WOW Movin'Minds
Our challenge for Year 4 - 8 students invites them to explore the benefits of active travel and persuade their peers to think again during Movin’March
WIN a Group Adventure trip!
Enter the district challenge by creating a persuasive slideshow or mini-movie that gets your peers thinking.
Explore how active travel is good for you, your neighbourhood or the Planet.
Six trips to Matiu/Somes Island courtesy of East by West are up for grabs!
Taking part in Movin'Minds
Either as an individual or a group, create a short slideshow presentation OR mini-movie to persuade younger students or your peers on how walking or wheeling to school can benefit you, your school community/neighbourhood or the planet (choose one, both or all three).
You could present your slideshow or mini-movie to friends for feedback before making a final presentation to a class or assembly.
To take part in this challenge you’ll need to:
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Be a Year 4 - 8 student
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Talk to your teacher or parent/guardian about using an email address to submit your entry, so we can contact you should you win a prize
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Work as an individual or in a group (maximum 4 students)
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Choose to either submit a slideshow (maximum 10 slides and 5 mins to deliver) OR a mini-movie (maximum 3-5 mins long)
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Each submission will go in the district competition to win a Group Pass to Matiu/Somes Island using Metlink Explorer Day Passes (2 adults, 4 children)
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Students can only win once
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Submit your slideshow or mini-movie using the form below
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Refer to Terms and Conditions
Judging Movin’Minds
Our Movin’Minds panel will be asking these questions when viewing your submission:
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Is it relevant to the theme of Movin’Minds [how does walking or wheeling benefit you, your community or the planet – either one, both or all 3]
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Does it persuade or inspire other students in some way?
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Are the idea(s) and/or message(s) clear?
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How well does the movie or slideshow support the idea(s) and/or message(s)?
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Is the film original / creative / challenging / inspiring / funny / have a ‘stand out’ quality?
Creating a Slideshow
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See slideshow tips on this page
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Use up to a maximum of 10 slides (taking maximum of 5 mins to deliver) to present your images and argument
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Remember to include your notes so we can see how you’ve tried to persuade others of the benefits of active travel
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Slideshow accepted formats: PDF, PPT/PPTX and ODP (Open Office)
Creating a Mini-Movie
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See mini-movie tips on this page
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Final mini-movie time (3-5 minutes)
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Mini-movie accepted formats: MOV, MPEG4, MP4, AVI, WMV or MPEGPS
If you have any problems using this page, contact schooltravel@gw.govt.nz