April 2025 EC round-up
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Here are April's extracurricular opportunities, events, competitions and grants for NZ intermediate and high-school students.
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NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Royal Astronomical Society of NZ Conference 2025 (Youth scholarships) Years 11, 12 and 13 Free Individual| Tags: astronomy, science
Girlboss Edge 10-day Accelerator 2025 Years 7 - 13 girls Free Individual| Tags: leadership, social impact, innovation, sustainability, STEM
NZ Society of Authors - Youth Mentor Programme Ages 15 - 18 Free Individual| Tags: writing
Olympiad in Informatics (Computer Science) 2025 Years 7 - 13 Free Individual| Tags: programming, coding, competition
Future Problem Solving Olympiad - Competitive Global Issues Years 1 - 13 Individual or Group | Tags: global issues, social justice, competitions
TOI Wearable Arts Contest (part of Showquest 2025) All years Individual or Group| Tags: fashion, wearable arts
NEW ACADEMIC/WRITING COMPETITIONS
NZ Poetry Society International Poetry Competition Ages 17 and under Individual | Tags: poetry-writing
Sargeson Prize (Short story competition) Ages 16-18 Free Individual | Tags: short story writing, competitions
CAM Kiwi Competitions 2025 (English, Mathematics, Science, and Spelling Bee) Years 5 - 10 Individual | Tags: academic competitions
NZ Economics Competition Years 11 - 13 Free Individual| Tags: academic competitions, Economics
Problem Challenge 2025 (Mathematics) Years 7 - 8 Individual| Tags: academic competitions, Mathematics
Da Vinci Decathlon Years 8 - 11 Group| Tags: team-based competitions, academic
FROM LAST MONTH'S NEWSLETTER
iNVENTIONATOR 2025 (Virtual) Years 6 - 9 Free Individual or group | Tags: innovation, team-based, design-thinking
Play it Strange Junior Songwriting Competition 2025 Years 9 - 11 Free Individual | Tags: songwriting
New Zealand Secondary Schools Case Competition Years 10 - 13 Free Group | Tags: team-based, business, problem-solving
Kids Lit quiz 2025 Years 6 - 9 Free Group | Tags: literature, competition
NZCT Chamber Music Contest Years 7 - 13 Group | Tags: performance music, competition
The purpose of this EC newsletter is to connect students with the many, and often free, EC opportunities which might touch upon a student's areas of interest. If you have any queries, please contact us at jacob@trajectory.co.nz.