SPARC Get2Go Challenge - The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre Of New Zealand

Regional Series

Northland Congratulations to the Whangarei Girls’ and Boy’s Black team who will go onto represent Northland in the Grand Final held at Great Barrier Island in December. A close second goes to the Whangarei Girls’ and Boys’ Blue team. Third to Kaitaia College. View Results

Waitakere/North harbour Congratulations to the team from Wentworth College who will go onto represent the Waitakere/North Harbour Region in the Grand Final held at Great Barrier Island in December. A close second goes to the team from Rosmini College. Third to Team 1 from Rutherford College. View Results
*Waikato Region* Congratulations to the St Paul’s/Waikato Dio team who will be invited to represent the Waikato region at the SPARC Get2Go Grand Final on Great Barrier Island in December. As the results show there was a big spread in the scoring across all of the teams, but also some extremely close scoring with some teams only separated by a few points. Amazingly the St Paul’s/Waikato Dio Blue Team came out on top of the table by the smallest of margins, just 3 points in front of the Cambridge 1 team. Well done also to Coromandel Area School and Thames High School Team 1 for coming third equal. View Results
*Auckland/ Counties/ Manukau* Congratulations to St Cuthbert’s College who will be representing the Greater Auckland Region at the SPARC Get2Go Grand Final on Great Barrier Island in December. They were followed closely by Auckland Grammar Team 1 and in third place, Mount Albert Grammar School. View Results
*Hawkes Bay* This proved to be a very tough competition at the top with not much in it for the top three teams. Congratulations to Taradale High School Team 1, who will go onto the Gran Final at OPC Great Barrier in December. Second goes to Havelock North Team 1 followed closely by Taradale High in third place. View Results
*Taranaki* Congratulations to New Plymouth Boys’ and Girls’ Team 2, who won quite comfortably. They were followed by New Plymouth Boys’ and Girls’ Team 3 second equal with Opunake High School Team 2. View Results
*Manawatu and Wanganui* Congratulations to the team from Horowhenua College for gaining the highest score, it was their strong kayaking that definitely helped them take the top spot. Horowhenua College will be invited to represent the region at the SPARC Get2Go Grand Final on Great Barrier Island in December. In second place was the team from Palmerston North Boys’ and Girls’ followed by the team from Awatapu. View Results

DATE	REGION
4 Aug	Northland
6 Aug	Waitakere/North Harbour
11 Aug	Waikato
13 Aug	Auckland / Counties Manukau
18 Aug	Taranaki
20 Aug	Hawkes Bay
25 Aug	Wellington / Wairarapa
27 Aug	Manawatu / Wanganui
16 Sept	Bay of Plenty
18 Sept	Nelson / Marlborough / Tasman / Westport
21 Sept	Canterbury / West Coast / Northern Aoraki
23 Sept	Otago / Southland / Southern Aoraki

SPARC Get2Go Challenge 2009
Grand Final

December 7-11 OPC, Great Barrier Island

Calling All Adventurers...

Your school is invited to take part in Get 2 Go 2009, a team adventure challenge for Year 9 and 10 students.

After the huge success of the Get 2 Go Challenge pilot series in 2006 and the North Island Get 2 Go Challenge held in 2007 and 2008, SPARC is once again supporting the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand (OPC) to bring you this exciting outdoor adventure team challenge.

One-day regional Get 2 Go challenges will be held throughout New Zealand. Get 2 Go has been designed to encourage participation in outdoor pursuit activities, and involves a series of activities such as rock climbing, mountain biking, orienteering and kayaking. A few mental twists might also be thrown in along the way.

Teams will be required to work together, using important team skills such as communication, problem solving, planning and decision making, to maximise their score in each task. The team in each region with the top score will be invited to participate in the Get 2 Go grand final challenge, held at the OPC marine base on Great Barrier Island during the last week of term four.

The Get 2 Go Challenge provides opportunities for students who haven’t previously taken part in outdoor recreation activities and also provide students with positive experiences in the following areas:

Teamwork
Leadership
Outdoor recreation skills
Competition
Physical activity

It’s all about encouraging students to get out there and experience physical activity and recreation in New Zealand’s great outdoors.

Get 2 Go also helps students, teachers, sport coordinators and parents to develop important links with local outdoor sport and recreation clubs. To do this we will be coordinating with outdoor clubs/operators in each region to run the one-day Get 2 Go challenges.

The regional challenges

As we have a limited capacity of 24 teams at each regional challenge, each school within the region can enter one team of 8 students. If extra places are available they will be offered to schools who have indicated they would like to enter more than one team.

Teams should be made up of 50% year 9 students and 50% year 10 students. No team member may be involved in more than one sanctioned sport per season, i.e. summer/winter. For a list of sanctioned sports see the NZSSSC calendar of events.

School staff and/or parents will be responsible for getting the team to the start line and then transporting them around on the day to the various venues where the challenge tasks take place.

The entry fee for the day has been kept as low as possible, at only $10 per student. Each participant will be given a certificate for completing the Get 2 Go regional challenge.

The grand final

The top scoring team from each regional event will receive an invitation to attend the Get 2 Go Challenge five-day grand final event, which will be held on Great Barrier Island from 7 – 11 December 2009. The entry fee for the five-day grand final event is $250 per participant.

OPC will provide:

boat transport to/from Great Barrier Island
all food for the five days
accommodation
transport on the island
instruction
equipment
certificates for each participant
a t-shirt for each participant
a locally designed trophy for the winning team
an experience of a lifetime!

What to do now!

Get your team organised then fill in the registration form and send it in with the entry fee as soon as possible. Please make cheques payable to ‘OPC.’ Remember there are only 24 places available in the regional Get 2 Go Challenge and entries will be taken on a first in, first served basis. An email will be sent out to you to confirm your entry once it has been processed.

Don’t forget to book your school van for the day. Check out the dates and additional information included in the brochure and poster enclosed. If you have any questions contact Shelly at OPC – shelly@opc.org.nz

See you at Get 2 Go 2009!

The registration form is on page 4 of the Get2Go Flyer

See you at Get 2 Go 2008!

Information For Registered Teams

Team Information - everything your team needs to know to be ready for the day.
Medical Form - each team member needs to fill this out .

Get2Go is funded by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC)

:: SPARC Get2Go CHALLENGE 2009