What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Teachers noticed children volunteering to do things around the class more.

Did your class take part in volunteering before the SVA Kit? No

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)? 0-5

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What type of project did your class undertake? Other

“We talked about volunteering and what it means. A few children used the word volunteer when they wanted to help others or teachers.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The communication between the older gardeners and tamariki has built a link within 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)? 10-15

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What type of project did your class undertake? Greenspace Project

“This kit was an awesome experience for my Year 2/3 class as it opened their minds to volunteer work, but also nature and our community around us. They met some lovely people who also care for the community garden, continue to work on clearing harakeke close to school and ensuring our school grounds are clean of rubbish.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The impact on our community is that others saw younger tamariki taking care of our community.

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

“As always this kit is very popular with students. As we volunteer in our community alot this was a great resource to support what we already do. The tamariki loved it.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The local skatepark and playground were cleaned up. As most of the students are local they have decided to keep an eye on it and clean the rubbish they see when they go with their families.

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? Other , Project for Those in Need

“This was a fantastic kit to get the students thinking about others and how they could help them. We were going to go sing at the local rest home and take them cards and treats but we had to modify the students' plan because of Covid levels. They then decided to clean up the local park and skate ramp. The kit helped them to all feel like they were part of a team and defined the roles for them.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? With the interruption of Covid-19 and alert levels hindering our planned work around the community - we have had to think cleverly to plan what actions we could take during the holidays, to make a difference to our community. We have each brainstormed an

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? Other

“It has been difficult with all the interruptions this year, but we have thought how we could use this kit creatively - and it has proven to be very versatile! Loved the resources and the students really appreciated being acknowledge for their role.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The group who contributed to the community garden and food bank had positive feedback from from our wider community. The other groups impact was seen from within our school. It adds to the positive difference our students make in the world.

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, Greenspace Project, Other , Project for Those in Need

“I ran the SVA kit the same I did last year, with my class working in small groups. Each group worked through find, build, act, share stage with their project. I did find that this year, having Y4/5 students I had to manage/prompt much more than I did last with the Y5/6 students.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Funds allocated to two charities in our community.

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? Fundraising

“The kit helped guide and encourage the students in their fundraising efforts”

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Posted 3 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? The students made a difference to the community food bank and made 6 meals and 6 desserts from vegetables form the school gardens

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? Food Bank Project

“This kit was good for developing students Character. Their understanding of empathy and what it is to be a volunteer grew. It made them aware that we don't always have to do things and get a reward for it.”

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Posted 3 years ago

SVA Schools: Volunteer Kit 21 Reviews