Saving Lives

Hey peeps, :)
So, as you've already heard,  for the next little while, I will be posting about inspirational people I have interviewed. They are fantastic role models and clearly show that kids can do anything. Today I interviewed Emma Timira, and she is doing something AMAZING!! I hope sharing Emma's story with you inspires you to do something that will make a difference. Enjoy! :)

She is on a mission to install alcohol detectors in cars. She has found out that every year 10,000 people die from drink driving, and 1000 children died from their driver being drunk. Emma wants that to change, so she is emailing NZ AA Auto Mobile to propose to make alcohol detectors manditory in a warrant of fitness. She says that this would apply to everyone.

She became interested when she wanted an answer as to why there were so many crashes per year. She plans to talk to the government, so that by the end of the year your warrant of fitness will include an alcohol breath tester. She has found some cheap options to start of with, like ones that cost about $70. She really is saving people lives. Well done Emma! Keep it up! Good luck. :)

My Class at College Street

Hey there, :)
So I'm all about giving others chances to make change, but I'm definitely not the only person having an impact. I want to tell you about my class called Colab (we chose the name ourselves). Our whole class is doing impact projects, (as well as lots of others classes). 'Whatever' , is what your probably thinking, but you see, I'm not in an ordinary class. And our class is most denfinelty extraordinary, and making history. This blog, was actually made purposefully for my Impact Project.

So let me get it down to you, Colab is a class of 90 amazing kids. We have 4 extraordinary, kind helpful, extremely resourceful teachers, that prepare us for an incredible future. We do our learning in 4 spaces.

A beautiful, gigantic, double classroom, called H.Q. This is where our class meetings take place, and where I prefer to learn.

We have a classroom called The Workshop. Surprise, surprise, this is where the majority of our workshops take place. This is a really cool place to work because you have a beautiful view of trees.

We have a cosy room called The Key. This room is lovely because it catches the sun, and you can look out and see what's happened in our school quad.

Lastly, but definetly not least is 'iLab' a golden, silent retreat for those who want to learn solo. It is pretty cool, because it also has a 3-D printer in it, as well as a photocopier and printer.

Our class is so lucky, and we are all so grateful for it! We even have one to one devices, and are totally encouraged to lead our learning. I want to thank everybody who made a place/group like this possible.

Over the next few weeks, I will be posting all about kids who have done really cool stuff. Some of them will be from Colab, some from other classes around the school. They all have one thing in common though, they're all making a difference.

My Dream and Inspiration

Do you recognise that face? :)

So, I would hope that everyone reading this has heard of Harry Potter. If not, I will be quite sad myself. I have been a Harry Potter fan for ever, and I have always admired the character Hermione Granger, played by Emma Watson. So, as a follow up to that I found out a lot about Emma, and she's AWESOME! On You Tube, I saw her on talk shows, Harry Potter Reunions and stuff like that. On one talk show, I was rather surprised to see her really excitedly talking about speaking at this event. She is such a famous actress, and is normally very comfortable with being interviewed and seen by fans, so I thought - 'What could be so big and important that even Emma Watson is that nervous?' Well, of course I had to find out. So, by simply searching UN, I found out about an incredible, global governing system. My eyes lit up when I saw this. The UN do such awesome things. My dream is to speak at the UN one day. I'm not expecting for years to come, but for the moment, I'm definitely preparing with all the best in mind for the future.
So....
What are your dreams?
How are you going to achieve them?
Have you heard of the UN?

Here is a link to the United Nations Website

A vist from the Deputy Mayor, and Mrs Natasha Hickmott.

This is the first story I want to share this with you. This happened last year, when I was only 9 years old. The messages I want to get across is that even kids can speak to highly regarded people. I have been so lucky, without the help of many people I couldn't have done this. The reason why I did this was because I am very passionate about conservation. I hope I can inspire you to do something that you are passionate about.
Kate :)

One morning I came to school really early. I thought it would just be another normal day. As I went into the classroom, it was empty of people. I had started readying the classroom for the day. Eventually after a few minutes, the teachers came in. The three of us were all talking together, as we put down chairs, and spread out beanbags. Mrs Langley was discussing the news, and she mentioned that Stuff had an article where Mayor Grant Smith was calling for a return for the days when we were paid to recycle. He was quoted saying that is a "No Brainer". This sparked my interest, and with plenty of encouragement from my teachers, I wrote an email to Mayor, asking for him to come and explain this in more detail, along with showing us some of the council recycling ideas for the future.

After sending the email (with a lot of help!) I had to play the waiting game. Unfortunately I let the thought slip to the back of my head. However there was a very quick response to my email but because I am terrible at checking my emails I found out that the council had replied two weeks before I checked my emails.  (I hope I'm not the only one who struggles to keep up-to-date online.) It was no fancy letter, all it said was 'we heard you, and we will reply soon'. It meant a lot to me though. It meant that my email hadn't got lost in their inbox. Finally I got a response from someone I wasn't familiar with.

Mrs Natasha Hickmott, The PNCC's Rubbish and Recycling Asset Engineer, had contacted me. Things moved on rather quickly from there. Soon I had booked her to come along with the Mayor, and it felt amazing! But then I got an email... the Mayor couldn't come. I was devastated, but they had an idea. The Deputy Mayor, Mr Duncan Mcann would come instead. Yay!

When the day came, I was electric with excitement and my teeth were chattering, I was crazy with happiness. It went well. Natasha was awesome, and so was Duncan.


When they came I was so relieved! It all came together. They showed our class an insider's view of the recycling centre. It was


This happy feeling, has been what kept me eager for more experiences. Seeing AMAZING Leaders; I love feeling energetic and enthusiastic and confident. This is why I am so passionate about getting involved.


Here is a link to the article Mrs Langley saw.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/82448067/calls-grow-for-a-return-to-the-days-when-we-were-paid-to-recycle