
<p><img class=" alignright size-full wp-image-1064" src="http://schoolnewsnz.fastrackdev.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SND07-wk3-BCITO-Feilding_300x225.jpg" alt="SND07-wk3-BCITO-Feilding 300x225" style="margin: 5px; float: right;" width="300" height="225" />BCITO Build-Ability Challenge winners announced</p>
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<p>Manawatu&#8217;s Feilding High School has been named the Supreme Winner of the BCITO Build-Ability Challenge.</p>
<p>Open to secondary-school students nationwide, Build-Ability was aimed at pupils with skills in technology, who may be interested in pursuing a career in New Zealand&#8217;s booming building and construction industry.</p>
<p>Students were briefed to plan, design, cost and build a dual-purpose sandpit for their community, including meeting with potential clients and merchants, and documenting their progress with online blogging on www.buildability.co.nz throughout July and August.</p>
<p>Feilding High School was announced the Supreme Winner for the most innovative and well-built project, winning a $1000 voucher for the school&#8217;s technology department, the BCITO Build-Ability 2014 Trophy and individual prize packs including a smartphone for each member of the team.</p>
<p>The judges at BCITO National Office said the team presented a very well documented and highly innovative project that blew them away.</p>
<p>&#8220;We were very impressed by the level of professionalism, teamwork and skill shown by all schools, but Feilding had the edge. They produced a slick and detailed record of work that showed the entire planning and build process.&#8221;</p>
<p>Manurewa High School was awarded the Best Video Entry, receiving a GoPro camera for their school, and all schools received a $300 team shout.</p>
<p>&#8220;We loved the Manurewa blog,&#8221; judges said. &#8220;It was well thought-out, told a story and was by far the most engaging we saw. This is what we wanted to see in a blog!</p>
<p>&#8220;The quality of workmanship and creative thinking that has gone into the projects submitted for this year&#8217;s Build-Ability Challenge is pleasing to see. If any of the winning team members enter the construction industry upon leaving school, they are well-placed to succeed in their first year as an apprentice,&#8221; they said.</p>
<p>Like the name suggests, Build-Ability aimed to challenge students and required teams to excel in both aptitude and attitude – thinking creatively, working collaboratively and creating thoughtfully. With an emphasis on inquiry learning, the challenge provided students with an opportunity to take ownership of their project and their learning.</p>
<p>The challenge allowed students to hone their building skills and also gave them an insight into working in the construction industry.</p>
<p>Build-Ability also provided students with a chance to be the heroes of their school campus and local community with a focus on giving back. Creating projects to raise money for local community groups, students developed self-confidence, self-esteem and a sense of ambassadorship for their school.</p>
<p>Each team was mentored by teachers and supported by BCITO Skills Brokers.</p>
<p>BCITO will be running the Build-Ability Challenge again in 2015 on a larger scale with 25 schools being selected to participate.</p>
<p>The teams who participated in the 2014 Build-Ability Challenge were: Feilding High School, Manurewa High, Rosehill College, Morrinsville College, Matamata College, Opotiki College, Awatapu College and Central Hawkes Bay College.<br />To see the Build-Ability Challenge in action go to http://buildability.co.nz/ and for more information about the BCITO visit <strong><a href="http://www.bcito.org.nz/" target="_blank">http://www.bcito.org.nz/</a>. ;</strong></p>

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