It was an exciting day for 9GNS and 9BRN when they finally handed their well designed food parcels to Tonia Geatbatch (South Auckland district president, St Vincent de Paul society) and Delphina Soti (Operations manager, St Vincent de Paul society) as part of a Year 9 assembly on 17 November.
The project started in Term 3, in the classroom where students needed to think about either breakfast or lunch meals to provide for a family of 4.
The first challenge the students encountered was to plan for the balanced meals. Working in a group was the second big challenge as often students were in disagreement and they had to compromise, reminding each other of their roles.
They learnt a lot as a group. They developed their social skills, planning skills and decision-making skills.
After so many ups and downs, students were proud to present 15 parcels to Ms Greatbatch and Ms Soti. The food parcels are a new beginning for each recipient as they will have something healthy and yummy to eat for 5 or 7 days!
