‘Tread Lightly’: collectively making a real and positive difference Our younger generation are the most aware and passionate regarding the need for urgent action in addressing the environmental challenges our planet faces. Therefore, at Kristin we place major importance on ensuring our students are future ready and embrace our climate crisis in both belief and action. In mid-March we put this belief into action with the launch of our 'Tread Lightly' campaign. The objective of the campaign was to raise $140,000 to ensure our beautiful campus reflects Kristin School’s environmental and sustainability vision, through the installation of the following on our new covered multisport centre, nicknamed the “Lightbox”:
of this fundraiser resonated with many of you. This sustainability project will make a real and positive difference to the school by reducing Kristin’s use of Auckland’s precious resources and ensuring our beautiful campus reflects Kristin School’s environmental and sustainability vision. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this real and positive difference.
1. Rainwater tanks to collect the water from the Lightbox, and an irrigation and pumping system to ensure our park-like grounds can be maintained sustainably even through dry seasons, to significantly reduce our use of mains water.
What’s next?
2. A considerable amount of new solar panels, to add to our first solar panels installed last year on the Auditorium and Wellness Centre; these further panels will double our capacity. The wonderful and generous response was fantastic – with the funds donated and received after just three weeks. This demonstrated to our students that as a Kristin Community we really do care in delivering real progress and solutions for the environment. We are extremely grateful for all the generous support from so many members of our Kristin Community. Clearly the purpose
The next community fundraising campaign will be to support the replacement of our original Main Auditorium seats. In so many ways these seats are no longer fit for purpose. Their replacement will be part of a refurbishment that will also include improvements to the acoustics and installation of air conditioning. We will be asking our community to 'Take Your Seat' through the purchase of ‘naming rights’ of our seats to enable the upgrade of our Performing Arts Centre. Please look out for more information in the coming weeks about how you can contribute and support this integral area of our school.
Mark Wilson E X E C U T I V E P R I N C I PA L
Concept drawing of the solar panels on The Lightbox Kristin Kaleidoscope Magazine Issue 70 2021.indd 4
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