What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The students demonstrated Manaakitanga by thinking of others. It has made them appreciate what they have and be respectful of the backstories of other people's lives. The groups we have targeted are yet to receive the projects yet but I would imagine ther

Did your class take part in volunteering before the SVA Kit? Yes

Has the SVA kit inspired future volunteering within your class? Yes

How many hours did your class spend on their project (including the Find, Build, Act and Share stages)?

How successful was this kit in developing your students' project management skills (problem solving, collaboration etc)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Food Bank Project, Fundraising, Greenspace Project, Other , Project for Those in Need

“This kit has tied in beautifully with our school-wide inquiry into making a 'Change For Good'. The students spent the first three weeks immersed in learning around the SVA and how it came about. They brainstormed and researched ideas and then settled on their own projects. After having camp last week, they are now in full swing preparing their projects to be completed by Week 8. We have birdhouses being made for local wildlife areas, woollen hats being knitted for the NICU unit, fundraisers for different charities, Te Reo videos being made to teach our students simple tikanga and te reo phrases, and rocks with positive phrases on them being made to hide around the school. The students have loved this kit, and the resources really supported the learning.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Giving back to the community created a positive vibe. As we are a small rural town it was such a great opportunity to help those who needed an extra helping hand.

Did your class take part in volunteering before the SVA Kit? Yes

Has the SVA kit inspired future volunteering within your class? Yes

How many hours did your class spend on their project (including the Find, Build, Act and Share stages)?

How successful was this kit in developing your students' project management skills (problem solving, collaboration etc)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Greenspace Project, Other , Project for Those in Need

“This kit was a great opportunity for our students to give back to our community.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The vegetables we are growing are to be part of community food cupboard for our families.

Did your class take part in volunteering before the SVA Kit? No

Has the SVA kit inspired future volunteering within your class? Yes

How many hours did your class spend on their project (including the Find, Build, Act and Share stages)?

How successful was this kit in developing your students' project management skills (problem solving, collaboration etc)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Greenspace Project

“The SVA kit has been invaluable to my classroom and school, and has create a drive and passion for the environment within my pupils which has transferred to other members of our school. This kit has been so easy to use and has allowed inquiry learning to flourish as each child had a different purpose and goal depending on what role they were playing. This was not only great learning for them but also for me! Our classroom decided in creating a project that was done on school grounds but that will add value to the entire rural community and whanau we live amongst. They researched, designed and organised TWO ";Garden Days"; where they encouraged and supported their school peers and families to help put in place their ideas and designs for a sustainable school garden area. This includes worm farms, compost bins, vegetable gardens, scarecrows, etc. As a class we have decided to continue our SVA roles and journey and have plenty more in store for our school and community!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Funds were raised for several organisations including the Blind Foundation, Kiwi Birdwild life Park, Queenstown Cat Rescue and our local rest home. Pet food drives were done for SPCA and Dunedin Dog Rescue. The local rest home and Kindy were visited and c

Did your class take part in volunteering before the SVA Kit? No

Has the SVA kit inspired future volunteering within your class? Yes

How many hours did your class spend on their project (including the Find, Build, Act and Share stages)?

How successful was this kit in developing your students' project management skills (problem solving, collaboration etc)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising

“The students in my class had the choice of what section sparked their interest. I had several fundraising groups and intergenerational groups. They collaborated with their ideas of what and who to fundraise for. They learnt how to email back and forth, how to make phone calls to ask for support. Along with completing goals, allocating roles in their group, using strenghts to their advantage for posters, advertising, getting permission, RAMs forms etc. Lessons learnt about leaving things to the last minute and the pressure not being organised brings. Also learning about the satisfaction it brings to help others.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Raising money for diabetes trust. Students and the Leo club aimed to have me shave my beard in front of school assembly after raising 1k

Did your class take part in volunteering before the SVA Kit? No

Has the SVA kit inspired future volunteering within your class? Yes

How many hours did your class spend on their project (including the Find, Build, Act and Share stages)? 0-5

How successful was this kit in developing your students' project management skills (problem solving, collaboration etc)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising

“Excellent opportunity for learner agency and culturally responsive opportunities. The students really were thinking about the community and how best to meet the needs of our community. Truly bringing the localised curriculum to life.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The class learnt the importance of giving back to the community by way of entertaining and sharing their passions.

Did your class take part in volunteering before the SVA Kit? No

Has the SVA kit inspired future volunteering within your class? Yes

How many hours did your class spend on their project (including the Find, Build, Act and Share stages)? 5-10

How successful was this kit in developing your students' project management skills (problem solving, collaboration etc)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Other

“Found time was an issue this time. I would have liked to have put more into it and made it more authentic for my class.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Students identified problems in their community before reaching if their identified problems were actually problems that are not solved easily or are still a problem.

Did your class take part in volunteering before the SVA Kit? Yes

Has the SVA kit inspired future volunteering within your class? Yes

How many hours did your class spend on their project (including the Find, Build, Act and Share stages)? 10-15

How successful was this kit in developing your students' project management skills (problem solving, collaboration etc)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising, Other , Project for Those in Need

“It's been an interesting school kit, but we finally managed to run this one parallel with what we call our Puriri Passion Project. We managed to use facets of both to make a success of the few volunteer projects we ran this year. Our class which is currently a four class group have done numerous projects around the community. We had a Wig Wednesday, beach clean ups, teaching young students about sports, SPCA collections and numerous others. Some projects are still be finalised. This has been a great opportunity to teach our students about the importance of volunteering and making a difference in their community. Thanks for the great kit!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? As we are still working on this it is yet to be seen how this work has impacted.

Did your class take part in volunteering before the SVA Kit? No

Has the SVA kit inspired future volunteering within your class? Yes

How many hours did your class spend on their project (including the Find, Build, Act and Share stages)? 5-10

How successful was this kit in developing your students' project management skills (problem solving, collaboration etc)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Food Bank Project, Fundraising, Greenspace Project, Project for Those in Need

“That kit is great, and my class have enjoyed exploring the different roles and researching about the SVA. We are still currently working on our social actions around this which will likely be making a difference in our local community with the environment- a new traffic free street design for the road outside our school which we are working on with our local council, also fundraising for donation to a food bank and looking to provide Christmas Kete for those in need.”

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Posted 4 years ago

SVA Schools: Volunteer Kit 20 Reviews