What is Project K?
Project K is a 14-month programme designed for Year 10 students. It involves three parts (wilderness adventure, community challenge and an individual mentoring partnership with a trained mentor). Project K focusses on building confidence, teaching life skills, promoting good health, relationships and encouraging a positive attitude. The aim of Project K is to arm rangatahi with a belief in their own ability to complete tasks and achieve goals, and to help them find purpose and direction, transforming their lives.
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Project K is underpinned by this whakataukī (proverb):
Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata, whakamaua te pae tata kia tina
Seek out the distant horizons, cherish those you attain
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- Why Project K
Project K Research
Project K:
- Improves self-confidence
- Positively impacts school attendance and academic achievement
- Improves social skills
- Reduces negative behaviour such as smoking and truancy
- Improves motivation
Why Project K
This programme aims to equip Year 10’s with:
- The confidence to set challenging goals and the motivation to achieve them
- The ability to form positive social relationships with peers and family
- The ability to interact with adults to obtain the support and resources they need
- The motivation to pursue education and employment
- A connection with community
- A positive attitude towards health
- The tools to be economically and socially contributing members of society