Information and signup found on Skool loop under FORMS.
The Year 5-6 team are offering the following opportunity. It is entirely optional as comes with an additional $10 cost and is reliant on parent supervisors running with a team. We can send as many teams as we have interest in for this event. We will be running a meeting for interested students tomorrow at school, if this event sounds like something you would like your child to attend please suggest they come along - you can fill in the notice on FORMS in the Skool App.
Each race is for teams of 4 students who will compete in a 2 hour event, which includes a mix of running/walking, navigation and sustainability based activities. Teams will navigate to as many checkpoints as they can, collecting points for each checkpoint visited. To earn extra points teams can complete sustainability themed activities which will require some research and teamwork. Examples of activities could be to identify native bird calls, match a pest to the correct trap used or make something from flax.
Highlights:
2 hours long
4 person teams
Parent shadow
Registration from 9am
Start at 10am
$10 per student
A prize giving will take place afterwards
Merit prizes for the top three teams
Range of small spot prizes drawn randomly
This Innovative Series of Events Aims to:
Introduce students to a wide range of experiences and have them spend time in and enjoy the natural settings of Auckland regional parks.
Provide an opportunity for students to show their physical capabilities through recreational activities in the outdoors.
Provide a challenge in offering a range of activities that help students understand how parks and our environment are managed, especially with regard to pest management (Ark in the Park, PTA control etc), and the impacts of recreation.
Help foster a sense of stewardship by exposing them to Auckland Regional Parks environments, how special they are, the threats posed to them and an understanding of how students can help minimise these.
