March 2025 EC round-up
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Here are March's extracurricular opportunities, events, competitions and grants for NZ intermediate and high-school students.
As we are based in Christchurch we have a Canterbury-focus, however, all of the ECs listed are available for students nationwide to participate in.
click the drop-down arrow below for more details about each item
iNVENTIONATOR 2025 (Virtual) Years 6 - 9 Free Individual or group | Tags: innovation, team-based, design-thinking
iNVENTIONATOR is an online, four-day event where students work in teams formed from various schools across Aotearoa to solve real-life problems. Powered by Tātai Aho Rau and funded by the Ministry of Education.
Attendance is digital, through a virtual meeting space. On the leadup to the event, students will have 6 online resources/challenges to work through, each taking 1-2 hours to complete. These can be done individually, or with parent/teacher support.
Following the event there is a celebration evening.
Registrations are open now and close 28 March 2025 or until capacity is reached (80 students).
Who? Gifted learners, Years 6 - 9.
When? Takes place 12 - 15 May 2025.
Where? Online.
Play it Strange Junior Songwriting Competition 2025 Years 9 - 11 Free Individual | Tags: songwriting
Youthweek 2025 (Grants available) Years 9 - 13 Free Individual or Group | Tags: grants, leadership, event-planning
New Zealand Secondary Schools Case Competition Years 10 - 13 Free Group | Tags: team-based, business, problem-solving
Day One Filmmaking Challenge 2025 All young people Free Individual | Tags: film & video
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 Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme 2025 (YES) Years 12 - 13 Individual or Group | Tags: business, entrepreneurship, leadership
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.
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