Our youthworkers run school support programmes during the daytime at two of our key local primary schools. At Rawhiti Primary we offer lunchtime support, special events, sports coaching, leadership training, boys groups, girls groups and Big Brother Big Sister mentoring.
Latest Updates
27 Apr 2023
We’re celebrating another year of youthwork that Melissa has done with students at Rawhiti Primary School. She’s run Girls Groups, mentoring, coached winter sports, helped with seniors surfing during the summer, run lunchtime activities and supported these same young people in community programmes too.
Youth work is the process of creating an environment where young people can engage in informal educational activities, support a young person’s development and help them build healthy connections with family, peers, and their community. It encompasses role modelling, being accessible to young people and being around to help young people make good choices.
Check out her Rawhiti Youthworker’s Report 2022
18 Mar 2022
Rawhiti Primary School has two teacher only days just before Easter Weekend, so in response to requests from parents, we’re offering two fun days, in the same structure and price as our normal holiday programmes. We have organised some awesome activities including visiting The Oasis for Mini Golf and a VR experience, and Woodend Camp for archery, aerojump, orienteering and wide games! $40 each day, WINZ subsidies available. Limited spaces. Sign up now at: yat.aimyplus.com
If you attend another school that also has teacher only days in on these days – you’re more than welcome to register for the programme too!
More info on our full brochure at by CLICKING HERE
26 Nov 2021
We’re celebrating another year of youthwork that Jayden and Melissa have done with students at Rawhiti Primary School. They’ve ran Boys and Girls Groups, mentoring, coached winter sports, helped with seniors surfing during the summer, been on school camp, ran lunchtime activities and supported these same young people in community programmes too.
Youth work is the process of creating an environment where young people can engage in informal educational activities, support a young person’s development and help them build healthy connections with family, peers, and their community. It encompasses role modelling, being accessible to young people and being around to help young people make good choices.
Check out their Rawhiti Youthworkers Report 2021
19 Dec 2020
Jayden Wall and Melissa Moore have been doing some great work with the students this year at Rawhiti School for a collective 16.5 hours a week! Check out their Rawhiti Youthorkers Report 2020 HERE
5 Aug 2019
It’s an honour to serve Rawhiti School. Matt & Melissa, our youthworkers give 10 hours per week doing a wide variety of support. Check out their Mid Year Report HERE
Our counsellor, Sandy Hitchen’s, does 1 day per week of child counselling at Rawhiti working with some of the most needy. Check out her Mid Year Report HERE.
Also our Amplify Tutors do music lessons most days, our our Mana Ake staff also support the wellbeing of the children and their whanau.
2 Aug 2018
It’s been another awesome year in Rawhiti School with youthworkers Matt, Liv & Melissa. Check out what they’ve been doing in their latest Mid-Year Report HERE.
15 Dec 2017
Amplify School of Music tutors, Josiah, Grace & Jordan celebrated the end of the school year with an epic teachers performance – including the principal on keyboard! Thanks for an awesome year Rāwhiti School
15 Jul 2017
Our youthworkers, Matt & Kelsi, have been giving heaps of support at Rawhiti Primary including Boys & Girls Groups, Cooking, Sports, Strengths Explorer, Camp, Mentoring, and Leadership Development. Read their latest Youthworkers Mid Year Report.
Our children’s counselor Sandy has also been making significant positive impacts with the young people she works with. Click on this link to read her Counselors Mid Year Report.
Our Amplify Music Tutors also continue to offer instrument lessons to pupils during and after school, 3 day per week. Students are taught drums, piano, bass, electric or acoustic guitar and vocal lessons.Josiah and Grace have also been running school rock bands, who have been doing performances in assembly and community events.
1 Aug 2016
Our work continues to grow in Rawhiti Primary School with Matt, Amber, James, Michael, and our 3 Music Tutors too. Check out our Mid Year Report Here!
1 Sep 2015
Our Youthworkers have really got stuck-in at this newly formed school this year. Boys Groups, Girls Groups, Sports Coaching, Classroom Support, Incentives, Camps and School Trips! Read about the highlights in the 2015 Youthworkers Mid Year Report
20 Apr 2015
The 3 schools have had a successful merging experience, and we have had lots of positive feedback from the programmes we facilitated to help that happen. Here’s our Term 1 Schools Report which describes what we’ve been upto so far.
1 Aug 2014
We’ve had another awesome term in Central New Brighton Primary School offering youthwork support such as Boys & Girls Groups, Mentoring, Sports Coaching, lunchtime support and trips. To read our Term 2 Report, CLICK HERE.
8 Apr 2014
Term 1 we have been running boys and girls groups at CNB and offering some mentoring and lunchtime support. The long term relationship with the school is strong and is shown through this recent letter of support from the Principal.
1 Feb 2014
Welcome to the new home for updates about our work in Central New Brighton School. This year, Matt Barnes, Amber Henderson and James Ridpath will be running a variety of programmes and support for the school. Come back here for updates about what they’ve been upto.