Junior Curriculum
“Learning opens the door to what lies ahead, because only those who equip themselves today will shape the world of tomorrow.”
The Junior programme at TIPENE operates a thematic, integrated approach through which students learn skills and content around topics. Integrating the curriculum allows broad, meaningful contexts to frame reading, writing, and often maths. This approach breaks down barriers between siloed subjects, enabling deeper learning and making cross-curricular connections. The themes that students will explore are Mana Tangata, Rangatiratanga, Kaitiakitanga, and Te Ao Marama.
Daily Routine
Our mornings are focused on Literacy and Numeracy sessions, where students are grouped in workshops to strengthen their core skills in these areas. Students remain in separate classes for Te Reo Māori, Art and Health classes, while Science is headlined with practical activity sessions throughout each term by our senior Science staff. Additionally, sessions are dedicated to Kapa Haka, Food Technology and individualised Music lessons. The Junior Programme provides rich opportunities for students to develop key competencies in self-management, thinking critically, relating to others, and participating and contributing. In Year 9 Te Reo Māori is a compulsory subject.
Personalised Learning
Students complete curriculum-based assessments in Literacy and Numeracy, providing them with feedback on their pathway through skill progressions. As well as individual IPPs, each student has an individualised Google site where they are encouraged to upload their work so that whānau have the opportunity to view and comment on their learning journey. This uploaded work is evidence of their progression through the Junior programme.