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The Trust is active in promoting education and understanding of Parliament. It does this by providing funds for school visits to Parliament and Prizes in politics and public policy at various universities in New Zealand.
The Travel Fund Programme for Schools to visit Parliament is designed to assist, encourage and support schools in bringing students to Parliament. Financial support takes the form of a ‘contribution’ to the costs associated in traveling to Wellington rather than a full grant meeting all costs.
The Trust, subject to available funds, will support those schools who have a structured programme around civics education and/or curriculum-based activities in addition to the Parliamentary Service education programme that must be undertaken.
The Trust does not support camp visits per se. While we appreciate that many schools undertake ’camps’ when visiting Wellington with recreational and fun activities, our focus is on the learning components of the programme to fit in with the Trust’s mission.