The Richmond School Ambassadors with The Hits' Adam Green, Megan Banks and Richmond School teacher Steve Brock.
The Richmond School Ambassadors with The Hits' Adam Green, Megan Banks and Richmond School teacher Steve Brock.
Richmond School's Rich Ambassadors are getting an early start on their career paths by meeting leaders for communities and the country.
The Rich Ambassadors spent time in NZME The Hits studio with breakfast show hosts Adam Green and Megan Banks this week, and also met with Hawke's Bay Today editor Craig Cooper.
The Rich Ambassadors are: Jah-Toyalee Albert-Dixon Cooper, Syvannah Brown, Deanna Edwards, Sunema Faleiva, Jeremy Faumui, Asher Macgillivray, Lyneisha Peivi, Heavenly Rigby, Laauli Saufoi and Lily Stone.
Teacher Steve Brock, from the Te Aō Mārama Learning Pod at Richmond School, said the school was exposing students to potential careers in the community, and local and national community leaders.
The Rich Ambassadors are also fundraising towards a trip to Wellington next term.
"We will be hosted by the Police College, National Command Centre, Parliament, to name a few. I'd like to put the challenge out to businesses if they would like to help support our trip as we're raising funds for transport and accommodation."
Steve said the school was keen to give pupils an idea of potential careers, and an opportunity to talk with community leaders, including Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise.
"We go out into the community to represent Richmond School,'' said Deanna Edwards.
"We are learning about other leaders,'' said Syvannah Brown.
The Richmond School Ambassadors live on air with, from left, Hawke's Bay Today editor Craig Cooper, and The Hits co-hosts Megan Banks and Adam Green.
The group is also looking at potential workshops with police, firefighters, the Port of Napier, Hawke's Bay Rugby, local MPs, high school leaders and local iwi.
Steve said Rich Ambassadors aimed to give students the opportunity to extend their skills in Te Reo, Samoan, public speaking, team building, leadership and general etiquette.
The group's visits exposed them to a range of local and national leaders in education, politics and the community.
"The idea being that students can identify common habits of success and focus on shared strengths and vision of successful leaders."
The Hits radio host Adam Green shows the Richmond School pupils the radio studio.
Hawke's Bay NZME editor Craig Cooper was impressed with the questions from the school ambassadors when they visited NZME's Napier headquarters.
"It was a pleasure for us to host them. They've got a bright future.''
The group's time in The Hits studio included broadcasting live on air, and putting together dance moves for a TikTok video.
IF YOU CAN HELP RICHMOND SCHOOL FUNDRAISE FOR THEIR WELLINGTON TRIP CONTACT STEVE BROCK sbrock@richmondnapier.school.nz
