Bronze Award

To receive the Bronze Award:

  • You must achieve 12 PIA Certificates or Personal Challenges.
  • You need to do at least one challenge from each section below.
  • With the help of your parents and teacher you may write you own challenge.
  • Your own challenge must be approved by a school adult.
  • You need to complete at least one challenge a term and present it on the Learning Expo day.
  • It is up to you to meet with the school adult and show that you have completed each challenge.

Values

  • V1 - Give to children in need: raise money and donate to a charity agreed with your school adult.
  • V2 - Give to your family: prepare one meal or do a job for your family (vacuum the house, wash the car etc.).
  • V3 - Give to families in need: find a way to help those in need.  Give some of your pocket money to a worthy cause for one month.
  • V4 - Give of your time: visit an elderly person at least four times over a term.
  • V5 - Give of your time: Walk a dog twice a week for the term
  • ​V6 - Design your own challenge.

Academic Excellence

  • A1 - Improve your maths ability: achieve six 100% scores in your basic facts challenges.
  • A2 - Be a reporter: report on an event in writing and present it to your class.
  • A3 - Improve your science and technology skills: design and build a craft that flies.
  • A4 - Research a famous New Zealander who has helped us to feel proud to be a Kiwi (use the six W’s and one H)
  • A5 - Improve your study skills: Research the Pukeko using the 6 Hats. Present findings to your class
  • A6 - Improve your confidence and skills: prepare and present a speech to your class on a topic of your choice
  • A7 - Create a mask of a New Zealand bird.
  • A8 - Create a slideshow that highlights the value and importance of our “HEART” values in your class.
  • A9 - Create a weaving using harakeke
  • A10 - Learn a new craft or musical instrument
  • A11 - Examine a type of art and create an artwork
  • A12 - Design your own challenge

Physical Activity In The Outdoors

  • P1 - Improve your fitness: over a four week period complete a run or walk or at least 10 kilometres or cycle 40 kilometres.
  • P2 - Improve your swim skills: swim a total of 200 metres (each session to be non-stop).
  • P3 - Explore the outdoors: climb a large hill or small mountain with your family.
  • P4 - Undertake a multi-sport event: participate in a triathlon as a team member.
  • P5 - Walk around Travis Wetland walkway with a family member
  • P6 - Design your own challenge