Stories
Read all about it! We love to showcase the great things that students in the community do.
painting the Community House wall
Tyler Greeks and McKenzie Hart joined a stellar intergenerational crew this weekend to bring some paint and life to the walls surrounding the Community House site. You can see them here painting the thermometer that will show the funds for the project as they raise...
Challenge SIC!
Bright and early on 16th February, tens/tonnes of Year 13 students were out amongst the community volunteers supporting Challenge Wanaka. The main stations were at Hawea Flat for the bike leg (banana, BANANA!) and along Anderson Road for the runners (good tunes and...
Festival of Colour launch!
Students Jessica Paddon and Christina Lamb were first time helpers with the experienced team of volunteers at the launch for the 2019 Festival of Colour. It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to make a launch run smoothly and the organisers were really happy with...
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Winners!
In 2018 Bella Fraser was the recipient of the Trustpower Youth Spirit award. In 2017, Students in the Community were winners in the Youth and Education category of the Trustpower Community Awards - Ashleigh Cram was also runner-up in the Youth Spirit...
Go back to preschool
You know you want to play! Some of our Students in the Community go back to visit the preschools they once played at, some of them are there because it's way out of their comfort zone. Whatever the reason to go visit, it helps with intergenerational understanding when...
Itty Bitty Bakers
The Itty Bitty Bakers was a collaboration set up by Nadia McNeilly and Tilly Hoffman Wall. Along with Sampson Mollan, they went every week to Wanaka Primary School and baked with some of the youngsters there. But they weren't just teaching them about baking. All the...
A picture tells a thousand words
so here are some images you might enjoy from 2018 Manu Barnard, commentator laying trap linesso, this is Instagram...at the Wanaka A&P ShowMTB nationalsukulele with RileyChallenge Wanakathe Itty Bitty Bakerswatering the runnersMTB nationalsmeanwhile, down at the...
So what is Students in the Community?
Students, in the community - setting up a trapline at Makarora Students in the Community, or SIC as it gets called, is a volunteering programme at Mount Aspiring College. All Year 13 students get to explore their own sense of altruism by deciding the ways in which...
Techy talks
A simple idea with great intergenerational payoff. Techy talks were dreamed up by Toby Balls and Maggie Little in 2018 and delivered at the Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village. Listed to what the residents thought...