Our Curriculum

Greytown School is a future focussed school where the learner and the power of strong learning partnerships are at the heart of everything we do. Our learning partnerships are the key to success.  The stronger the partnerships/relationships are, the more supported and challenged our children feel so they can succeed in their learning and life.  As a result, we believe in the power of

• the “whole” child. This means we encourage and support our children’s overall Hauora/well-being and learning across the curriculum and in life.
• our parents and wider whanau being active partners in supporting and getting involved in their child/ren learning journey.
• working collaboratively with others in our wider community; utilising everyone’s strengths.
• children being active, informed and instinctive learners who have genuine learner agency. 
• highly effective and passionate teachers who are constantly looking for new ideas, reflecting and fine-tuning their practices and utilising their strengths.
• having a Growth Mindset.
• celebrating the process or journey of learning as well as the final success.

 

Our Local Curriculum

At Greytown School, our curriculum is based on the New Zealand Curriculum.    It is important to note that our curriculum is not “set in concrete” but is constantly making adaptions to the world around us, new learning and what is happening that is relevant and meaningful to our children.  

• We value our children having a strong foundation in life skills, literacy and numeracy.
• We want our children to be confident and have opportunities to explore their strengths and unlock new interests.
• We want our children to have a deeper understanding of their cultural identity and to respect, appreciate and value others.
• We value the performing and visual arts in all their forms
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• We value physical education, sports and children exploring the great outdoors.
• We truly appreciate and want to actively utilise our natural and scientific environments. 
• We love our rural roots and are excited by our flourishing and vibrant town. 
• We value being an Enviro School.
• We want our learners to push the boundaries and innovate – so our children can thrive today and triumph tomorrow
• We inspire a thirst for knowledge and achievement in our children.
• We want people in our community to be actively involved in our school and for our school to play a part in our Greytown Community.

 

Big Concept Learning

At Greytown School, we love to learn about

• ourselves and our families.
• Our local community
• New Zealand
• the world around us
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EOTC – Education Outside the Classroom

  At Greytown School, we love our kids to explore and become more confident in the great outdoors.  The Wairarapa has some incredible environments and attractions to visit and learn about. Throughout their time here they will take part in a variety of school trips where they get to expereience ‘real life- hands on learning’. Year 4- 8 students also get to experience some fablulous camps which the attend biannually. I

Leadership

We have numerous leadership opportunities across the school in a variety of areas.  Some of these are…

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• Head Boy and Head Girl
• Deputy Head Boy and Girl
• Black Hats
• Peer Mediators
• PE Monitors
• Sound Technicians
• Librarians
• Medical Monitors and other services around the school.
• Bike Track Monitors
• Playground Buddies

Extra-Curricular opportunities

At Greytown School, there are numerous extra-curricula and group opportunities to get involved in.  Some of these are…            

• Enviro-kids
• Choir
• Dance Splash
• Kapa Haka
• School Band
• Numerous sports (too many to list!)
• Extension programmes eg: Art, Maths, Literacy etc
• EOTC programme
• EPro8
• Tournament of Minds
• Aquabots
• Chess Club
• Matharapa
• Photography
• Code Club
• Bike Track team……..etc…..

This is just a short snapshot of our curriculum and what learning opportunities that our school offers…we love our school and we love to learn.  For new parents and children…come and get involved! Greytown School is a great place to be a part of!