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We're celebrating the best of Kidsfirst again this year, and we want you to be a part of it. You can enter your team or nominate another team, and don't forget our Individual Values Champion and our Community Champion - we want to hear your stories. 

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To enter read on...

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Here's what we're looking for:

 

  • Innovative and exciting initiatives (Kindergarten or Other Team) executed between January and December 2020 that go above and beyond every-day activities

  • Nominations for individuals and teams who demonstrate our Kidsfirst BetterBecause values (Passionate, Whānau, Engaged, Proud, Inspiring) and motivate others to do the same

  • Nominations for our Community Champion award - recognising the wonderful people who support our kindergartens with practical help, funding and/or resources.

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To enter:

 

  • Fill out the quick and easy entry forms for your team or Kidsfirst individual, team and Community Champion awards.

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Check the entry form for the requirements for each BetterBecause Values Award:

 

  • Each team may only enter into a maximum of two categories, and each story may only be entered once.

  • Photos, video and other supporting evidence are not required but may be submitted to support entry.

  • If you use photographs or video, please ensure you have the appropriate permissions as the entry may be used in Kidsfirst promotions.

  • The team entering need not be confined to a kindergarten – it may be a project team, a functional team, a professional learning group, etc.

  • Please ensure you have a word or PDF version of your submission before you start the online entry process as a back-up.

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Judging Criteria:


Each entry will be judged by a panel with members from the Kidsfirst Board, Strategic Leadership Team, Professional Leaders and Glass Tower against the following criteria:

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Team Entries

 

1.  Learning / Outcomes (20% weighting)

 

What were the learning outcomes for tamariki, whānau, community, your team? 


How was this evidenced? Is the learning sustainable?

    

2.  Collaboration (20% weighting)

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Is the entry a collaborative effort, inclusive of tamariki and their families, the community?  

 
3.  Exemplifying the Kidsfirst Value (60% weighting)

 

Does the entry truly exemplify the Kidsfirst value in an innovative and amazing way that shows this is fundamental to the team?

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Individual and Team Nominations


1.   Exemplifying the Kidsfirst Values (60% weighting)

 

a.  Does the nominated person or team model all of the Kidsfirst values in an innovative and amazing way that benefits our families, community, teams and our organisation? 

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2.    Professional Leader Comment (40% weighting)

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Community Nominations


1.   Exemplifying the Kidsfirst Values 


a.  Does the nominated person or team bring added value to our tamariki, families, community, teams and our organisation? 
 

 

What happens next:

 

  • Entries open 15 March and close 30 April at 5pm. 

  • Winners will be announced at the AGM 

 

For more information: jenny.pitama@kidsfirst.org.nz

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