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The Matihiko Challenge is a Malvern Kāhui Ako initiative designed to celebrate the creative and innovative mahi happening in our learning spaces across Kākāpotahi. The Challenge saw ākonga throughout Malvern use their design thinking skills to address needs in their communities, with entries from the early childhood, primary and secondary sectors. There were four MakeiT categories: • #1 MakeiT Digital: Design and create something digital that will be useful • #2 MakeiT Physical: Design and create something useful, using digital tools • #3 MakeiT us: E Tangata Aotearoa: Design and create a digital and/or physical outcome that solves a need or issue, unique to a person or place in Aotearoa • #4 MakeiT Futures: Plan and record a ‘Shark Tank’ style pitch for an idea, product, system, or business concept that will improve life for people, animals, or the environment in Aotearoa or globally. Winning entries included posters, board games, a website, a native garden improvement, a video for preschool visitors to school, and a pitch design for a pest trap. The competition - culminating in an exhibition at Darfield Primary School on Thursday, November 24th, was judged by the Ministry of Education and Technology experts with prizes awarded to the best creations, courtesy of our Gold Sponsor, Torlesse Travel. Marty Gameson, Principal, Hororata Primary School.

WINNERS: Early Childcare Category: • Jade Bower Dar Preschool Ind #3 • Cate Hughes Dar Preschool Ind #3 • 1/2 Year Dar Preschool Class #3 ECE Overall Award: Jade Bower

Primary (Year 1 - 3) • Pukeko Class Hororata Group #3 • Dontē Koha, Rylee McLenaghen, Everly Proudlove, Fergus Amyes, Finley de Heer, Joe Mulligan Glentunnel Group #2 • Oscar Cox and Harry Pooley Glentunnel Group #4 • India Kelly, Chelsea van Leeuwen, Ava Robertson, Lara Hunt, Glentunnel Group #1 • Sacha Deans Glentunnel Best Innovator

Primary (Year 4-6) • Emma Allen Darfield Ind #2 • Arlo Gillanders Glentunnel Ind #2 • Freda Oeberg Glentunnel Ind #2 • Juleanne Aradanas & Tarra Asibal Hororata Group #3 • Quentin Rowlands & Zechariah Harnett Hororata Group #3 • Primary Overall Award: Flick Kelly

Secondary (Year 7-10) • Teaghan Shaw, Izzy Hopkins, Amity Busch Darfield Group #3 • Teaghan Shaw, Izzy Hopkins, Amity Busch Darfield Group #3 • Secondary Overall Award: Teaghan Shaw, Izzy Hopkins, Amity Busch

People’s Choice Award: Oscar Cox and Harry Pooley

People’s Choice winner Harry Pooley with Hororata School Principal Marty Gameson. Entries were on display for everyone to view.

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