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Christchurch East SchoolCurriculum
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2023
Our Curriculum
The Christchurch East Curriculum has been developed in consultation with staff, students and whanāu. It is a guide to support the delivery of our local curriculum - what we want our students to know and be able to do.
Our community is situated in the heart of the city, which brings a diversity of experiences and perspectives to enrich our students’ learning, expand their sense of identity and encourage them to be more helpful towards others. Our community provides authenticity and rich, real life contexts for learning. It is a resource and a context for developing students independence, community participation, service and character.
Our dream is to inspire all students to learn well, to grow well and to love life. This is captured in our School motto “Learning with heart”. To achieve this we build student agency and self-regulation through use of our C+O+O+L factor - Children taking Opportunities to Own their Learning and SOLO Taxonomy as a model of learning progress.
Our school vision is "Nurturing Minds, Building Character and Creating Communities". To achieve this every decision we make is influenced by our kaupapa or core values of Te Ririte Equity, Te Hiranga Excellence, Ngākau Pono Integrity and Nohonga Tahitanga Sense of Community. We have a strong focus on student' wellbeing, character and service.
Our CES (Christchurch East School) curriculum uses the New Zealand Curriculum (values, principles, key competencies, learning areas and achievement objectives) as a framework for developing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that our students need to lead successful, happy and fulfilling lives.
Our community is situated in the heart of the city, which brings a diversity of experiences and perspectives to enrich our students’ learning, expand their sense of identity and encourage them to be more helpful towards others. Our community provides authenticity and rich, real life contexts for learning. It is a resource and a context for developing students independence, community participation, service and character.
Our dream is to inspire all students to learn well, to grow well and to love life. This is captured in our School motto “Learning with heart”. To achieve this we build student agency and self-regulation through use of our C+O+O+L factor - Children taking Opportunities to Own their Learning and SOLO Taxonomy as a model of learning progress.
Our school vision is "Nurturing Minds, Building Character and Creating Communities". To achieve this every decision we make is influenced by our kaupapa or core values of Te Ririte Equity, Te Hiranga Excellence, Ngākau Pono Integrity and Nohonga Tahitanga Sense of Community. We have a strong focus on student' wellbeing, character and service.
Our CES (Christchurch East School) curriculum uses the New Zealand Curriculum (values, principles, key competencies, learning areas and achievement objectives) as a framework for developing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that our students need to lead successful, happy and fulfilling lives.
Nurturing Minds, Building Character and Creating Communities.
Our Place
The Christchurch East School Curriculum is grounded in our local place - our tūrangawaewae in the heart of the city. Our geographical location in the centre of the city is our context for learning.
In adopting a place-based approach to our curriculum, we use our local community and environment in the heart of Christchurch City as the context for teaching the NZC (New Zealand Curriculum) Learning areas of language, arts, maths, social sciences, etc. The city provides the rich social, environmental, economic, political, infrastructural, spiritual, and historical contexts for engaging and motivating student learning. This includes local Māori knowledge, histories, skills, techniques, and tikanga (values and customs).
In adopting a place-based approach to our curriculum, we use our local community and environment in the heart of Christchurch City as the context for teaching the NZC (New Zealand Curriculum) Learning areas of language, arts, maths, social sciences, etc. The city provides the rich social, environmental, economic, political, infrastructural, spiritual, and historical contexts for engaging and motivating student learning. This includes local Māori knowledge, histories, skills, techniques, and tikanga (values and customs).
Our Purpose
Nurturing Minds
At Christchurch East School, we are committed to meeting a learner's individual needs. A structured and targeted approach to teaching literacy and mathematics ensures that our learners can identify and work towards their own learning needs, strengths and next steps. Students are exposed to a wide range of learning experiences in order to develop critical and creative thinking, communication and collaborative skills, to build a sense of purpose and both the desire and skills to actively and positively engage in the community.
Building Character
At Christchurch East School, building character is part of our culture and the conversations between staff and students. Our school values and learner qualities are used to support students to:
- approach learning and interactions with curiosity and an open mind
- build self knowledge
- develop empathy for others
- take ownership of their learning and behaviour
- understand and utilise a range of strategies to promote their own and others' wellbeing
- approach learning and interactions with curiosity and an open mind
- build self knowledge
- develop empathy for others
- take ownership of their learning and behaviour
- understand and utilise a range of strategies to promote their own and others' wellbeing
Creating Communities
At Christchurch East School, we continually strive for a caring and inclusive environment. Our diverse community allows for deep questioning, reflecting and understanding of our wider world. An integral part of our curriculum is looking at how our students can work together, form friendships and make positive change.
Te Ririte
Equity
Equity
Our Kaupapa
At Christchurch East School, we have four values that form our Kaupapa. These values form who are are and how we act. We strive for knowing about, caring about and demonstrating our values.
Meeting the needs of all.
Te Hiranga
Excellence
Excellence
Try your best, be proud of your effort.
Ngākau Pono
Integrity
Integrity
Do the right thing, even when no-one is looking.
Nohonga Tahitanga
Sense of Community.
Sense of Community.
We're a team, we all play a part.