Western News: November 28, 2017

6 Tuesday November 28 2017
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Marketing skills on the line for
Villa Maria entrepreneurs
• By Emily O’Connell
GOLDFISH, BATH bombs and
hot chocolate reindeer were
among the items on sale at Villa
Maria College’s year 10 market
day on Wednesday.
Students were placed in teams
of two or three with one of their
aims being to produce a product or
service to sell on a market day.
The course is part of the year 10
technology enterprise half-year
module.
Villa students have spent
time learning about business
marketing skills like meeting a
need or opportunity, researching
ideas that fit a particular target
market and adding value to an
existing product.
They also learnt about finance,
costing, advertising, promotion
and selling – all in the hope of
making a small profit if successful
with their sales.
The course aims to give students
an opportunity to self-manage,
work in teams, communicate and
meet deadlines.
Goods such as succulent planters,
pamper packs, fluffy snow,
stress balls, Christmas decorations,
shower jellies, fun soap were
also up for sale.
A small percentage of each
group’s earnings, which Villa
Maria is considering as tax, will
be given to a charity of the class’
choice.
SALE: (From left) – Paige Morarty, Amelia Wilkinson, Alexandra
Taylor and Nimah O’Connell with their stress balls and sherbet
at Villa Maria College’s year 10 market day on Wednesday. ​
• By Sophie Cornish
A COMBINATION of
community groups are helping
low decile pupils get the school
camp experience.
Year 5 and 6 pupils at Linwood
North School recently went on
camp to Living Springs with 50
per cent of their fees paid for.
The Aorangi Sponsorship
Programme coupled with Mitre
10 and Christchurch Girls’ High
School’s Interact group raised
funds to get the pupils to the
camp.
The sponsorship programme
was set up last year and aims to
get underprivileged children an
outdoor education experience.
Linwood North School principal
Sandra Smith said it’s not
common for her pupils to go to
camp and they are only able to if
community funding is available.
“The children that went had
an amazing time. The thing that
stood out for the teachers was
that the children who usually
find school challenging, really
shone and blossomed at camp
and took on the challenges,” said
Ms Smith.
Living Springs chief executive
Denis Aldridge said 50 per cent
of schools going to the camp are
decile 9 and 10.
Schools that are decile 1, 2, 3
and 4 combined only make up 16
SCHOOLS
WESTERN NEWS
Getting kids to camp
CAMP FUN: Linwood North
School pupils Kaylee Lochrie
(left) and Hannah Fraser at
Living Springs.
per cent. “That’s the very schools
who need to be here,” said Mr
Aldridge.
Some “business clusters” are
now sticking with the schools
long-term and sponsoring
camps every year, said Mr
Aldridge.
Last year, six low decile schools
were able to attend the camp
from community sponsorship.
The programme is aiming for
eight schools next year.
The camps are based on
outdoor adventure learning
programmes which include low
rope courses, tree climbing, farm
visits and biking.
“It gets them out of their
comfort zone, gets them working
together and gets them in a
wholesome green environment,”
said Mr Aldridge.
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