2023 - 2024 education focus

Opportunity Knocks

“Our school is an exciting and welcoming place,” says Paula Weston, Greytown School’s Tumuaki (Principal). “We strive to provide a quality and exciting curriculum that caters to all learners.”

“At Greytown School, we provide amazing opportunities for students to shine across the curriculum and experience as much as they can in

We are proud of our school at Wainuioru

At Wainuioru, we are proud of our school and community. With a range of new initiatives starting up and fantastic community support, 2023 is proving to be a productive year. We are excited about what lies ahead and the partnerships we are developing with our local community, exploring our local history and developing our own local curriculum. With a current roll of 82 students, we are well placed to provide a sound, foundational education across our four classrooms, with a well balanced approach to teaching and learning. Our teachers have a range of extra capabilities and interests and enjoy providing our tamariki with a wide variety of engaging programmes, such as our FAME (Forest School/Arts/Music/ Environment) programme on Fridays, as well as our Year 8 William Pike Challenge programme. We look forward to continuing the journey with our students and community. their primary years in a school that has the best of being centrally located with a community feel.”

There are also numerous opportunities at Greytown School for children to experience and shine in sports, the arts, kapa haka, and an outstanding EOTC programme. Come and take a look.

Located in Carterton and Martinborough, we offer classes for Pre-schoolers through to adults

Jacqui is a member of the NZ Association of Modern Dance and has been teaching for over 30 years. There are classes for all ages with specialised pre-school classes right up to Adult classes.

All children who are involved in Jacqui Murray School of Dance have the opportunity to learn different types of dance in a fun and warm environment.

Exams are held mid-way through the year where the pupils are assessed against the NZAMD standards. This is a great opportunity for the pupil to see how well they are doing. Each year the dance school has a Cabaret performance held in November at the Carterton Events Centre. All the pupils are involved and it’s a great way to end the year.

Wairarapa Montessori Preschool

Wairarapa Montessori Preschool offers a peaceful and orderly environment that enables children to become independent and confident learners who have a love of learning. A structured curriculum is supported by Montessori trained teachers and special Montessori equipment.

Children are allowed to work at their own pace using unique materials. These encourage self-confidence, independence, self-discipline and concentration.

The Montessori classroom is a thriving community of learners where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. Small groups and a rich Montessori programme foster love of learning, independence and creativity.

For 116 years Montessori methods have transformed education in nearly every country of the world. Wairarapa Montessori began 27 years ago. With exceptional support from parents there are now four Montessori primary classes in Carterton. This is what parents say about Wairarapa Montessori:

“We knew from our first visit that our daughter would love her time here and would learn a great deal.

Everything has exceeded our expectations. The teachers have fantastic parent-teacher relationships and do an amazing job caring for and teaching to every child’s individual needs. We recommend this centre to anyone!”

“We highly value Montessori as the focus is on our children becoming confident, engaged, independent learners. Excellent learning materials, working at their own pace using their interests as motivation in close collaboration with their caring interested teachers in a supportive learning environment, is the key. Consequently our children are thriving, becoming more confident in their own abilities and most importantly, are happy.”

The curriculum features five key areas:

 MATHEMATICS – GEOMETRY: Learning subtle gradations in size, length and weight, exploring solid and plane geometry shapes. Vocabulary expands as children revel in wonderful sounding names such as ovoid, ellipse, sphere and parallelogram.

 SENSORIAL – ART: Working with size, colour, sound, weight, textures & shapes.

 SCIENCE – GEOGRAPHY Puzzle maps, globes, pictures and classification games teach the child about the world, our place in it and respect for other cultures.

 PRAC TICAL LIFE: Real-life activities such as scrubbing, polishing, washing, cooking, sewing and food preparation, giving children skills to care for themselves and developing concentration and co-ordination.

 READING & LANGUAGE: Building vocabulary and developing handwriting skills. Your visit is welcome: Experience first-hand what makes the Montessori approach unique. To accommodate working parents, the centre is open throughout the year, only closing for the Christmas –New Year holidays.