Kiwi Can is a values and life skills programme for 5-12 year olds. It develops and strengthens students’ attitudes, self-worth and confidence by focusing on themes such as resilience, respect, integrity and positive relationships. We currently deliver the programme in Coromandel Area School, Colville School and Thames South School. Trained Kiwi Can Leaders work in pairs delivering the high energy, interactive and, most importantly, fun lessons. They are awesome role models for the kids to look up to.

Kiwi Can themes that the children learn about are:

Positive Relationships / Whakawhanautanga
Integrity / Pono
Resilience / Taikaha
Respect / manaakitanga

We cover one theme per term and encourage students to develop social skills that help build self confidence, engage their motivation and promote a positive outlook on the future.

Kandoo The Kiwi

Hi! My name is Kandoo and I’m the national mascot for Kiwi Can. I grew up on beautiful Great Barrier Island in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf and I feel very privileged to come from such a wonderful country.
As a Kiwi, I generally love all things about New Zealand, but what is really special to me is all you wonderful young people across the country who embrace that ‘ can-do’ attitude to life.

Graeme Dingle Foundation Coromandel

Kiwi Can Schools

CILT is currently delivering the Graeme Dingle Kiwi Can Programme to 3 schools on the Coromandel Peninsula.

Coromandel Area School
Colville School
Thames South School

COROMANDEL AREA SCHOOL

Te Kura a Rohe O Waiau

Marlene, Gemma and Jasmine once again got to hand out prizes to our Kiwi Canners of the term at the Coromandel Area School prizegiving.

Gemma and Jasmine had a great time at the Coromandel Area School Athletics day.

The end of 2015 saw our leaders being involved with the CAS final assembly….wow, what an awesome time!! So proud handing out our Taonga to our Kiwi Canners of the term in front of their parents. Well done, tamariki!

This year our Kiwi Can leaders Gemma and Jamie got to help out at the CAS Athletics day. So nice to see the Coromandel Area School, Te Wharekura o Manaia, and Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Harataunga coming together for athletics today. Ka mau the wehi.

Sanford Ltd: Sustainable Seafood is the primary sponsor of Kiwi Can in Coromandel

2016 – A very special prizegiving for the 125-year celebration of Colville School.

Colville Senior Students in front of the Colville Rural Fire Force ute.

Colville School Principal Barry Ross handing over the cheque to the Colville Fire Force for the purchase of the school van.

Colville Juniors playing our Family Portrait energizer.

Students were challenged to have everyone touching the paper but not the floor. Students needed to work as a team and listen to everyone’s ideas.

Colville Community project. All photos in these albums were once stapled to the walls of the AV room. During our project time the students removed the photos from the walls and with the help of Miss Wilma all photos have been time-lined and placed into albums that the students have made.

We started delivering our Kiwi Can programme at Thames South School in the third term of 2013.

Students have found our Catchphrase puzzle and are now trying to figure out what our Theme and Catchphrase is. We love how they are working together and taking turns.

Tamariki from Room 7 practising their positive communication and active listening skills.

Children are all being great active listeners.

Kiwi Can Leader Jamie leads the tamariki from Room 7 in an energizer.

For more information about Greame Dingle Foundation and Greaeme Dingle Foundation programmes: www.dinglefoundation.org.nz