Term 1 2024 Calendar
New term excitement, new stationery, new classroom, it’s soooo bloody hot and everyone has to remember how to do everything again.
Term 1 kits are dispatched the week beginning February 12th 2024. You’ll also be granted access to a private kit page within our teacher network where you can:
Download the kit teacher guide and review key teaching ideas and themes.
Share learnings with other teachers teaching the same kit at the same time as you.
Ask questions and seek clarity on any issue or problem you might be having.
Resolve any practical issues you might be having with individual kit components.
Access prompt support from a member of our School Kit Team to ensure your teaching experience is awesome.
Term 1 Kits: Registrations now closed.
Self Esteem: Year 4-8. Understand personal resilience is different for everyone. Construct our charging station. Implement the daily check in. Evidence based self-management of personal resilience.
Sea Cleaners: Year 1-6. Identify local waterways. Conduct a clean up. Sort, categorise and report findings to Sea Cleaners HQ. Create artworks that demonstrate the impact of rubbish on our oceans.
SVA Schools: Year 1-8. Identify your class passions. Investigate need in your community. Plan a one-day volunteer project that matches passions with needs. Carry out your volunteer project and celebrate success.
DIY World Records: Year 1-6. Combine statistical elements with physical education and create 32 world record challenges. Challenge your classmates and see who can break the most records.
The Power Kit: Year 0-3. Understand the concept of energy transformation. Make electric play dough. Make Rue Goldberg Machines. Key Word List, STEAM cards, Story, Poem, Waiata, Website and Spotify Playlist. Counties Region Schools only.
Power it Up: Year 4-8. Understand basic circuit components. Use copper tape, coin cell batteries, buzzers, and bulbs to create a series of paper circuitry artworks that reveal local stories. Counties Region Schools only.
How might Term 1 kits fit?
Our kits are very flexible. They are designed to be pulled apart, reimagined and reintegrated into your existing school themes. Below is a summary of just some of our suggestions of how kits might be used.
Term 1 Kits by Year Level:
Year 1-8 (Scaffolded)
Sea Cleaners
DIY World Records
SVA Schools Volunteering
Secondary.
The SVA Service Award is a year round programme.
Please get in touch if this is of interest to you.
Term 1 Kits by sample learning themes
Perseverance.
Power it Up (Counties Schools only)
DIY World Records
Connecting with others.
Self Esteem
SVA Schools Volunteering
Sustainability.
SVA Schools Volunteering
Sea Cleaners
Identity.
Self Esteem
SVA Schools Volunteering
