What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We are still in the planning stages, not yet up to implementation. The kit is great. I am sorry we haven't yet been able to fully work through it but genuinely want too.

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

“The kit gives a clear plan for both staff and students to work through. Examples available online are also helpful.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The students have 'planted some seeds' within the community, both literally and figuratively, as discussed in the review. The Kit has opened up a new level of thinking and opportunities that the students would like to explore to further give back to o

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

“The kit was very helpful with my Year 7-8 class. We ran it alongside our ongoing class inquiry around conseravation, horticulture and food technology. The students enjoyed being able to work together to problem solve and find a need within our community that we could come together to help with. The students researched green spaces and enviroschools to see how we could make better use of our amazing area and environment. Being a small country school, the kids believed we should all have some type of sustainable garden at our homes! Also doing mahi around financial literacy, the students saw the benefit in growing our own vegetables to help keep costs down long term and also explored Rongoā to see how different plants could be used to support our health and wellbeing. A number of students got involved with some gardening and maintenance for some of our neighbours at our kura so that they would be able to start their own vegetable gardens and my students are also growing some peas, spinach and lettuce as part of the science aspect of their inquiries, following the growth and development of the vegetables. Some of the vegetables grown will be used in a Food Technology Challenge at the start of Term 2, and a small group from the class are taking the project a step further and looking at creating a school community garden where we can share some supplies with our community and whānau. The rest of the class will be creating their own mini garden boxes, some of these will stay at school and some will be donated to whānau and members of our community who would like to start their own gardens!”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? we did it in class without any community due to Covid

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? Other

“Carried this experience out with Year 1 learners and it was really fun. The children are normally quite set in what they eat and this experience exposed them to new vocabulary and tastes. They were quite amazed that certain foods can actually change colour.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We joined with our farming community to help generate a wetland as part of a water care project. The area will be open to the community once it is fully developed and will provide both economic and recreational opportunities. the project has supported the

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

“THis has been a wonderful kit to work with, opening the children's eyes to the power of helping others and how this has a powerful impact on how we feel about ourselves and how we see others.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Our student leaders, lead through service at Panama Road School. They contribute to our school community in ways that show others how we can uphold our school values and expectations and make our school a better place.

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? Other

“This kit has been a wonderful opportunity for our student leaders to identify, plan and action ares of the school they can influence, to make a positive difference.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? As an Enviroschool, we are passionate about caring for animals. The tamariki chose to fundraise for the SPCA, which was of particular interest for some of the tamariki who do fostering for the SPCA. The SPCA were thrilled to hear that we had chosen to fun

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

“I loved doing this kit with my class, it was such a great opportunity to bring out and develop their passion for helping others. It was also a good way to show them that helping others is not about getting an extrinsic reward, but about the intrinsic reward of knowing you've done the right thing and being proud. The parents were really happy with our project of fundraising for the SPCA, and even though covid through in a few curveballs, we still managed to have a successful event. I really appreciated how helpful and flexible the Schoolkit team were as well!”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The project not only helped to clean up our green spaces which was very much appreciated by our caretaker, but also inspired students to work in other outdoor spaces. Students continued to work in our community gardens during their break times, weeding, p

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

“Students enjoyed our SVA - community impact project, their task was to ";give"; to others in our school community by helping to clean up outdoor spaces in our kura. Our project was affected by lockdown but the overall outcome was really positive. Students really enjoyed working outside in the fresh air and the camaraderie was wonderful to see. Our rangatahi were very proud of there achievements.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We did a fundraising project, raising money for a local charity in our community. This was greatly appreciated by them and the students really enjoyed seeing the money going to a great cause.

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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Neutral

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What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising

“For a second year in a row the SVA school kit was very much enjoyed by the students in my class. The engagement and interactions between the students and sharing of ideas was awesome to see. Thanks School Kit.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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