As part of our Year 10 Education Outside the Classroom programme your child has the opportunity to participate in our “Three Days of Art” activity.

Students will spend three days trying out a range of different art techniques at school and locations around Invercargill. Exact activities and art techniques will cater to student interest, previous examples include photography, print making, and cyanotypes. All activities will be within school hours with no after hours or overnight component. Students should turn up to school at the usual time (8:50am) and will be back at the usual time (3:10pm).

Dates: Wednesday 13 November, Thursday 14 November, Friday 15 November. (If students are unavailable for one day they can still participate)
Venue: Southland Girls’ High School with trips on foot or driven by staff in the school van or personal vehicles out to locations around Invercargill such as Queens Park, CBD, Demolition World, Ōtātara Bush/Reserves
Time: Students should arrive at school at 8:50 as normal and will be back by 3:10pm
Cost: $30 per student. This covers art supplies, and van costs.  Please pay and complete the permission form by Friday 18 October 2024.

Please note: Board financial procedure requires payment in full, by the due date for your child to purchase resources, participate in sports or attend trips/events. Payments received will be allocated to the oldest unpaid fees and charges owing on your child’s account first. Extra-curricular activities operate on a “pay before you play” policy.

Gear Requirements:

• Tidy casual clothes
• Waterproof jacket
• Day pack
• Lunch and food for each day
• Closed toe footwear suitable for walking around town and parks
• Any personal medication
• Drink Bottle
• OPTIONAL – Own camera if they have one they want to bring

This event contains risks including accidents with traffic, interactions with members of the public, and students getting lost. These will be managed through planning and communication, including clear instructions from staff involved to students when they are off school premises and keeping students in groups at all times. This event is managed by school staff who will manage all risks and hazards according to the school’s safety management plan. While risks can be maintained to acceptable levels they cannot be totally eliminated.  Some risk is retained for its learning and experiential value.

For some activities students will not be directly be supervised, for these students will be travelling in groups with a cellphone to contact the lead teacher if need be.

If you have any questions about this activity, including about the school’s safety management systems, please feel free to contact me. My email is [email protected] or phone 03 2116030.

It is important for safety reasons that students follow instructions given to them by all staff and follow all appropriate school rules. Behaviour by students that is deemed dangerous and puts themselves and/or others at undue risk will result in them being removed from the activity and restricted access to future opportunities.