Participants are encouraged to go offline for 40 hours. In a variation to that we, at Timaru Christian School, are going to try and work together, as a school family, to fundraise for this great cause, by not using technology at school for 40 hours—5 days of 8 hours. We will be doing it in Week 2 of Term 2, rather than the regular 40 Hour Challenge time, so that the weather will be warmer.

When will it happen?

5th-9th May 2025 from 8am-4pm each day.

What will it look like?

We will turn off the lights, tvs, computers, cellphones, hot water from 8am until 4pm each day.

To ensure we are still providing a healthy, safe environment at a cooler time of year, we will maintain the classrooms at 18 degrees, which is the minimum recommended temperature for school environments. Mrs Clevely will be allowed to use the phone and computer in her office so parents will still be able to contact her and the school directly. The cleaners will be allowed to use electricity and hot water.

It’s going to mean pen and paper for everyone, thermos water for teachers’ cups of tea and coffee :), conserving heat by thinking about closing doors behind us etc.

The classroom programme will remain the same; just the delivery of that programme will change.

How to raise funds:

We will be asking children to get sponsorship for themselves from family and friends. To do this you can go online and join our school’s team: https://fundraise.worldvision.org.nz/join/TimaruChristianSchool .

Then you can share this link with friends and families so they can sponsor you online: https://fundraise.worldvision.org.nz/so/4559/8 or show them this QR code:

If you would prefer to collect money and give it to the office without

registering online, you are welcome to do that. We will put any cash donations

through in one lump sum. We won’t be able to give you tax receipts for those

donations though.

Our Target:

We are aiming to raise $2500 as a school. We can do this if every child raises around $15.

Questions? See or email Bethany Rentoul (principal@timaruchristian.school.nz).