Nestlé for Healthier Kids & AUT Millennium

Throughout each year, AUT Millennium plays host to Auckland schools participating in the Nestlé for Healthier Kids programme. During each of these fun-filled days, up to 60 children are given the opportunity to learn how to be healthy by participating in activities such as water safety, kayaking, snorkelling, rock climbing, team building and athletics. The children also learn how to create healthy lunches with help from Nestlé New Zealand Ltd.

The days are enjoyed not only by AUT Millennium and Nestlé staff, but also by the kids. Here’s some feedback from the children who have participated in previous Nestlé for Healthier Kids days:

“[It] was a great experience for me and the others. We really enjoyed every moment. It was absolutely amazing to be there.”

ZiaraWest Harbour School

“Thank you for teaching us how to kayak and how to save yourself from drowning… you made my day one of the best moments of my life.”

EmilyRanui Primary School

“I loved the fantastic rock climbing wall… when we were done I wanted to stay and do more, I wanted to do all of it!”

HarmonyWest Harbour School

“The food was gloriously delicious and delightful, the day trip was outstanding and will forever be a memorable trip for me”

SeneRanui Primary School

“Rock-climbing was my favourite activity. I had to overcome my fear of heights, and I did!”

BalrajSt Josephs Primary School

“It was a fantastic day out, giving kids the chance to take part in activities that they may never experience out of school. It was a lot of fun. The boys experienced team-building, achievement and a feeling of self-confidence throughout each session.”

AngieParent, St. Josephs Primary

“The AUT Millennium trip is one of those moments when you absolutely love your job. You have an amazing opportunity to take your students to a state-of-the-art facility where they get quality instruction and are safely pushed out of their comfort zone.”

Ms HartlandTeacher, St. Josephs

“I learnt how to put on a life jacket on the right way so now I can teach my family how to put it on right.”

LeilaniSt Josephs Primary School

“I enjoyed learning about how to eat more healthily. I learned that a potato is a carbohydrate!”

OliverSaint Josephs Primary School

“I thought the nutritional talk with Nestle was great because I learned about what quantities I need to use and what foods I should and shouldn’t be eating – AND the lunch from Nestle was delicious!”

LucySaint Josephs Primary School