Silver Award

To receive the Silver Award:

  • You must achieve 16 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


  • G1 - Give to children in need: participate in a twenty hour famine.  Raise a minimum of $10.00
  • G2 - Give to your family: prepare two meals or do two jobs for your family (mow lawns, wash cars etc.)
  • G3 - Give to a family in need: find a way to help those in need. Give 50% of your pocket money to a worthy cause for one month
  • G4 - Give of your time: visit an elderly person at least four times over a term.
  • G5 - Design your own challenge

Academic Excellence

  • A1 - Improve your maths ability: complete two Maths Achievement Challenges.
  • A2 - Be a reporter: report on an event in writing and present it to a teaching team.
  • A3 - Design and build a craft that floats or research the Weka or Kiwi using the 6 Hats and present your findings to your team
  • A4 - Improve your study skills:  research the tree that is the name of your team and present your information to your team.
  • A5 - Create a puppet of a Weka, Kiwi or Pukeko or an animal of your choice.
  • A6 - Create a slideshow that highlights the value and importance of a “HEART” value in our school.
  • A7 - Learn a new craft or musical instrument.
  • A8 - Improve your confidence and skill: prepare and present a speech on a topic of your choice to your class.
  • A9 - Design your own challenge.
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Physical Activity In The Outdoors

  • P1 - Improve your fitness: over a four week period complete a run or walk of at least 20 kilometres or cycle 60 kilometres.
  • P2 - Improve your swim skills: swim a total of 200 metres.
  • P3 - Explore the outdoors: With a family member or family friend tramp to the top of two mountains.
  • P4 - Undertake a multi-sport event: participate in a triathlon as a team member.
  • P5 - Compete in a representative sport outside school.
  • P6 - Run or walk around “Travis Wetlands Walk”: walk twice (in one go) with a family member.
  • P7 - Design your own challenge.