Gold Award

To receive the Gold Award:

You must achieve 21 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 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 20 Hour famine. Raise minimum of $20.00.
V2 - Give to your family: Prepare 2 formal three course 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 six times over two terms
V5 - Give your skills to help others: Complete a First Aid Course or join surf life-saving to help others.
V6 - Design your own challenge.

A1 - Improve your maths ability: Complete three Maths Achievement Challenges.
A2 - Be a reporter: Report an event in writing and present it in the newsletter.
A3 - Improve your science and technology skills: Design and build a model glider.
A4 - Improve your study skills: Research another country and compare to NZ. Decide the best place to live and play and justify your decision (see your teacher for the format).
A5 - Create a moving puppet with strings and present in a short play.
A6 - Create a slideshow that highlights the value and importance of Travis Wetland / Dudley Creek / Avon River.
A7 - Create a painting of a landscape scene.
A8 - Learn a new craft or musical instrument.
A9 - Improve your confidence and skill: Prepare and present a speech on a topic of your choice at a Team Assembly.
A10 - Design your own challenge.

P1 - Improve your fitness: Over a four week period complete a run or walk of at least 40km or cycle 80km (try the McLeans Island Track!).
P2 - Improve your swimming skills: Swim a total of 500m non stop.
P3 - Explore the outdoors: With a family member or family friend complete an overnight tramp.
P4 - Undertake a multisport event: Participate in a triathlon as an individual.
P5 - Compete in a representative sport outside school.
P6 - Walk or run around the Travis Wetland walk three times with a family member.
P7 - Design your own challenge.