Welcome to chemistry, a branch of science steeped in rich history, and also at the forefront of the most exciting scientific and technological breakthroughs of today! The field of chemistry evolved out of mankind’s insatiable curiosity about the “stuff” that makes up the world around us, and how it can react and change to produce useful and extraordinary things. For thousands of years, people...

In maths students will explore relationships in quantities, space and data and learn to express these relationships in ways that help them to make sense of the world around them.
Learning maths should help students to become knowledgeable citizens in an information and data driven time.
The fundamental learning outcomes in maths are to develop -
The ability to think...

34 Science is an introductory course to support students become familiar with Scientific processes and theories. This will be a block based course, with a strong emphasis on experimentation, investigation and practical applications of Science. We will cover all areas of the Science curriculum, with a different focus area in each block.

Level 3 study of History at Ao Tawhiti is focused on providing students with the ability to gain Level 3 qualifications and UE with History. Students studying History for the year have the opportunity to sit 3 standards internally for a total of 15 credits plus one external exam for an additional 4 credits. At this level value is placed on students' ability to to design their own project of...

Welcome to Physics!

Studying Physics is studying the universe around us and figuring out how it works. More specifically, it is the study of the nature and properties of matter and energy. As this is a wide and ambitious goal, Physics traditionally separates in several subfields: Mechanics and motion, Electricity, Magnetism, Light, Optics, Waves, Sound, Heat, Nuclear...

Course begins: Term 3.1
What is a mind? Can the mind extend beyond the brain? Can a computer be literally part of your mind? Is a mind the sort of thing that has parts?

The fields of Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science attempt to answer these questions. Through this course students will be introduced to historical answers to the questions above. Students will compare...

How we should live our lives is the most important question of all. What makes our actions right or wrong? Is it our culture, our emotions, facts about the world, or God's commands? Are pleasure and happiness all that really matters? What should we do when justice and freedom conflict with happiness or with each other? Should we always obey the law? Is taxation legalised theft? This course...

This course aims to be flexible to meet the varied needs of students. You can work at NCEA Level 1, 2 or 3 but you will need either design or coding experience to attempt anything more than Level 1.

This year I will be working closely Renea in UPT Digital. This class will run in the Incubator and aim to support students to do assessments following there passions and interests.

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