A Curriculum of ‘Discovery through Learning’
The ‘Discovery through Learning’ curriculum at St George’s is the term that defines what we do and happroachng.
We want our students to dream big, be daring and have the confidence to try new things and learn from their mistakes.
English and Mathematics are the foundation of our ‘Discovery through Learning’ curriculum. We have specialist teachers who work throughout the school with our students in these foundation subjects.
The Literacy and Mathematics progressions for each student are regularly monitored and reported on, to our parents. A student’s progress is developmental. As part of our personalised learning approach we assess students as and when required. We use this approach to support student wellbeing and also recognise your child’s readiness in teaching and learning rather than having big assessment weeks which can cause unnecessary concern for students.
Layered on top of these core subjects is the Discovery Curriculum which creates synergy between the Arts and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects, as well as helping develop social and business enterprise. It provides opportunities for creativity, innovation, risk taking and entrepreneurial endeavours. Our students become more caring, critical and creative thinkers because of this skilful thread to help students make better sense of the world around them.
To achieve the Discovery aspirations of the school St Georges, we have specialist teachers in the Arts including, visual arts, music and performance, Science and Technology, Global Citizenship, Te Reo Māori, Heath and Physical Education, and Philosophy and Religious education and ‘Discovery through Learning’.
