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Course Overviews

Below you will find Course Overviews for all our timetabled courses.
Use the information in these to help plan your year.

Title Learning Area Levels LA Code
Level 7 and 8 ART ‘studio residency’ year two and Three The Arts

Term two - this course is for the whole year and started in term one. Level 7 and 8 students will have an opportunity to explore and develop their skills. Level 7 students will have the added luxury of being able to generate works from 5 disciplines. We will be critiquing YOUR previous works from Level 6 and 7 to gage whether there is scope to build and generate future works, or whether it is...

7, 8 JONJ
5sci 2022 Science

A general science course, leading towards NCEA level 1

Term 1
MATP - Ecology (focus on plants and evolution)
MICV - The Biology of Movement (focus on body systems and exercise, also genetics)
ZACW - (56CLI) The carbon cycle and climate change in local contexts (students are encouraged to take both green and blue colour block classes in the climate program. See info...

5 MATP, MICV, ZACW
Level 6 Art Developing Ideas

Level 6 ‘First Portfolio’ course overview

Term two - this course is for the whole year and started in term one. Students are encouraged to explore and develop ideas that are of personal interest. Once you have found these ideas, we will find ways of conceptualizing these as visual imagery. You will be required to explore a variety of mediums ranging from wet to dry. Wet being paint,...

6 JONJ
Project English English

This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own learning experiences.

The course aims to develop English skills. There will be a different theme and skill focus each term:
Term 1 - Research
Term 2 - Reading and Viewing
Term 3 - Writing
Term 4 - TBD

Assessment...

5 GEOM
Individual Pathway English, 2022 English

This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own learning experiences.

Students plan their own courses focusing on their own goals and interests.

Assessment Opportunities
Level 1 English NCEA assessments are offered to students who want to advance their learning.

Goals
...

5 GEOM
Business Studies and Enterprise Social Sciences, English

This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own learning experiences.

The focus of this course is determined by individual students. Students plan their own Business Studies courses with guidance from the LA that usually maps out a pathway that will guide students through NCEA. Other pathways,...

6, 7, 8 GEOM
Business Studies and Enterprise 2, 2022 Economic World

This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own learning experiences.

The focus of this course is determined by individual students. Students plan their own Business Studies courses with guidance from the LA that usually maps out a pathway that will guide students through NCEA. Other pathways,...

7, 8 GEOM
Business Studies and Enterprise 1, 2022 Economic World

This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own learning experiences.

Each term will have a different theme. Students will be able to work through the units independently and at their own speed.

Students who are interested in beginning their own enterprise are also supported in this class.

5 GEOM
78 English, 2022 English

This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own learning experiences.

Students plan their own courses focusing on those aspects of the course that they think will be of the greatest interest to them. This will then be supported by the LA who will ensure that their chosen pathway will guide them...

7, 8 GEOM
ADVANCED MUSIC TWO: NCEA LEVELS TWO AND THREE The Arts

NCEA LEVEL TWO OVERVIEW
COURSE OVERVIEW FOR LEVEL TWO NCEA MUSIC 2020
NCEA Music at level 2 is divided into two different domains: Making Music and Music Studies. The ‘Making Music’ domain focuses primarily on performance, composition and ear training, whilst ‘Music Studies’ deals with theory, score analysis, research skills and orchestration. You can choose to sit...

7, 8 MATD
ADVANCED MUSIC 1: NCEA LEVEL 1 The Arts

COURSE OVERVIEW FOR LEVEL ONE NCEA MUSIC 2021
There are four internally assessed standards available at level one NCEA, and two external exams. We can also assess appropriate standards from other domains (such as performing arts technologies) depending on your personal strengths and interests.
Internally assessed standards for level one music are:

6 MATD
567 Digital Art

This course will provide students with opportunities to improve their digital art skills. This will involve gaining experience using industry-level design software, and following specific instructions in completing design briefs.

These skills will be learned over long-term projects such as logo design, product design and character design.

6, 7, 8 BetM
Level 1 NCEA Drama The Arts

This is a practical and challenging course where you will develop your performance, critical analysis and theory skills.
Coming to Drama with appositive attitude and self-discipline is essential if you are to get the most out of what this course has to offer. As most tasks and assessments are group tasks it is essential that you regularly attend classes.
There is a lot of...

6 EMKN
NCEA Level 2/3 Drama The Arts

This is a practical and challenging course where you will develop your performance, critical analysis and theory skills.
Coming to Drama with appositive attitude and self-discipline is essential if you are to get the most out of what this course has to offer. As most tasks and assessments are group tasks it is essential that you regularly attend classes.
There is a lot of...

7, 8 EMKN
Level 1 Minglish listening, reading, and viewing, speaking, writing, and presenting, Continuity and Change, Identity, Culture, and Organisation

This course is a combination of Media Studies and English - you can mix and match whichever assessments you like from these subjects to best suit your program. A list of Media Studies standards can be found here and...

6 RICP
Senior Minglish listening, reading, and viewing, speaking, writing, and presenting, Continuity and Change

This course is a combination of Media Studies and English - you can mix and match whichever assessments you like from these subjects to best suit your program. A list of Media Studies standards can be found here and...

7, 8 RICP
NCEA Level 1 English English

Beth's Class
In this course, we will engage in the study of a novel and a film (each chosen by the class) and these will determine the topics that we'll delve into. Likely possibilities include sci-fi, technological advancements and human nature and behaviour. Poetry, short stories, short films, videos, articles and other things will fall out of the novel/film studies we complete, and...

6 MEGW, BetM
Tōku toa, he toa rangatira: Ko ngā Ākonga Tuākana (Senior Te Reo Māori) communication, cultural knowledge, language knowledge

Nau mai, haere mai ki ngā tuākana o Ao Tawhiti! If you are here, you have shown an interest in learning te reo Māori - pai rawa atu! In this course you can expect to learn about te reo rangatira me ōna tikanga in an immersive, fun and practical way. We will be developing our confidence in communicating through tuhi (writing), pānui (reading), kōrero (speaking), whakarongo (listening) and...

6, 7, 8 ABBR
Mathematics Level 2 Mathematics & Statistics

Course Name MATHEMATICS LEVEL 2

There will be two courses in 2022.

One course is for students who are planning to study Mathematics with Statistics at Level 3 This option is in RED block.
Three of the Achievement standards are externally assessed and one is internally assessed so this means the course is eligible for subject endorsement.

7 LOUW
My wellbeing... your wellbeing.. OUR WELLBEING Health and Physical Education

This course will be created once the class is created.
However, we will look at themes each term and base the assessments off that.

Standards that could be on offer:

Level 1:
1.1 3cr
1.3 4cr
1.4 5cr
1.5 4cr

Level 2:
2.2 5cr
2.3 5cr
2.5 5cr

Level 3:
3.1 5cr
3.3 5cr
3.4 4cr

Externals are at...

6, 7, 8 SARM

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