Curriculum

Culture and Diversity

1. Cultures are expressed in many ways

2. New Zealand has changed over time, and we can learn from the past 

3. Cultures in NZ have similarities and differences 

4. Culture and Heritage needs to be sustained 

5. Migration & movement impacts people, places & environments 

6. NZ is multicultural with bi-cultural foundations 

7. Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles are important for NZ 

8. There is diversity within and between groups of living things 

Community

1. We have rights, responsibilities and laws as members and leaders of a community

2. People and Places are important for communities and decisions are made to benefit the community and respond to challenges 

3. Trade enables us to get what we need and want 

4. Communities have resources that are used depending on their physical and functional properties,  to support wellbeing and protect its members 

5. We can take action for safe and healthy communities and environments 

6. Relationships can be challenging and rewarding 

7. The arts, while having changed over time, serve a variety of purposes in our lives and communities 

Causes and Effect

1. Events have causes and effects 

2. Technology changes society and the environment 

3. Technological & digital products and systems use modelling & prototyping, algorithms and facilitate changes to society and environment 

4. There is a relationship between forces and motion 

5. There are everyday examples of physics all around us, some that change the original states of  materials. 

6. Acting responsibly reduces the effects of discrimination 

7. We can use safe practices to minimise the effects of hazards, unsafe situations and risk 

8. We can take action to make our environment sustainable and  look after our environment 

9. Systems and processes need to be sustainable 

10. The universe is made up of many components, resources and systems 

11. The living world has changed over long periods of time 

Hauora

1. TAHA WAIRUA (Spiritual - Identity, Self Awareness, Values, Beliefs, Purpose…) 

2. TAHA HINENGARO (Mental & Emotional - Coherent Thinking Processes, thoughts, feelings, responses…) 

3. TAHA WHĀNAU (Social - Family Relationships, Friendships, Interpersonal Relationships, Interactions, Belonging, Compassion, Caring…)

4. TAHA TINANA The human body is made up of a number of inter-related systems (Physical - Body, Growth, Development, Looking after our bodies, Moving…)

5. We have personal responsibility for our own, and the wellbeing of others, which can be influenced by different factors

6. Money management is essential for everyone, including entrepreneurs who create their own businesses. 

7. We make choices to meet our needs and wants 

8. Living things are part of an ecosystem and have requirements to stay alive