Mainstream childhood education in New Zealand is based on a set of curriculum documents.
The New Zealand curriculum is broken down into seven subject areas: - language and languages
- mathematics
- science
- technology
- social sciences
- the arts
- health and physical well-being.
These areas are then broken down further into specific aspects and age levels.
Some parts of the curriculum can be viewed (but not always borrowed) in the Central City Library under the following titles: The New Zealand Curriculum Framework English in the New Zealand Curriculum Science in the New Zealand Curriculum The Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum
Further copies can be found under specific secondary school subjects, such as Japanese in the New Zealand Curriculum: Draft and Biology in the New Zealand Curriculum. The Ministry of Education provides a list of online resources relating to the New Zealand curriculum. |
