What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Our SVA project was well received by out local community. A great way to show kids that they can make a positive difference to those around them.

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? Other

“Love the agency that the Student Volunteer Army kit creates. So much ownership by the learners. Just an awesome kit! One of my favs!”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? They fundraised a total of $2400 over the term.

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? Fundraising

“With the winter weather in T3 our class decided to run a soup for the soul stall each Friday to raise money for the children’s hospitals. They had to create healthy soup options, seek donations and then all contribute to the cooking and selling.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Our volunteering project had a huge impact on the local area, particularly the river environment around our school.

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

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What type of project did your class undertake? Fundraising

“We were excited about the School Kit but unfortunately, it didn't really fit in with what we needed. Our children are Junior age and while parts of the kit worked, a lot of the content was too old. We used some parts of it and it was really good to hear what other schools were doing with their kit. We did give parts of the kit to the older students at our school who were able to get much more use out of these resources.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? Over 250 cans of food donated to St Vincent De Paul

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)? 0-5

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

“Awesome mahi from the tamariki promoting the donation of can goods for our local church charity. Well advertised, cans gathered in the shape of a cross and photographed, then shared on our school FB page. Cans/food greatly received by SVDP.”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? We have a reserve right next door the kids volunteer to help manage the area

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? Greenspace Project

“Amazing kit easy to follow along with”

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Posted 2 years ago

What was the community impact of your volunteering project? A great impact was made on the students and the community, with many families in our own classrooms being hit hard by inflation and covid, it showed our students that help is needed for a large variety of whanau. Preparing a morning tea foodbank meant tha

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? Food Bank Project, Staying in Touch from Afar

“Students in my class had not often had a chance to volunteer for their community and some who were often on the receiving end felt a sense of accomplishment when in the volunteering role to help others in their community. The resources catered to my Yr8 class well and helped them think outside the box when thinking of was to help out others. I would recommend this and other kits to others who are want to teach their students empathy and felt good reward for helping others.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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

SVA Schools: Volunteer Kit 22 Reviews