sva schools
SVA SCHOOLS PARTICIPATION: ENSURING THE VOLUNTEERING SPIRIT IS PART OF A STUDENT’S IDENTITY. USING THE SVA PROJECT METHOD TO CREATE AND HOLD A VOLUNTEERING EVENT. ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
CAN YOUNG PEOPLE PLAN AND CARRY OUT A SERVICE PROJECT WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION? WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
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Taking collective action for the care of other people in our school and wider community. Understanding how people participate collectively in response to community challenges. Undertaking planning that includes stakeholder feedback to develop an outcome.
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Year 4-10 Students who have a strong social conscience. Students who want to connect with their community.
apply
produce
Identify
Visit
Plan
Calculate
Act
Reflect
Decide
Vet
Build
Predict
Do
Review
Listen
Check
Promote
Discover
Share
Enjoy
Understand how the Student Volunteer Army was invented after the Christchurch Earthquake.
Remind students of Sam’s secret SVA question – ‘Will the volunteers enjoy this?’
Discover why Sam Johnson thinks adults underestimate how much kids can change the world.
If the answer is ‘Yes’ – your students have identified their class service project.
Match student strengths to individual SVA Project Team roles and assign role cards. Watch corresponding SVA Team Insider Guides for each role to understand what’s essential. Ask: What are the values of our class, our students and our school? Be inspired by the projects of other young people around the world. Use the SVA Project Idea Cards to brainstorm projects that fit with the class values. Construct an online form and crowdsource possible projects on your school facebook page. Impact Officers should list all the possible projects that your class could plan and carry out. Check: Are your project ideas creative, collaborative and realistic. Finally – will they help?
Understand that one of the most important tricks in the SVA Project Method is to talk to people. You will have to listen to the people in your community to find out where they need help. Community Liaisons should visit your project location and ask people what they need doing. List each ‘request’ as a mini-project – use the Visit and Vet Checklist to check each one. Remind each student that they must “trust each other to get the job done”. Planners should list how the event will run and include a schedule for the day. Finance Officers must establish a list of equipment, and supplies that will be required. Promote the event to the community – remember what Jason said “You can’t surprise people”.
Remember: SVA Project Essentials – get them there, give them the tools they need and feed them. Pledge your predicted project hours on the www.servefor.nz website. Set up the HQ for your project where food, first aid, equipment and recycling can be based. Start your Project Day with a briefing from your Platoon Leader and Safety Officer. Use the Safety Checklist Card as a guide for a Safety Briefing. Make sure everyone is wearing their SVA Platoon Member badges as identification. Your Storytellers should take as many photographs on the day as possible. Sharing stories, food and successes is the essential conclusion for all SVA projects. Create a space for all the volunteers to come together and share their experiences. Caterers should make sure there is food to share at the end of the day. Share photos online, on class social media pages using #svaschools and #serevefornz
Vote as a class to identify the best possible volunteer project.
Students can check they have successfully completed the task by:
success criteria PRINCIPLES
Community Engagement Coherence
VALUES
Community and Participation Respect Diversity
Brainstorming, clarifying and identifying an appropriate volunteer project for Serve for NZ. Participating in project planning by completing all tasks assigned to an KEY COMPETENCIES
Managing Self Relating to Others Participating and Contributing
LEARNING AREAS
Health and Physical Education Social Sciences
assigned role. Participating in a volunteering project and ensuring the service hours are pledged to Serve for NZ.
WORD BANK
Student Volunteer Army Role Definition Logistics Inter-generational
KEY CONCEPTS
Project Based Learning Project Management Volunteering Service
www.sva.org.nz
CAN YOUNG PEOPLE PLAN AND CARRY OUT A SERVICE PROJECT WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION? WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
TRY THIS WITH
Taking collective action for the care of other people in our school and wider community. Understanding how people participate collectively in response to community challenges. Undertaking planning that includes stakeholder feedback to develop an outcome.
find
Year 4-10 Students who have a strong social conscience. Students who want to connect with their community.
apply
produce
Identify
Visit
Plan
Calculate
Act
Reflect
Decide
Vet
Build
Predict
Do
Review
Listen
Check
Promote
Discover
Share
Enjoy
Understand how the Student Volunteer Army was invented after the Christchurch Earthquake.
Remind students of Sam’s secret SVA question – ‘Will the volunteers enjoy this?’
Discover why Sam Johnson thinks adults underestimate how much kids can change the world.
If the answer is ‘Yes’ – your students have identified their class service project.
Match student strengths to individual SVA Project Team roles and assign role cards. Watch corresponding SVA Team Insider Guides for each role to understand what’s essential. Ask: What are the values of our class, our students and our school? Be inspired by the projects of other young people around the world. Use the SVA Project Idea Cards to brainstorm projects that fit with the class values. Construct an online form and crowdsource possible projects on your school facebook page. Impact Officers should list all the possible projects that your class could plan and carry out. Check: Are your project ideas creative, collaborative and realistic. Finally – will they help?
Understand that one of the most important tricks in the SVA Project Method is to talk to people. You will have to listen to the people in your community to find out where they need help. Community Liaisons should visit your project location and ask people what they need doing. List each ‘request’ as a mini-project – use the Visit and Vet Checklist to check each one. Remind each student that they must “trust each other to get the job done”. Planners should list how the event will run and include a schedule for the day. Finance Officers must establish a list of equipment, and supplies that will be required. Promote the event to the community – remember what Jason said “You can’t surprise people”.
Remember: SVA Project Essentials – get them there, give them the tools they need and feed them. Pledge your predicted project hours on the www.servefor.nz website. Set up the HQ for your project where food, first aid, equipment and recycling can be based. Start your Project Day with a briefing from your Platoon Leader and Safety Officer. Use the Safety Checklist Card as a guide for a Safety Briefing. Make sure everyone is wearing their SVA Platoon Member badges as identification. Your Storytellers should take as many photographs on the day as possible. Sharing stories, food and successes is the essential conclusion for all SVA projects. Create a space for all the volunteers to come together and share their experiences. Caterers should make sure there is food to share at the end of the day. Share photos online, on class social media pages using #svaschools and #serevefornz
Vote as a class to identify the best possible volunteer project.
Students can check they have successfully completed the task by:
success criteria PRINCIPLES
Community Engagement Coherence
VALUES
Community and Participation Respect Diversity
Brainstorming, clarifying and identifying an appropriate volunteer project for Serve for NZ. Participating in project planning by completing all tasks assigned to an KEY COMPETENCIES
Managing Self Relating to Others Participating and Contributing
LEARNING AREAS
Health and Physical Education Social Sciences
assigned role. Participating in a volunteering project and ensuring the service hours are pledged to Serve for NZ.
WORD BANK
Student Volunteer Army Role Definition Logistics Inter-generational
KEY CONCEPTS
Project Based Learning Project Management Volunteering Service
www.sva.org.nz
