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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
5+ Maths		Welcome to curriculum 5+ maths! This is a brand new course that is being trialed for the first time in 2018. Over the years We've seen a number of year 10 students accelerate themselves into a full time NCEA program. Often because they were in need of a new challenge and didn't want to repeat a level 5 program.	5, 6	DUNW
L6 Geography 2019	Place and Environment	Level 6 Geography Kia ora and a warm welcome to the Ao Tawhiti 2019 level one geography course. My name is Kate Armour and geography was my passion at school. It led me to travel and study overseas as well as jobs in conservation, planning and education. Where will it take you? Watch this space for a link to the programme overview. If you'd like a copy now, please email me...	6	KATA
7/8 Photography	The Arts	Photography 2018 Photography 2018 Do you have something that you are passionate about? An issue or idea that really concerns you or gets under your skin? Photography provides you with the perfect opportunity to investigate, develop and explore such themes and present a folio of images that reflect your work.	7, 8	ROSM
Level One Visual Art	The Arts	Prerequisite: Foundation Art. If you have not completed Foundation Art then you need to negotiate with a visual arts learning advisor prior to entry. This is a full years course of study. Level one visual art encourages people to develop their observational drawing skills using wet and dry media and to work within more than one field of art making. This is an opportunity for...	6	HOLR
67 Science	planet earth and beyond, physical world, material world, nature of science	This year will take us on a long journey of science exploration, covering varied content like astronomy, chemistry, earth science, physics, and maybe other topics. It will be assessed mostly at NCEA level 1 with a few level 2 credits.	6, 7	FLOM
Year 9 and 10 Health	Personal health and physical development	Course Blurb... These courses cover all the basics of Year 9 and 10 Health. With practical components and a lot of group work this course will have a lot of interactive learning. Course Structure.... 1.1 - Hauora 1.2 - Nutrition 2.1 - Relationships 2.2 - Relationships 3.1 - Sexuality Education 3.2 - Sexuality Education 4.1 - Alcohol and...	4, 5	SARF
Level 2 and 3 Physical Education	Health and Physical Education	Did you know.... * Physical Education is the one of two subjects where you can gain all your credits internally. You can gain Merit/Excellence Endorsement from internals * Physical Education is an Endorsed Subject for University Entrance * You can gain literacy credits through Physical Education These two levels will run in the same...	7, 8	SARA
Level 1 Physical Education	Health and Physical Education	Welcome to Level 1 Physical Education. Physical Education is important as it helps students to stay physically active, develop interests in different types of physical activity, build teamwork and other social skills, and improve focus and academic performance. This course aims to build upon Level 4/5 Physical Education. Lessons will involve a variety of practical and theory - so always come...	6	SARA
45 Social Sciences	Social Sciences	All info available here: https://goo.gl/UjhwB4	4, 5	RICP
45 English	English	All info available here: https://goo.gl/8IUHwh	4, 5	RICP
Level One English	English	All info available here: https://goo.gl/ZsigX0	6	RICP
Level Two English	English	All info available here: https://goo.gl/cFqrJj	7	RICP
Level 3 Media Studies	Social Sciences, English	All info available here: https://goo.gl/Eas4dr	8	RICP
Senior Outdoor Pursuits	Health and Physical Education, None / Other	Whether you are an aspiring first-timer with little or no experience, or a hardened veteran of the outdoors, this course will aim to challenge and inspire you to push your limits and gain new experiences and knowledge in the outdoors. Whether you want to give a new activity a try, get the knowledge and experience to work towards becoming an instructor or just want to get some NCEA credits for...	7, 8	MATP
Foundation Science	Science	Welcome to Science! Studying Science broadens your understanding of life and the universe around us. Figuring out how it all works allows people to find real solutions to real problems. Today our society is heavily based on scientific knowledge (electricity, internet, medication and most of health, buildings, transport, fabrics, plastics…) and we are in constant need of more scientists...	4, 5	SARA
34 AstroBiology 2016	Science	Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe: extraterrestrial life and life on Earth. Astrobiology makes use of physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, molecular biology, ecology, engineering, robotics, technology, planetary science, geography, and geology to investigate the possibility of life on other worlds and help recognise...	3, 4	MATP
78Technology Overview 2017	Technology	Please follow this link for full course overview: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-gCxgo-vFoEZU1ZSHNEWmVfUWc	7, 8	JARG
56 Technology Overview 2017	Technology	Please follow this link for full course overview: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-gCxgo-vFoEUzF1UTdTdGR3Nk0/view?usp=sh...	5, 6	JARG
Level Two Visual Art	The Arts	Prerequisite: A level one visual art course or negotiation with a visual art learning advisor prior to entry. For level two visual arts you will work independently to establish a proposal, explore and investigate this visually, then develop, extend and resolve your ideas. You will be required to investigate a range of art works from contemporary and traditional art...	7	HOLR
Level Three Visual Art	The Arts	Prerequisite: A level two visual art course or negotiation with a visual art learning advisor prior to entry. For level three visual arts you will work independently to establish a proposal, explore and investigate this visually, then develop, extend and resolve your ideas. You will be required to investigate a range of art works from contemporary and traditional art...	7, 8	HOLR

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