NorthGate College’s Modern Foreign Languages Festival

NorthGate College’s MFL Festival was held this year on Friday 2nd June. The 2017 theme was People, Events, Monuments. Each class was given the responsibility of preparing and presenting on one of the areas as it related to either the Hispanophone or Francophone culture.  Booths, stations and assigned areas were set up to display and […]

National Secondary School Quiz and Debate on the Impacts of Squatting

The Land Settlement Agency hosted the National Secondary School Quiz and Debate on the Impact of Squatting. The objective was to promote awareness amongst the nation’s youth about the negative impacts of squatting. The LSA effectively used the school system as a platform for the dissemination of information about the serious consequences of squatting to […]

NGC Matura Beach Clean up and Turtle Watching

On Monday 29th May, the entire form 3 student body ventured up to Matura for an overnight adventure in turtle watching and beach cleaning.  There were two main objectives for the overnight trip. It was a Biology field trip and a class bonding exercise. The Biology trip component focused on the conservation and preservation of […]

NGC Career Day 2017

NorthGate College held the 2017 iteration of its Career Day on Friday 12th May.  The Career Day was designed to provide an opportunity for the form three students to deliberately and strategically reflect on career possibilities and begin to map their way forward.  To this end, they interacted with professionals who gave personal insight into […]

NGC Students commended for FIRST LEGO 2016 Robotics Team process video

NorthGate College students engaged in playful and meaningful learning while helping them discover the fun in science and technology, at the FIRST LEGO League Trinidad and Tobago, hosted by the National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST), under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, and supported by Shell Trinidad Ltd. FIRST […]

NGC Technology Tune Up

Technology is always evolving and has found its way into every aspect of our lives. Thus, on Friday 20th January 2017 NorthGate College held its “Technology Tune Up”. The event created the opportunity for our students to learn about and interact with various forms of technology in a fun-filled way. The school plant was divided into 7 […]

Form 6 Communication Studies Paramin Visit

The Form 6 Communications Studies programme involves the evolution of language and learning about various influences which form our Caribbean dialects. This year’s class embarked on an adventure to Paramin Hills to investigate its strong patois heritage. This village is located on the mountainous Northern Range of Trinidad near the third highest peak in the island. The […]

National Secondary Schools’ Swim Meet 2017

The annual National Secondary Schools’ Swim Meet was hosted on Sunday 29th January 2017 by Tidal Wave Aquatics swim club. It was held for the very first time at Trinidad & Tobago’s new National Aquatic Centre in Couva. NorthGate College fielded 12 swimmers – 1 girl and 11 boys, some in the competitive and others in […]

Design and Build Competition 2017

The Institute of Structural Engineers (IStructE) annual Secondary School Design and Build competition was held at JFK auditorium on Saturday 28th January 2017. The aim of the competition was to design and build a bridge out of spaghetti and marshmallows that would hold at least 100grams over a 30cm gap. All schools represented came prepared […]

NGC Spoken Word Battle 2016

NorthGate College understands the importance of communication and expression, and thus saw it fitting to introduce yet another avenue to creatively foster these skills. This academic year, the English Department decided to introduce Spoken Word to the College through its inaugural Spoken Word Competition.  Joshua Thomas, past Head Boy of NGC and Spoken Word aficionado, was […]