1. Cockle Bay School Curriculum
RICH, REAL, RELEVANT, RESPECTFUL
Our Curriculum is based on:
• NZ Curriculum statements
• Full integration of key competencies
• Our Mission statement
• School vision, values and goals
• Articulation of the 4Cs
• A culture of quality
• Learning how to learn
• Meaningful assessment of and for learning
• Spiral of skills in identified learning areas
• Specific teaching of key concepts, skills and understandings
• Higher order thinking
• Prioritised curriculum – literacy, numeracy, science and technology
• Parental and pupil consultation
• Powerful big ideas for Infusion Learning
• Reflection of current issues
• Sustainability and future focus
• Schoolwide interaction across year levels
Delivered through:
• Quality teaching
• High expectations
• Collaborative purposeful planning
• Prioritised time allocation
• Integration of learning areas (Infusion Learning)
• Goal setting
• Articulated learning intentions
• Differentiated programmes
• Opportunities for engaged and challenging learning
• E-learning
• Quality resources effectively used
• Effective feedback and feedforward
• Positive schoolwide relationships
• Strong community partnerships