Experience all the amazing activities on offer around Te Whanganui a Tara in the greatest elective of all time.

This elective is for those who love to play the game of Basketball. As you might expect we will be doing drills, improving our skills and competing against each other in a range of games at Te Manawa and at Nairnville Rec Centre.
As well as this, we will be tracking metrics like height, wingspan & vertical jump (and more), Watching NBA and WNBA games, and learning about the history, style and pop culture that surrounds one of the most popular sports in the world. 

This elective is for hoopers of any level, but you must be committed to improving your basketball skills by listening, being receptive to feedback and trying your best in a busy 5-day camp-style programme.

It is a lot of basketball. Say no more.

Come and make your own products, including products such as soap, bath bombs, shower oils, lip balm, bath salts etc.  It’s great fun, great learning, including understanding some chemical reactions. You must have patience and be willing to spend time creating packaging for your products. You take home the products that you have made at the END of the week. These are great options for Christmas gifts.

This is your chance to spend a week designing your own video game using Scratch. We will look at elements of game design, introduce you to computational thinking, look at effective character design, and look at what makes a great video game great. Come join in the fun!

Passionate about Dance and Music? Want to expand your horizons? How about trying the sassy steps of K-Pop? Or Pop dancing? Or Narukami Taiko drumming with choreography? You will have a lesson in a different style of Asian dance and Taiko beats with an instructor, and later put it into your own choreography. Come and join in the fun!

Get ready for a week of hands-on creativity, where YOU are the designer! Join us for “DIY & Upcycling Week”. Turn small pieces of old furniture into new treasures, craft beautiful mosaic pots and table coasters, and learn some outdoor cooking along the way. Grab your friends, bring your imagination, and get ready for a week full of awesome projects and tasty outdoor treats. Don’t miss out on the fun—sign up now!

A week of futsal-type games, skills sessions, and hopefully a couple of football-based outings.

Unleash your inner creative passions and skills in this elective through hands-on craft projects! Every day there will be 1-2 mini craft projects including beaded keyrings, air-dry clay decorations, pom poms, felt material stuffed animals, painted mugs, embroidery, and more!

Week-long golfing experience. Learning the intricacies of the game from driving, iron play, wedge play and putting. You will get professional coaching and get to play at Boulcott’s Farm Heritage Golf Club.

American artist Mary Blair is credited with the colour scheme and creative influence of “It’s a Small World” ride at Disneyland. Her unique and amazing sense of colour and fun can be found throughout the ride.

 

 In this elective we are going to create our own small world inspired by Mary Blair. You will create art, crafts and food around this theme. We will use a variety of media, for example; polymer clay, digital art, paint, sculpt using fondant on top of cupcakes and array crafting material. On the last day of the elective we will present our creations in a gallery open to whanau and friends.

Are you keen to get ready for next year’s netball season? Are you looking to improve your fitness levels? Are you interested in improving your game sense and netball skills? Then come along for a week of netball focused sessions. We will have some coaches from Netball Wellington coming in to help build up skills and game sense and we will spend some time playing a few games to get us ready for next year’s netball season.

Board Games have come a long way since Monopoly and Cluedo. Come along to this elective to experience a huge range of game styles and experiences. Settle in the island of Catan, collect cats on comfy quilts, fight other submarines in Captain Sonar, or find the imposter among us in Fake Artist. You will learn new games, try out different strategies, meet new people and you may even find your new favourite game!

Keen to spend a week catching waves or picking up new skateboarding skills? Then this is the elective for you! Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience, we’ve got an action-packed week planned including surfing lessons, a trip to the local pool and skateboarding sessions at school!

I really love photography. If you do too, then come and join me for a week of it. I will be covering similar content from my whakareinga this year. We have added getting around our Capital City to some places that inspire interesting photos. We will edit and produce some of your captured pieces so you can share them as a gift during the festive season. It is important that you have your own camera or a good quality camera on your phone.

Calling all you water lovers out there!! In this elective, you will be slipping ‘n’ sliding, water fighting, swimming, wave riding, inflatable jumping and hydrosliding. Most of the time we’ll be at pools around Welly with some other time spent having fun at school. It’s awesome fun. Don’t miss out!

Step into a world of intrigue and suspense with this thrilling experience that invites young detectives to put on their thinking caps and solve captivating mysteries. There will be action at the Police Museum, mind bending challenges at Escape Rooms and every day will give you more clues to solve the mystery. This will be an unforgettable adventure for curious minds.