CURRICULUM PROGRAMME
Programmes at St Andrews Middle School commonly feature the following:
- learning activities in which students investigate issues and solve problems of interest to them
- a balanced curriculum which emphasises discovery and exploration; and encourages higher order thinking as keys to successful learning
- opportunities to see the relevance of learning by applying it in a practical way to solve real problems
- learning activities and experiences (both in and outside school) which enable all students to succeed regardless of previous achievement
- schemes that are not so prescriptive that they stifle creativity and the opportunity to capture the teachable moment
Teachers adapt the programme to the students to ensure the curriculum focus for each student is on personal development as well as on academic achievement.
We focus on educating the whole child, emotionally, intellectually, socially, personally. Students are challenged with opportunities to participate in a range of academic, cultural, sporting and technology programmes.
SUBJECTS OFFERED
St Andrews Middle School is a public or state school. It offers programmes in all areas of the New Zealand Curriculum. These include:
Details of the different curriculum areas can be found by clicking on the area above or on the Ministry of Education’s website http://www.minedu.govt.nz
St Andrews Middle School has a new range of learning opportunities to meet the broadening interest and development requirements of the pre-adolescent.
| CULTURAL PROGRAMMES |
SPORTS PROGRAMMES |
- Instrumental Tuition
- Arts Evening
- School Production/Drama
- Speeches
- Nga Tikanga Maori
- Rock Band
- School Wide Options Programme
- Kapa Haka
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- Outside Sports Competition
Hockey, Netball, Cricket,
Basketball, Volleyball,Touch
- Inter-Intermediate Sports Competitions
Rugby, Cross Country, Basketball
Soccer, Swimming, Table Tennis,
Tennis, Athletics, Golf, Touch
Badminton, Squash, Volleyball
Hockey, Netball
Swimming, Cross Country
Athletics, Lunchtime Sport
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| CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL ABILITIES |
LEARNING SUPPORT PROGRAMMES |
- Accelerate GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)
- National/International Competitions
English/Science/Mathematic
- Literature Quiz
- Science and Technology Challenges
- Science Fair
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- Reciprocal Reading Program
- Small Group Tuition when required
- Teacher Aides in classrooms
- Booster Programmes in Literacy
- Booster Programmes in Numeracy
- ESOL
- International Student Tuition
- Resource Teacher of Learning and Behaviour Support
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SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Level one course in Languages
(dependent on expertise within staff)
Although the homeroom teacher teaches all of the subjects, specialist teachers deliver Art, Music, Food Technology, Soft Materials Technology and Hard Materials Technology
We also regroup according to ability for Mathematics. Students are placed in a Mathematics group with other students who are working at the same level. This means that they will never feel bad about not being able to keep up with those that find maths easy and they will never be frustrated waiting for those who find maths difficult.
We like to make science fun and concentrate on “doing” more than “writing.” At St Andrews Middle School we have our own science laboratory.
Details of other programmes are contained in the prospectus.