Extending beyond the Curriculum We don’t just do book learning. We believe in a much broader education that equips our learners with the knowledge, traits, and skills they will need in the real world. Our learners get to experience the wide-range of topics and subjects through a theme-based curriculum which focuses on play, passion, and purpose. We don’t provide the learners with all the answers; we show them how to come up with solutions themselves. The Journey of an AGE Learner
HERE’S HOW WE EXTEND AGE LEARNERS BEYOND THE NEW ZEALAND CURRICULUM:
Play, Inquiry, and Projects To spark their curiosity and help them thrive both in the classroom and in the community, we connect foundational concepts and skills to learners’ own interests. We turn these interests into real-world challenges and encourage deep thinking to allow students to build their knowledge, as well as the skills necessary to develop and produce outcomes that help them to feel confident and successful. During the younger years, we identify passions through play and develop these into their inquiry projects. In the latter years, these passion projects
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