Our Approach
Our Learning Framework
our curriculum
Based on the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum – Te Whāriki, our curriculum views children as competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society.
Te Whāriki or woven mat is used as a metaphor for the ECE curriculum, in which four curriculum principles are interwoven with five curriculum strands. When combined, these give expression to the vision for children that are at the heart of Te Whāriki.
In collaboration with children, parents and whanau, our teachers weave together the principles and strands of Te Whāriki with the aspirations of parents and whanau to develop a local curriculum which creates positive learning outcomes for children.
Te Whāriki is based on Four Principals / Kaupapa Whakahaere:
• Family & Community | Whānau tangata –
The wider world of family and community is an integral part of the early childhood curriculum.
• Relationships | Ngā hononga –
Children learn through responsive and reciprocal relationships with people, places, and things.
• Empowerment | Whakamana –
The early childhood curriculum empowers the child to learn and grow.
• Holistic Development | Kotahitanga –
The early childhood curriculum reflects the holistic way children learn and grow.
He Taonga te mokopuna, Kia whāngaia, Kia tipu, Kia rea.
A child is a treasure, to be nurtured, to grow, to flourish.