What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Our project brought diverse people in our community together with a shared interest. It facilitated community interactions, and helped people see what small ongoing actions they could take to be more sustainable. We hope it will continue as a regular crop

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)?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

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

“My class has 20 (out of 30) diverse learners, many of whom really struggle with the size of an ongoing project and taking initiative, this project kit really helped them to scaffold the process and the fun badges and bands added a little bit of motivation and a sense of pride. The process gave a number of students the opportunity to shine and take a real sense of pride in what they were doing, and work towards a fantastic outcome. The main issue they identified is a lack of community within our local area, and wanted to find a way to bring people together.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We did a working bee for the Aged Care home next door to the school. We gardened, painted their benches and created an outdoor chess board. We had our lunch at the same time as them and joined in with singing happy birthday to two residents turning 90 and

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)?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising, Greenspace Project, Other

“The kit had really useful infographics and the personality profile was excellent. the children were able to use it themselves (Year 4-6 students) and propose themselves for the roles they wanted. The kids loved having the badges and armbands and were excited to be able to keep them as a memento. The different roles helped them work as a team and prepare for the day really well and they appreciated how their hard work and preparation made the day work so well they could enjoy it. I was so impressed with the way they took charge - I really had little to do except make sure all the t's were crossed and i's dotted! The gardening, sanding and repainting of benches, renovating of a letterbox so the residents and children can exchange messages, and painting of a chessboard on their verandah so we can play with our giant chess set with them were all tasks which will make our school's weekly visits to the home more exciting for everyone.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Further involvement in the Biosecurity Projects that are being lead by our local council and the students were able to actively participate in this event.

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)?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

What type of project did your class undertake? Greenspace Project

“Great opportunity for the students to take on the different roles that were strength based. It was evident who felt comfortable doing what and when the students understood what their job description looked like, they knew what was expected of them and they contributed more to the projects and goals at hand.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Our first project was to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis NZ. This is a charity that we chose to support as one of my students has the disease. This first project has been an awesome way to reinforce the strong home-school partnerships that we have establi

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)?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising

“The SVA Kit has been a fantastic resource. The students were inspired by the story of how the SVA came into existence. It enabled them to see that every act of kindness and effort can have a big impact on people's lives. The students really enjoyed the brainstorming and planning phase of the project. They generated some fantastic out-of-the-box ideas and quickly learnt that quite often ideas needed to be combined or modified to make them workable. It was an invaluable learning experience, and one that gave them insight into the hard work that goes into planning, organising and completing projects.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We focused on giving back to our community without the need for recognition so worked on a RAK day when students did small meaningful things to positively impact a range of people in our community.

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)?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

What type of project did your class undertake? Other

“Another great way to get students looking at how they can give back to their community. Excellent resources. My students enjoyed the skills analysis sheet and link to possible role in the SVA this led to. For many it is the beginning of a journey where they are starting to see that doing lots of small things can have a big impact on people's well being and brings sense of community.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Through our fundraiser we raised over $200 to go towards medical care for a rescue dog that we chose to sponsor. We also purchased items from the Starship Hospital Wishlist.

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)?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising

“My class were very excited with this project. The resources provided helped scaffold their thinking and build their collaboration skills. We had two main organisations that we wanted to support, so decided upon a large fundraiser that could benefit both. We worked in two different teams, using the roles provided with each. This would be a great year-long kit to provide more time and flexibility.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We raised money to support a community organisation who we have visited and been connected with this year. We are wanting to further strengthen this connection so wanted to 'give back' to them. The students gained an insight into how to go about organisin

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)?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising, Greenspace Project

“The kit and unit were really helpful in supporting us undertake our volunteer project. Some of the content/activities in the kit were pitched a little high for our year 5/6 students however resources were easy to adapt.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We hope that the impact is very useful fo rthe enviroment - but time will tell. We worked at the river (local to us) and helped tidy it up and did some work with the young trees that were planted to help them continue to grow and protect our river.

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)?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

What type of project did your class undertake? Water Based Project

“loved the resource - awesome to see the real life student army at work. The pack was very useful and fitted our topic perfectly.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

SVA Schools: Volunteer Kit 20 Reviews