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from Howick and Pakuranga Times - Tuesday, February 18, 2020

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award will see the launching of a new initiative this week in response to the challenge to better care for the environment.

Young New Zealanders can now do any level of the award — bronze, silver or gold — with an environmental and sustainable focus – their Kakariki Journey.

It will see them doing beach clean-ups, predator trapping, learning beekeeping, upcycling and more.

The ward is made up of four sections that participants need to complete – voluntary service, skills, physical recreation and adventurous journey.

The activity requirements for participants who opt to do the Kakariki Journey remain the same; the difference is that their voluntary service and skills sections must have an environmental focus.

National director Karen Ross says this initiative has come about because we asked our participants what they really cared about.

Climate change and protecting our environment were top of the list.

“Last September saw over 100,000 young New Zealanders take to the streets to march for climate change. The addition of a climate change curriculum for Year 7 – 10 students this year shows the importance that future generations are educated in this area,” says Karen.

“We already have many participants focusing on the environment. Gold award participant Sorcha Carr helped plan the School Strike for Climate for her Award Voluntary Service. The Kakariki Journey formally will recognise young New Zealander’s efforts in the environmental field.

“Now, more than ever before, it’s crucial that we care for our planet. Evidence of nature in crisis is all around us. Through offering the Kakariki Journey, our aim is to equip all young New Zealanders with the skills and experience to play an important role in protecting Aotearoa.”

Macleans shines in Cambridge exams

Twenty-five Macleans College students have gained Top in the World, Top in New Zealand or High Achievement for the Cambridge International exams.

The Cambridge Assessment International Educational results for November 2019 were released in early January.

The results: ■ High Achievement Sophia Liu, Kupe House, IGCSE Foreign Language Japanese Selena Zheng, Upham House, IGCSE Foreign Language Mandarin Chinese David Li, Snell House, AS Level Music Isabel Li, Upham House, A Level Physics Eva Mountfort, Rutherford House, A Level Spanish

■ Top in New Zealand Arjun Singh, Kupe House, IGCSE Accounting James Hui, Rutherford House, IGCSE Global Perspectives Richard Jiang, Upham House, AS Level Biology Kate Middleton, Mansfield House, AS Level Digital Media & Design Jaimie Tang, Upham House, AS Level English Language Oliver Dai, Snell House, AS Level Physics Tiffany Ho, Batten House, A Level Accounting Daniel Ahn, Batten House, A Level Chemistry Sam Ren, Te Kanawa House, A Level Chinese Isabel Li, Upham House, A Level Design & Technology

■ Top in the World Emily Chin, Kupe House, IGCSE Design & Technology James Hui, Rutherford House, IGCSE Combined Science 1st equal James Hui, Rutherford House, IGCSE Mathematics (Without Coursework) 1st equal Vivian Chan, Te Kanawa House, AS Level Accounting Michael He, Kupe House, AS Level Computer Science Yuna Otani, Batten House, AS Level Japanese Language Ellen Wang, Snell House, AS Level Literature in English James Gong, Hillary House, AS Level Mathematics 1st equal Oliver Dai, Snell House, AS Level Mathematics 1st equal Kelsey Leng, Mansfield house, AS Level Mathematics 1st equal