Build the Community
 
  Support Networks and Programmes
1959
Official opening of
the school Hall

1974
Commonwealth
Games held in
Christchurch.
Pupils dressed in
red, white and
blue jackets at the Games
Labs Committee
Learning and Behaviour Support for pupils with special needs including health care.

Reading Volunteers Support Network
The volunteers teach a PPP (Pause, Praise and Prompt) reading technique and provide encouragement and support.

Duffy Books in Homes
The philosophy behind the programme is simple - to break the cycle of 'booklessness'.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Programme
Seven mentors work regularly with seven pupils in the school.

Breakfast in School
Run by PCCCT in conjunction with the NZ Red Cross and Countdown.
Fruit in School (FIS)
An initiative to encourage children to eat more fruit and adopt healthier lifestyles.

Footsteps
Provides shoes for the pupils.

Head Lice Initiative
Regular provision of headlice treatment and education.

Phillipstown School Hall
Regularly hired out to Community organisations.

Community Centre
Run by an independent trust called Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust (PCCCT). The centre caters for the needs of the wider community providing after school care, holiday care and community events.



 

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