Integrated Curriculum (Pohewa)
Integrated Curriculum (Pohewa)
At St Clair School, Science, Social Sciences, Health & PE, The Arts are delivered in an integrated approach. At St Clair we call this Pohewa.
Students direct their learning with support from teachers
Students undertake a process of inquiry
Students learn in an authentic and meaningful context
Students make connections within a variety of curricula areas
Students develop critical thinking, creativity, and social skills
Purpose: For ākonga to learn in a collaborative environment supporting and being supported in learning with others. We utilise our flexible learning environment to ensure that ākonga and staff are able to be independent, self-directed learners, learning and collaborating alongside others at the pace and challenge that they determine.
Purpose: For ākonga to learn in a collaborative environment supporting and being supported in learning with others. We utilise our flexible learning environment to ensure that ākonga and staff are able to be independent, self-directed learners, learning and collaborating alongside others at the pace and challenge that they determine.
Delivery: Our teaching teams enable collaboration through planning, teaching, reflecting and evaluating practice, supported by the high levels of visibility and transparency. Teachers work together in a coordinated way to meet team goals and aspirations, with regular reflection and planning time. The kaiako team are collegial, challenging, supportive and acknowledging towards colleagues, deepening the learning experiences for ākonga and staff.
Delivery: Our teaching teams enable collaboration through planning, teaching, reflecting and evaluating practice, supported by the high levels of visibility and transparency. Teachers work together in a coordinated way to meet team goals and aspirations, with regular reflection and planning time. The kaiako team are collegial, challenging, supportive and acknowledging towards colleagues, deepening the learning experiences for ākonga and staff.
Pedagogy: The following practices will occur at all levels:
Pedagogy: The following practices will occur at all levels:
- Ākonga will learn with their classroom teacher, and other members of the teaching team each day
- Ākonga will have opportunity to collaborate with peers from within their class (daily), across their team (at least weekly), and across the school (regularly)
- Students will have regular opportunities to learn by collaborating one-on-one with an adult, learning with a peer, or small group of peers, and working in larger groups or teams
- Ākonga will regularly have autonomy to determine who they learn with, utilising our ‘best fit for learning’ pedagogy