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.

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

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.

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.