“We couldn't have predicted how important this kit was going to become for these learners. While we didn't get through everything prior to going in to lockdown we were finding it really worthwhile, easy to follow and engaging. We also thought this kit was excellent in including whanau and loved reading what they had to share about their kids. I am a long time supporter of School Kit and think this would be my favourite one, we will definitely be coming back to it whenever we are all back at school together.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I really enjoyed this kit. I think that it was quite a big wall display - but with a larger classroom I had no problem with it. My colleague has the smallest room in the school and struggled to get it all on the wall. It has helped my students gain confidence in themselves. The biggest thing that came out of it was that my students can articulate their feelings more now.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“This is an amazing kit! We only just got started before lockdown happened, but it was and is exactly what my students needed. We have completed a couple of the tasks via online learning and I will continue parts of it when we are back in the classroom. To get students to talk and recognise their feelings is huge. Thank you for providing this opportunity.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“We had only just started looking at the kit as a class. One thing I found fantastic was the caring adult letter. At the time we were have whānau hui so I gave them the letter to fill in and got many back. One of the children found one and wrote me one as I taught her a couple of years ago as well. This has reminded me that about now might be when they might need to read one from me as the fear of many children is that they won’t ever see me again. I am going to write them all one tonight and send it out to them. It will be something we will get into when we get back to ‘school’ as they will have so much to add about how they showed resilience.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“My class was just about to start when the lock down happened. We were just waiting for the letters from caring persons to come in. My students will be doing this when we come out of lockdown as the resilience they will need will be essential for themselves and others. Can't wait to see my students and continue with this kit.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Our school also signed up to start implementing Mana Potential this year so I have worked on making links from this kit to that kaupapa. It has worked well.”

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Posted 5 years ago

How successful has this kit been in building the self confidence in your classroom community?

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How effective is the Charging Station in promoting communication around emotional needs?

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How relevant have the concepts within the kit (resilience, reflection, self-management etc) to the COVID-19 situation?

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Very Relevant

How have the components within the kit helped develop your student self-confidence? We will work on this when we get back.

How have the components of the kit helped develop Student-Teacher communication? We are definitely in touch a lot at the moment!

“I was just about ready to go with this kit as I ended up with 3 kits at once this year & that was not a good idea. I really, really wanted this kit most of all, due to some worrying dynamics in my class this year. We bought a Journal for each student this year called "Yes I Can, I Am, I Will' to use instead of your kit, because I had missed out. But then I found out someone had pulled out, so it is sitting in my classroom ready to go. It will be perfect, even after this major event, I'm sure.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“This has been an amazing kit for my year 5 and 5 composite class. The individual booklets were cherished and helped the students to understand what shaped their reactions and feelings to circumstances. They particularly enjoyed visiting the charging station each day and I noticed an increase in kindness and empathy.”

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Posted 5 years ago

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