LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Developing leadership skills is another way Tararua College provides direction for the future. All students from Years 9 to 13 are encouraged to participate and assume various leadership roles. Some of the roles include:
- Head boy and girl
- Deputy head students
- Board of Trustees student representative
- House leaders and deputy leaders
- Student Forum Representatives
- Library monitors
- Bus monitors
- Peer support
- School council
- Sports captains
- SADD
Young New Zealanders' Challenge:
This became well known as the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. It is a balanced, progressive programme of extra-curricular activities for young people between the ages of 14 and 25. There are three levels to the Challenge Programme - Bronze, Silver and Gold.
Bronze:
Minimum starting age 14 and over - minimum commitment of 6 months. Earliest finishing age 14 1/2.
Silver:
Minimum starting age 15 and over - minimum commitment of 6 months (12 months for direct entrants*).
Gold:
Minimum starting age 16 and over - minimum commitment of 12 months (18 months for direct entrants*).
(*direct entrant is a participant who has not completed the previous Award).
Each level has four Sections:
Service: To encourage service to others and bring about an
awareness of community, the need for volunteering and a growth in
self-esteem for each young person.
Expeditions: To encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery that
develops decision making and teamwork skills and improves
communication, risk management and planning skills.
Skills: To encourage the discovery and development of personal
interests and social and practical skills that can lead to a lifelong
interest and lifelong learning.
Physical Recreation: To encourage participation in physical activity
and improvement of performance and an awareness of health and
fitness.
The Programme Will Challenge The Individual!
- It is for students of all abilities
- It is non-competitive
- Students set their own goals in each of the sections
- Gaining an Award requires persistence and commitment
- It is a means of accrediting learning through an internationally recognised Award
Since 1963 almost 60,000 young people in New Zealand have achieved Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards, while many more have completed one or more section certificates.
Approximately 5,000 young people take up the Programme each year. Over 300 schools and colleges offer the Programme for their students. A further 500 community groups offer their young people access to the Programme.
The Programme is internationally recognised and operated in over 100 countries worldwide.
Mr T Swale is the Co-ordinator for this Award at the College
Tararua College, Churchill St, PO Box 94, Pahiatua, 4941.
Phone 06 3768344, email: admin@tararuacollege.school.nz
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