{"id":1168,"date":"2022-10-03T07:38:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T07:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.mtaspiring.school.nz\/?page_id=1168"},"modified":"2023-08-21T09:08:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T21:08:44","slug":"community-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/community-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Community partnerships\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1168\" class=\"elementor elementor-1168\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2909cec elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2909cec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caca557\" data-id=\"caca557\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf262b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf262b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9ef818 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ef818\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a03123b\" data-id=\"a03123b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27e4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a27e4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our connections to our community are fundamental to the success of our school, providing our students with opportunities across the full spectrum of activities both in the classroom and beyond. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33e983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d33e983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community links to the arts<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b8d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29b8d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have deep community links with arts events such as the Festival of Colour, the W\u0101naka Musicians Society \u2018Stars in your eyes\u2019 show, Lake W\u0101naka Sounds, and the Autumn Arts School which provides scholarships to selected Visual Arts students. These connections give our students valuable opportunities to develop their skills and extend themselves through participating in real-world arts events. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d490b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d490b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">W\u0101naka police<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbab52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dbab52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our local police provide an invaluable service in supporting and guiding our students through practical education programmes such as the BLAST, and Loves-Me-Not programmes. The BLAST (Blue Light Adventure and Skills Training) programme is aimed at Years 9 and 10 students providing them with team-building skills, education on healthy eating choices and fitness training. The Loves-me-Not programme for our Year 12 students equips them with the knowledge and skills they need to take action (personal action, effective bystander action and community action) to prevent harm from relationship abuse. The police also help administer Project ROCK ON (Reduce Our Community Kids Offending Now). This project has been set up to combat the increasing problem of truancy at schools across New Zealand<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b823b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b823b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scholarships and prizes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587407a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"587407a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many community organisations provide our students with financial support through scholarships and prizes, including the Rotary Club of W\u0101naka, Aspiring Rotary, the Masonic Lodge, W\u0101naka and District Lions Club, Upper Clutha Lions, Otago Polytechnic, Naylor Love, the W\u0101naka Musicians Society, Batchelar McDougall Consulting, W\u0101naka Medical Centre, Salmond Architecture, the W\u0101naka Arts Society, Central Lakes Trust, the Mike Sheehan Trust, Breen Construction, Pioneer Energy Limited, Cardrona Alpine Resorts x Treble Cone, Level Construction, Findex, Wilson and Dorset, Bunnings, Mt Aspiring U3A, the Fit Collective, Edgewater W\u0101naka, Mactodd Lawyers, the Upper Clutha Community Arts Council, Upper Clutha Historical Records, Snow Farm, Heartland Design and Print, Hullabaloo Gallery, Wastebusters, Racers Edge, Mitre10, the McDougall Family, the Simpson Family, the Walker Family, and the King Family.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4581ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4581ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cardrona x Treble Cone Snow College <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f07b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f07b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our students are offered a snow career pathway programme in partnership with the Cardrona x Treble Cone Snow College. Students can undertake this programme as an area of interest on top of their existing subjects and can achieve credits towards NCEA Level 2 and 3. Cardona x Treble Cone also provides generous support to our school as the main sponsor of our MAC ski championships. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f3b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17f3b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partnership with Racers Edge<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3050b48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3050b48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e48b397\" data-id=\"e48b397\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893350a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"893350a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Aspiring College\u2019s partnership with Racers Edge reflects a shared passion for the outdoors and our commitment to giving our students the opportunity to experience the benefits of physical education and outdoor pursuits in a setting of outstanding beauty. Racers Edge provides valuable support through the provision of outdoor uniforms for our Physical Education and Health staff along with generous discounts on equipment and apparel for our school community, naming sponsorship of the MAC bike enduro competition and second-tier sponsorship of the MAC ski championships.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-216e6c0\" data-id=\"216e6c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aebf45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aebf45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/11\/Racers-Edge-Lake-Wanaka-New-Zealand-Powered-by-Torpedo7-logotype_for-use-on-white_CMYK-300x212.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4297\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/11\/Racers-Edge-Lake-Wanaka-New-Zealand-Powered-by-Torpedo7-logotype_for-use-on-white_CMYK-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/11\/Racers-Edge-Lake-Wanaka-New-Zealand-Powered-by-Torpedo7-logotype_for-use-on-white_CMYK-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/11\/Racers-Edge-Lake-Wanaka-New-Zealand-Powered-by-Torpedo7-logotype_for-use-on-white_CMYK-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/11\/Racers-Edge-Lake-Wanaka-New-Zealand-Powered-by-Torpedo7-logotype_for-use-on-white_CMYK.png 1123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9150ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9150ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6436a91\" data-id=\"6436a91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161a20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"161a20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Students in the Community programme<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4673846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4673846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each year, our Year 13 students give thousands of hours of their time as volunteers in our community as part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/students-in-the-community\/\">Students in the Community programme<\/a>. We are grateful to the many organisations who provide opportunities for our students to undertake weekly placements and short-term projects in a variety of areas across our community including the MINT Charitable Trust, Kahu Youth Trust, Volunteer South, WAI W\u0101naka, Food for Love, the NZ Mountain Film Festival, Community Networks, W\u0101naka Library, Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust, primary and pre-schools, and various sports and cultural clubs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fb525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60fb525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work experience and career pathways<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bc9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15bc9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are grateful for the many employers and organisations that provide opportunities for our students to enhance their learning, knowledge and skills through providing them with opportunities to do work experience, visiting our school for industry events and information sessions, and offering employment opportunities.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Our connections to our community are fundamental to the success of our school, providing our students with opportunities across the full spectrum of activities both in the classroom and beyond. Community links to the arts We have deep community links with arts events such as the Festival of Colour, the W\u0101naka Musicians Society [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1168"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5669,"href":"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1168\/revisions\/5669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtaspiring.school.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}