Derek Wenmoth and Mary Anne Mills
CORE Education
Christchurch Girls High School

"That's one small step ………

Influence on curriculum
• Determination to develop more participation and
achievement in the following:
– Science
– Maths
– Technology
• Emerging focus on Social Studies (as distinct from
traditional History and geography)
• Emphasis on a transmissive model of teaching -
focus on content and coverage.

Global context

Thomas Friedman
“…with this "flattening" of the
globe, which requires us to
run faster in order to stay in
place, has the world gotten
too small and too fast for
human beings and their
political systems to adjust in a
stable manner?”

Recent Curriculum Evolution
1970s and 1980s 1990s 2004-
Focus: Inputs Focus: Outcomes
Achievement of Achievement of
Content of curriculum
students students
Main emphasis on Greater emphasis on
Main emphasis on
student knowledge and values and
teaching
skills outcomes competencies

New Zealand Curriculum

What do we want for our young people?

Principles
High expectations Treaty of Waitangi Cultural diversity Inclusion
Learning to learn Community engagementCoherence Future Focus
Future focus
sustainability citizenship enterprise globalisation

Enterprise
• Where does it fit in curriculum?
• Where does it fit in your school?

What is an enterprising
person?

Enterprising people are……
• Creative and critical thinkers • Seeing the problem/opportunity –
• Risk takers far-sighted
• Innovative • Being positive
• Following through to completion • Thinking outside the square/lateral
thinkers
• Energy to see it through
• Re-evaluating along the way,
• Hard workers
reflective
• Focused
• Learners – ongoing/life-long
• Creative
• Pragmatic
• Imaginative
• Brave

Key Competencies Using language,
Managing self
symbols and texts
ing to
Relat
s
other
Participating and
contributing
Thinking

‘Enterprise’ in your school
• Vision - School culture - Classroom practice
• Enterprising teaching and learning
– Authentic experience
– Sharing ownership/responsibility
• Enterprise projects/programmes (YES, Prep etc)
– Business studies
– Financial literacy

Education for Enterprise (E4E)

Why Education for Enterprise?
The goal of E4E is to produce innovative, creative
thinking people, who will build a more resourceful
and confident New Zealand
Ministry of Education
http://education-for-enterprise.tki.org.nz

Wellington East Girls
http://e4e.tki.org.nz/E4E-in-action/Digital-stories/Wellington-East-Girls%E2%80%99-College

What did you notice about….
• Links to curriculum
• Role of the teacher
• Contribution of partner/expert
• Student role/participation
• Being enterprising???

How can CORE help?
• Facilitate school visioning and curriculum
development
• Facilitate staff professional development
• Assist with programme planning
• Act as a critical friend
• Establish partner links

www.core-ed.net/enterprise