Emerald Award

To receive the Emerald Award:

You must achieve 25 PIA Certificate or Personal Challenges.
1 Service Project to be completed.
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 two challenges 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.

V1 - Give to children in need: participate in the twenty hour famine. Raise a minimum or $40.00.
V2 - Give to your family: prepare three formal meals including the menu, cooking and presenting, photographs of the meal and feedback from your guests.
V3 - Give to families in need: find a way to help those in need (food collection for Salvation Army etc.).
V4 - Give of your time: visit an elderly person at least eight times over two terms.
V5 - Give your skills to help others: Complete a First Aid Course or complete your Bronze Medallion (Surf Life Saving)so that you can help others.
V6 - Design your own challenge.

A1 - Improve your maths ability: complete four Maths Achievement Challenges.
A2 - Be a Reporter: report on an event in writing and present it in a local newspaper.
A3 - Improve your science and technology skills: design and build a self-propelled craft.
A4 - Improve your study skills: Research Pounamu - what is it, why is it important to Maori, what uses does it have?
A5 - Learn a new instrument or craft.
A6 - Create a movie that highlights the value and importance of Travis Wetlands or other ecological area.
A8 - Create a painting of a landscape scene or use fabric to create an artwork.
A9 - Use a creative ICT tool to design a “HEART” message.
A10 - Improve your confidence and skill: prepare and present a speech on a topic of your choice at a team assembly.
A11 - Design your own challenge.

P1 - Improve your fitness: over a four week period complete a run or walk of at least 50 kilometres or cycle 100 kilometres.
P2 - Improve your swim skills: swim a total of 800 metres (each session to be non-stop).
P3 - Explore the outdoors: With a family member or family friend complete an overnight tramp for two nights
P4 - Undertake a multi-sport event: participate in a triathlon as an individual.
P5 - Compete in a representative sport.
P6 - Walk or run around the “Travis Wetlands Walk” four times with a family member (this may be done in two sessions).
P7 - Design your own challenge

Click on the button below to find out about completing a Service Project.