In the past four years 51 of her students have won awards, trips, camps and competitions, and Fenella gained $100,000 for the school in the Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Award 2013. The Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institute is a volunteer-run organisation that exists to connect young New Zealanders to opportunities that grow their leadership skills. The Institute is training and inspiring a new generation of New Zealand leaders by giving them the opportunity to attend the world’s most significant international conferences.