What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We were able to spread the word about SVA and let about 800 more children and their families understand why we did what we did. We were also part of the reason this year's Halloween Disco went ahead!

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? Fundraising

“While we were voting for our SVA project idea... our school PFA put a call out for 80 more volunteers to make the Halloween disco go ahead. We ended up answering this call and had a great lead up working through the learning. We applied for roles and then worked with a small team to make this day a success. One the day it was full on and we spent it making, decorating, organising and helping make the Halloween Disco a huge success!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Learners were able to volunteer to help out at our school gala and help raise money for the school to purchase new sports uniforms. We also wrote letters to a local rest home to give out to elderly who make shave needed an extra boost of love and care. Le

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? Fundraising, Staying in Touch from Afar

“What an awesome kit! It provided the opportunity for my learners to take responsibility in decision making and gave learners the opportunity to shine in other areas. New leadership qualities were developed and grown with my Year 5 learners. It gave them a sense of pride as through volunteering they were able to contribute positively to our school environment. Learners designed and implemented a stall at our school gala which helped towards buying new sports uniforms for all learners across our school. They worked through each stage of planning, to gathering, to implementing with the guidance of school kit. Thank you so much for putting this thoughtful and inspiring kit together!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The target was keeping a local wetland area litter free. The wetland is a small area close to the school but not many families know about it. It was great that a student suggested this area as we not only helped to look after it, but introduced the area 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)? 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? Greenspace Project

“An awesome kit that got the students thinking outside of the box. Students were able to use their strengths as different group members although our 5 year olds did need a bit of guidance on this instead of everyone wanting the lead role!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We are currently still undertaking our projects. The students are planning on creating 'kindness' rocks for our community to share kindness. They are also looking into how we can reduce our rubbish waste here at school and getting others school on board.

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? Greenspace Project, Other

“This year I used the kit a little bit different and used it with my enviroschools to get them thinking of ways to help our school and community. They absolutely enjoyed. This kit gave students agency and taught them about leaderships roles and how to work as a team.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We had a group of students who organised a bake sale to support Kids Can. Antoher group of students who learned a dance to have a dance off with our local rest home, and a third group of students who helped out our local community gardens by designing and

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, Greenspace Project, Other

“I love the premise behind this kit, however when we signed up this time I thought it was more for creating opportunity for students to take on a range of projects. While we did do this, I found we did not use much of the kit resources as not all the roles and templates were useful for what we were doing.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The students were a valuable part of the Lions Oxford Big Day Out which was a community event. They were seen to be students leaders and seen to be giving back their time to our community. Positive relationships were being built and established between fa

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? Greenspace Project

“The students of Puaka LI helped out in the community and at local events and school events supporting others who needed a little help”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We expect immediate. The benches are currently being purchased, need to be assembled and placed in the playground. Based on the research we expect them to be utilised immediately by lonely or sad students.

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

Has the SVA kit inspired future volunteering within your class? No

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? Fundraising, Project for Those in Need

“We had always planned to explore the how and why of Buddy Benches. The SVA kit provided meaningful and tangible ways . Every student felt they were of equal value and contributed fully because of the badges and job descriptions. As always I think ok now let's transfer this set up to other areas of learning.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We hope that we bring joy to lonely people at Christmas in the local senior citizen's village. We also hope to provide essential support to people in need around Christmas time.

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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Neutral

Very Successful

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

“The SVA kit was really motivating and all students got on board with the process and lessons. With lockdowns and the craziness of the year we needed to adapt the lessons and outcome. We ended up making Christmas cards for elderly people in our local area and collecting goods for the Auckland City mission Christmas drive too.”

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Posted 4 years ago

SVA Schools: Volunteer Kit 20 Reviews