A group of Twizel Area School students were recently challenged to build a picnic table, in a collaboration with the Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs.


They were given a pile of materials, tools, and only pictures for instructions. The goal was to successfully build a picnic table using the fundamental employability skills of teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and following instructions. They did have a qualified builder on hand to support and show them how to use the all-important level.

The rangitahi blew this task out of the water and finished in under half the allocated time. They are now deciding how to gift these tables back to our community.

Kai pai!


Picnic Table5

Picnic Table4