What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We were unable to leave the school grounds for our community project so we focussed on the trouble with rubbish we have been having throughout the school. This involved recycling, posters and suggestions. It was seen positively throughout the school and t

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

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What type of project did your class undertake? Greenspace Project

“This was a great kit to really help the kids develop a sense of responsibility for their environment.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We contributed to Caritas who then is able to help with Emergencies around the Pasific Islands and in this case helping raise money for the recent typhoon experienced in the Phillipines. This has also impacted some of our own filipino school community in

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)? 0-5

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What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising

“The activities were all useful in finding out , applying and producing with an outcome that was meaningful to students. We use a localised curriculum and this aligned with making a difference in the world as well as our special character as a catholic school in actioning social justice.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The students understand the value of everyone contributing to a project to ensure it is successful. We have a relationship with our local Cancer Society that has developed over the years, the students play a key role in raising funds and developing a warm

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

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

“The SVA kit was a great resource to use with our Student Kaitiaki to develop their leadership skills. The kit provided them with clear roles that they applied across several initiatives this year.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We are still in the process of selling soap we have made and are giving the money to a local charity to help those in need.

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)? 5-10

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What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising

“We did this more as a class project rather than individual groups. We decided that we would raise some funds to support a local charity and help those in need. As a school we support Caritas but wanted to support some more local. We made soap and are in the process of selling them to parents and people in the community and if it’s proves to be popular, we’ll make some more. We have experimented with different colours and scents and looked into packaging and advertising in order to sell out soap. The children have had different roles within the soap making and advertising process. As always the kits are so professionally done and are engaging and easy to use to support what we do in the classroom and beyond. Thank you”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The children chose a Greenspace project mainly based on some of the areas around the school. It was very hard even from the start to choose and commit to one idea. I did give the students quite a lot of support and through different contacts at our sch

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? Greenspace Project

“Kia ora! This was the first time our class and I have ever completed a School Kit. The children really enjoyed the kit and the structures were fun to use. The different roles, video and planning process gave them insight in how organisation of people worked. Some of the key learnings was inclusiveness and how everyone needed to have a part. Thinking ahead without assuming that adults would magically make resources appear was also quite a learning curve too. In all the children are more aware of the effort that is required in caring for our environment and how to do it.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We created a Sensory Circuit for our school and had all ages test it. It was really exciting to move from the planning to implementation stages when the board funded the project.

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)? 10-15

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What type of project did your class undertake? Other

“It was great and allowed our students to make a real impact in the community.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We had a shave off for cancer, food bank drive and we created Christmas shoe boxes for children overseas so they could celebrate Christmas

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)? 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? Food Bank Project, Fundraising, Project for Those in Need

“Thank you for the great kit. We have volunteered in our community and overseas.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Students were able to fundraise $280 for the SPCA.

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)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising

“This kit was fantastic - it took off in my class and it connected to previous learning and sparked so much more!”

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Posted 4 years ago

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