Mission Statement

To foster the personnel development of young people by developing confidence in a marine environment.

Objectives

The objectives of the Waterwise Societies are,

To establish an integrated outdoor education programme of aquatic awareness by developing 

 

Self confidence

Water safety
Swimming and fitness
Rowing, canoeing and yachting skills

 To cater for varying interests and abilities- by planning sequential learning activities for each child.

To place enjoyment, understanding of a water environment, awareness of personal limitations and knowledge of conditions, which would cause danger, ahead of competitive endeavour.

To encourage pupils to enjoy the marine environment of N.Z. safely and promote conservation, self-responsibility and common sense.

Waterwise is a purely voluntary organisation with a core of people who train parents to give them the necessary skills to pass on to pupils from member schools.  To ensure standards are maintained Yachting N.Z. appoints examiners who must undertake additional training.

Waterwise operates in primary and intermediate schools, during school hours.  This ensures that pupils receive a minimum of three half-day sessions a term during the first and fourth terms.

Members of each Waterwise Centre Board of Management meet periodically to share information, develop ideas and bring about improvements.  They have  formed The N.Z. Schools Waterwise Society Inc. in the hope that they can rise additional funding to promote the Waterwise concept through out N.Z.