Get Real: Growing for a Cause
Beat boredom this school holidays while doing something meaningful in our 5-day programme to inspire and engage kids 8 - 12 years. Get Real provides fun ways for kids to understand relevant social topics and enjoy making positive changes in the world and in the lives of others.
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Thu 22 Jul
- $80.00 incl. GST
Description
Thursday 22 July 2021 Growing for a Cause
Today's cause: Planting for Pollinators
Today's programme will kick off with an inspirational talk (speaker to be advised).
Following our inspirational speaker, our gardening tutor (to be confirmed) will lead the children in a series of activities to discover how to attract helpful pollinators into your garden. We’ll visit Sunhill Garden Centre (a 15 min walk away) for a fun plant identification challenge. We’ll play a game to help them understand the process and importance of pollination. Children will be able to create their own mini bamboo bee hotel, organic pest spray and wild flower seed packet to take home. Later in the day, Kimberley from Let's Make it Green will run a workshop teaching children how to make beeswax wraps. Everyone will take home one of these useful kitchen aids and an appreciation of the need to minimise single-use plastics in our environment.
Timetable
- 9 - 10AM Inspirational activist
- 10 - 10:15AM Meet and greet and walk to Sunhill Garden Centre
- 10:15 - 11:15AM Plant identification challenge at Sunhill
- 11:15 - 11:30AM Walk back to Selwyn College
- 11:30 - 11:45AM Morning tea
- 11:45AM - 12:45PM Pollination games
- 12:45 - 1:15PM Lunch
- 1:15 - 3PM Making bamboo bee hotels and wildflower seed packs
- 3 - 4:30PM Making beeswax wraps
About Get Real - Social and Environmental Awareness for Kids
This programme is a collaboration between Selwyn Community Education and GetReal (for more information contact GetReal at email: nz.getreal@gmail.com or via their website www.getreal.org.nz)
Beat boredom this school holiday while doing something meaningful in our 5-day programme to inspire and engage kids 8 - 12 years. Get Real provides fun ways for kids to understand relevant social topics and enjoy making positive change in the world and in the lives of others.
Each day - Monday through Friday - we will focus on a different topic and activity (see below for details).
The programme runs from 19 - 23 July 2021 from 9 AM to 4:30 PM daily. Places are limited, so book early. Enrolment for individual days is welcomed however preference will be given to those attending several days or the whole week. If you have any questions, please enquire at the office. In order to create the best experience, the number of participants will be kept to 15 kids for most sessions.
Monday 19 July 2021: Crafting for a Cause
Today's cause: Foster Hope
Tuesday 20 July 2021: Cooking for a Cause
Today's cause: Salvation Army food bank
Wednesday 21 July 2021: Art for a Cause
Today's cause: Valuing our tīpuna
Thursday 22 July 2021: Growing for a Cause
Today's cause: Valuing our environment
Friday 23 July 2021: Drama for a Cause - Bringing it all Together
Today's cause: Developing empathy, compassion and kindness.
