Curriculum

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At Ardgowan we teach from the NZ Curriculum

At our school, we are committed to unlocking every student's full potential. We embrace the updated New Zealand Curriculum Te Mātaiaho content - The New Zealand Curriculum, delivering evidence-based teaching that is focused on both academic excellence and wellbeing.

Structured Literacy & BSLA: 

At Ardgown, we use the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA); a structured, systematic approach to reading and writing. This programme focuses explicitly on phonics, oral language, and vocabulary.

Structured Maths & PR1ME:

We dedicate significant time each week to building strong mathematical foundations through explicitly sequenced teaching structured approaches to maths - New Zealand Curriculum. To deliver this, we use the Ministry approved PR1ME Mathematics programme. It uses a concrete - pictorial - abstract progression to foster deep conceptual mastery and problem-solving PR1ME in a New Zealand context.

Social Science, Science, Technology, The Arts, Health and Physical Education and Maori form our integrated curriculum.

Our school day is broken into 4 sessions. The 3 morning sessions are devoted to our core curriculum and the afternoon sessions are used for our integrated curriculum areas.

We work on cycles to cover all aspects of the curriculum.