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This life skills and values based programme,

developed by the Foundation for Youth

Development, is delivered to primary school

children throughout New Zealand.

The Coromandel Independent Living Trust

(CILT) is licenced to deliver the Kiwi Can

programme to three schools here on the

peninsula. “We have been in both Coromandel

Area School and Colville School for the past

ten years”, says CILT’s Kiwi Can Coordinator

Marlene Johnson, “and in 2013, we introduced

Thames South School to our Kiwi Can

programme”.

The programme has three trained, part time

leaders. Students experience Kiwi Can weekly,

where they are given a range of physical,

mental and creative challenges through high-

energy and interactive lessons reinforcing

cornerstone values.

The programme focuses on four major

themes, these being positive relationships /

whakawhanautanga

, integrity/

pono

, respect/

manaakitanga,

and resilience/

taikaha

. “We

cover one theme per term,” explains Marlene.

These themes encourage students to develop

positive social skills to build self confidence,

engages their motivation, and promotes a

positive outlook to the future. “We enable

students by giving them tools to resolve

conflict, take responsibilty and be accountable

for their actions. We promote pride and

respect for themselves as well as other people,

property and the community.”

These lessons have been shown to contribute

to greater communication skills, improved

social interactions, cooperation, and empathy.

“We are always seeking interested parties to

sponsor FYD Kiwi Can Coromandel,” adds

financial officer Joanne Scott. “Any donation,

no matter how small, will be invaluable in

continuing this worthwhile and much-loved

programme.”

Kiwi Can is just one of the socially responsible

programmes sponsored by the Coromandel

Independent Living Trust, CILT. One of their

projects was the restoration of the women’s

restroom (now the Info Centre) in Coromandel

Town at the Samuel James Reserve.

Managed by the CILT, Kiwi Can is officially

sponsored by SANFORD Ltd & supported by

The Lion Foundation, Grassroots Trust, Sky City

Community Trust, Thames Community Board and

Driving Creek Railway Ltd.

Get involved, visit CILT at

www.cilt.org.nz.

Above: Students at Coromandel Area School

pose before a popular mural in the school’s

Kiwi Can room.

Below: Marlene and students at Colville

School enjoy one of the Kiwi Can programme’s

interactive energiser exercises.

Kiwi Can programme reinforces core values

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