my time here by the same group of people. I was fat shamed, fake friended and mocked. A group of girls also put a large insect in my desk. When I complained to the form teacher in Year 7/8, she gave me no empathy and took their side when they denied the claims of them bullying me. This only encouraged them. 3 A toxic environment is created through the belief 'survival of the fittest'. This means that if you are weak academically, you are neglected. Also, other talents are not nurtured. I did not enjoy my time at this school and always wonder how much better my life would be if I left or had not gone there at all. When I attended this school, I had confidence issues, was socially awkward and was insecure about my appearance. Now that I have moved to a different environment, most of these issues have gone away due to the fact that there aren't people mocking my mannerisms. Don't send your child here because it is important for a child to stay in a safe, caring environment, which is not that of Ficino's environment. It is also important for them not to about the stress of exams/frequent tests and intense assignments, which is something the school starts practising from Year 3. I would give this 0 stars, but you have to give a rating for your comment to post.
It was a great experience but in my last year Oscar was not made head girl- hence the four star rating.
If Freddie isnt head girl, this school is biased and assuming people’s genders
A wonderfully connected school which celebrates tradition, mindfulness, meditation and enhancing education superbly in class yet also beyond the classroom. My two boys have flourished.
Walter wasn’t head girl
Great nice little school with a family like community.
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