Learning Areas: Early Childhood vs Primary School Expectations
Comparison of the two Curriculums (Te Whāriki for Early Childhood and NZ Curriculum for Schools), and why we don't see a smooth transition between them. There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around and email us if you would like more explanation
Visions and Principles
PRESCHOOL Te Whāriki Vision
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ Curriculum Vision
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ Curriculum Vision
Children are competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society.
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ Curriculum Vision
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ Curriculum Vision
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ Curriculum Vision
Young people who will be confident, connected, actively involved lifelong learners.
PRESCHOOL TE WHĀRIKI principles
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ CURRICULUM principles
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ CURRICULUM principles
The principles describe four fundamental expectations of all Early Childhood providers in New Zealand. These principles are the foundations of curriculum decision making and a guide for every aspect of pedagogy and practice:
EMPOWERMENT -
WHAKAMANA
Early childhood curriculum empowers the child to learn and grow.
HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT -KOTAHIT
The principles describe four fundamental expectations of all Early Childhood providers in New Zealand. These principles are the foundations of curriculum decision making and a guide for every aspect of pedagogy and practice:
EMPOWERMENT -
WHAKAMANA
Early childhood curriculum empowers the child to learn and grow.
HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT -KOTAHITANGA
Early childhood curriculum reflects the holistic way children learn and grow.
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY -WHĀNAU TANGATA
The wider world of family and community is an integral part of early childhood curriculum.
RELATIONSHIPS - NGĀ HONONGA
Children learn through responsive and reciprocal relationships with people, places and things.
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ CURRICULUM principles
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ CURRICULUM principles
PRIMARY SCHOOL NZ CURRICULUM principles
The principles are used by schools in their decision making and curriculum planning. They put students at the centre of teaching and learning, asserting that they should experience a curriculum that engages and challenges them, is forward-looking and inclusive, and affirms New Zealand’s unique identity.
The eight principles are:
HIGH EXPE
The principles are used by schools in their decision making and curriculum planning. They put students at the centre of teaching and learning, asserting that they should experience a curriculum that engages and challenges them, is forward-looking and inclusive, and affirms New Zealand’s unique identity.
The eight principles are:
HIGH EXPECTATION
The curriculum supports and empowers all students to learn and achieve personal excellence, regardless of their individual circumstances.
TREATY OF WAITANGI
The curriculum acknowledges the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the bicultural foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand. All students have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
The curriculum reflects New Zealand’s cultural diversity and values the histories and traditions of all its people.
INCLUSION
The curriculum is non-sexist, non-racist, and non-discriminatory; it ensures that students’ identities, languages, abilities, and talents are recognised and affirmed and that their learning needs are addressed.
LEARNING TO LEARN
The curriculum encourages all students to reflect on their own learning processes and to learn how to learn.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The curriculum has meaning for students, connects with their wider lives, and engages the support of their families, whānau, and communities.
COHERENCE
The curriculum offers all students a broad education that makes links within and across learning areas, provides for coherent transitions, and opens up pathways to further learning.
FUTURE FOCUS
The curriculum encourages students to look to the future by exploring such significant future-focused issues as sustainability, citizenship, enterprise, and globalisation.
Te Whāriki Strands
Strands, Goals and Learning Outcomes
We have summarised the key learning outcomes of the Early Childhood curriculum Te Whāriki to help you make sense of your child's preschool objectives.
Wellbeing: Children have a sense of wellbeing and resilience
Children can manage themselves to keep safe and healthy, including expressing their feelings and needs for their emotional wellbeing.
Belonging: Children know they belong and have a sense of connection to others and the environment
Children make connections between people, places and how things work in their world. They take part in caring for their world, adapting to change and respecting the rights and cultures of others in it.
Contribution: Children learn with and alongside others
Children recognise and appreciate their own ability to learn. They also use a range of strategies and skills to learn and play with others, treating them fairly.
Communication: Children are strong and effective communicators
Children can use gestures, movement and oral language to express their ideas and feelings creatively for a range of meaningful purposes.
Exploration: Children are critical thinkers, problem solvers and explorers
Children use play to make sense of their world through imagining, inventing and experimenting, which challenges their thinking and helps them solve problems.
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