Fiafia 2013
PLUS
MINUS
INTERESTING
Parents feedback great - conversations around place. Fb etc
Enablers - highly efficient
Good community feel prior to and during
Food being provided by community - huge help to school
100% participation students/teachers
Variety of items / food
Stage set up
No glitches - near none
Fast pack down - people on hand to do this
Weather was amazing - miracle!
Length of Fiafia right
Right number of groups - 20
Carpet for children seating
Koha boxes worked out well
Being in term 1 was less stressful compared to term3
Incorporates the Pt England Way
Good to have at the end of term
Generator - good sound
Seating worked well given we had no run through
Lost items kept to minimum
Child presenters big plus
No one got lost
Group leaders communicating what was needed - e.g. mic for drums in the week prior to performanc
Tongan girl costumes prevent them from watching concert. Have them perform first next time so they can watch
Cook Island group. A very long time to sit and wait for their performance. A junior / senior group like the Samoan?
Sound quality dropped off at a certain point.
Dangerous around the covered wires
Seating for helpers of groups
Security issues - more people needed to manage corridors prior/during/after items.
Tidying way of listing needs re gear/sound/visual for items
Teenagers around toilet areas needing some managing
Difficult at times to manage with lack of lighting
Change of group managers at late stage
Toileting of children during show time
Stage size - make bigger
Weather: no run throughs caused trouble around where kids were meant to be prior/after performance. Seating areas were hard to manage as we didn't know how much space was needed.
Somehow ensure we always have a seated walk through.
More visual barrier
Still want that party atmosphere at end that Cook Island items bring
Sound quality dropped off at a certain point. Next time could put sound on towers. Elevate sound desk
Foot lights/solar lights to guide kids to and from stage area
Getting more carpet for next event
Start a week or two earlier?
Children needing to get changed again - who manages this - locking rooms?
- outdoor changing room for this?
Adult toilets - Port-a-loos next time?
Managing of people coming to give koha and recording.
Final night show meant rooms were not packed up as well as usual.
Koha boxes location - can we place them closer for people to get to?
More of an effort in contacting Tongan community to be involved prior to event.