What was the community impact of your volunteering project? It was much appreciated and the students really understood that volunteering sometimes means they don't ";get"; anything from it - other than feeling good!

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

“Love the job cards and the way everything was set out. So cool to have something that could be so student led! We tied this in with our E Tu Tangata programme that was running with our Youth Workers at school.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The local foodbank were greatly appreciative and it feels as though we have made a long lasting relationship

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)?

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What type of project did your class undertake? Food Bank Project

“It was a really great resource however my students are Y1 and 2 and found it a bit tricky to navigate and understand. Definitely a fantastic resource for the older children (or the more mature)”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We would like to build leadership &; support both as a school community &; beyond into our local community. The kit will be the starting point

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? Other , Project for Those in Need

“I had ordered this for a new member of staff &; it is in presparation for them to cover it in Term 1 2023, but we have had a look at the kit &; it looks awesome - thank you”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Positive - helped 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

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? Project for Those in Need

“This tied in with the work we already do and gave another structure to it.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Our school community loved our fund raiser and we sold all the dog toys we had made and the lolly bags we had made up. We could have sold many more as the demand, especially for the dog toys, was huge. We also had a coin trail and our school community lov

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? Fundraising

“The volunteer kit was great and my class loved taking part in a fundraising project this term. They especially loved the wrist bands and badges they could get.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We have set in place a longitudinal study of our water ways and the impact that housing developments may have of the streams around them. We have been able to organise planting days on farms where the school is going to get involved in and we have done a

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? Fundraising, Other , Water Based Project

“This was a great kit! It ran along side our inquiry focus of ";What makes a good Kaitiaki?"; and complemented the skill of citizenship beautifully.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Children have made contributions to those around them, in turn developing empathy within.

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

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, Project for Those in Need

“A great kit that engaged children with those around them. The kit helped children to see the important role they play in the community they live in through the contribution they can make.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? As this was a greenspace project I think the impact will be felt by many people in the local community. Some of the children were quiet passionate about what they were doing and I am sure they will continue to look for opportunities to take action in our

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

“As always, this is a fantastic kit. It is great to see the students shift their efforts towards doing something to help others.”

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Posted 2 years ago

SVA Schools: Volunteer Kit 22 Reviews