Break-Away School Holiday Programme overview
The Break-Away School Holiday Programmes provide young people with an opportunity to attend fun, stimulating and structured school holiday programmes at no cost to participants. This programme is part of the Break-Away package of initiatives designed to expand holiday opportunities for youngpeople who would not otherwise have access to them.
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Key elements of the Break-Away School Holiday Programmes
- Break-Away funds 30,000 one-week school holiday programme places for young people aged 11–17 years each year.
- The programmes started in January 2010 with 15,000 one -week places available in the six months to June 2010. This increased to 30,000 places available each year from July 2010.
- Young people can refer themselves on the programme, or they can be referred by parents or others in the community.
- The programmes are available at no cost to participants. They provide daily activities over the 12 week school holiday period.
- Any young person from the targeted communities is eligible to attend, regardless of parental income.
Break-Away in the 2011/2012 school holidays
Break-Away programmes are available in the following areas in 2011/2012:
Whangarei and the Far North, Auckland City and its surrounding wards, South Waikato, Taupo and Kawerau, Hauraki, Waitomo,Rotorua, Tauranga and Whakatane, Napier, Hastings, Wanganui and Ruapehu, Opotiki, Gisborne and Wairoa, Buller, Grey, Christchurch, Waimakariri, Timaru, Dunedin and the Chatham Islands.
There are three types of programmes:
- sport/activity based
- general activity programmes
- a combination of sport and general activities.
Programme overview
The programmes are tailored for the following age ranges: 11–13 years and 14–17 years. The timing and scheduling of the Holiday Programmes depend on the age range of the participants and activities being offered. There are three types of programmes:
- Sport/physical activity based only
- General activity programme
- Combination of sport and general activities
Approximately half of the Holiday Programme places are intended to be for activity focused programmes and the other half to include at least 60 minutes physical activity per day.
