This document provides an overview of the Year 6-8 programme at Kohimarama School in Auckland, New Zealand. It aims to instil a passion for lifelong learning and contributing to society. The programme focuses on providing leadership opportunities, specialization courses, sports, and education outside the classroom. It implements the national curriculum across seven learning areas and offers subjects like languages, media studies, and robotics through its specialization programme.

1. To be the New Zealand Primary
School of choice
where we:
Instil a passion for life-long
learning, and for making positive
contributions to society
so:
As a student I belong and achieve
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2. The YearSixThe YearSix
to Eightto Eight
ProgrammeProgramme
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3. Overview & PurposeOverview & Purpose
To provide information about the current
Senior School Programme
To share some of the experiences that are
currently available to students in Year 6-8
To provide an opportunity to answer
questions

4. The SeniorSchoolThe SeniorSchool
•In 2008 we changed the structure of the Senior School
to include Years 6-8.
•We introduced a Specialisation programme to offer the
students a greater variety of non-core curriculum
experiences to meet Year 7/8 year level requirement.
•Between 2008-2013 we have continued to adjust and
modify the Senior School programme to ensure it offers
a variety of relevant opportunities.
•We introduced other initiatives to improve the teaching
and learning in the Senior School including new
technologies.

5. StudentsStudents
StaffStaff
ParentsParents
CurriculumCurriculum
Ingredients forSuccessIngredients forSuccess
Year6-8Year6-8
StudentStudent
LeadershipLeadership
SpecialisationSpecialisation
ProgrammeProgramme
SportSport
Education OutsideEducation Outside
the Classroomthe Classroom
Responsibilities,Responsibilities,
Opportunities &Opportunities &
ChoicesChoices
Extra-CurricularExtra-Curricular
ActivitiesActivities

6. CurriculumCurriculum
At Kohimarama School, like all schools in New
Zealand, we implement the National
Curriculum.
This curriculum is divided into seven areas:
•English
•Mathematics
•Social Sciences
•Science
•The Arts
•Physical Education & Health,
•Foreign Language
•Technology

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SeniorSchoolSeniorSchool
• Cross Group in Mathematics
• Continued group teaching of Reading
• Current focus on advancing standards in Writing
•Increased student engagement with technology e.g
blogs, websites, interactive boards, online resources
•Develop programmes that respond to the needs of 21st
Century learners ie SOLO, collaborative learning
• Availability of Mathletics to all Snell students
• Continue to develop our oral language programme
through prepared and impromptu speeches and debating

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•Utilise the facilities at Selwyn College for hard material
Technology
•Offer a variety of GaTE programmes
•Participate in programmes and events such as Otago
•Problem Solving, Kids Lit Quiz, Mathex, biennial
Science Fair
• Engage in a curriculum focused Specilaisation
programme
•Intervention programmes in Reading and Mathematics
•Availability of annual ICAS Tests

9. SpecialisationSpecialisation

10. SpecialisationSpecialisation
Languages- French
Media Studies
Visual Arts
Food Technology
Processes & Production
Robotics
Structures & Mechanisms
Careers
Elite P.E
Performance Arts

11. SpecialisationSpecialisation
Media Studies
Year 6 : Video /Web page
design and creation
Visual Arts
Year 6: Printing making
Year 7: Using Dye
Year 8 : 3D Mask
making
Careers
Year 7/8: interests /
strengths, CV & interview
skills/ entrepreneurship/
subject choices
Food Technology
Year 7/8: Cooking basic meals,
healthy foods, snacks, basic
baking
developing menus.

12. SpecialisationSpecialisation
Processes & Production
Year 6 : Design, create,
package, market- Play
dough
Languages
Year 7/8: French
greetings, basic phrases
Robotics
Year 6 : Building and
computer programming a
basic Mindstorms Lego
robot
Structure &
Mechanisms
Year 7/8: Structures, Gears,
Engineering, Solar Power
Elite P.E.
Year 6: Cross Fit Fitness

13. Snell HomeworkSnell Homework
Elements to
Homework
Year 6 to 8
Reading
Mathletics
Spelling
Maths and
Science
Badge
Challenges
Weekly/fortnightly mini
learning tasks related to
classroom topics
Focus on
developing
time
management
skills

14. Student LeadershipStudent Leadership
Leadership Council
House Captains
Peer Mediators
Road Patrollers
Sports’ Councillors

15. Responsibilities, OpportunitiesResponsibilities, Opportunities
& Choices& Choices
Rock Band
Ensemble, Intermediate, Beginner Band
Choir
Librarian
School Sport
Enviro Warriors
Kapa Haka
Waterwise
School Production
EOTC
School-wide responsibilities
e.g staffroom duty, bell, flag

16. A Year 6-8 sailing and kayaking programme.
Run by Teachers and Parents.
A session per week in term 4.
Develops students’ aquatic awareness,
skills and confidence through:
• Water safety practices
• Learning basic kayaking skills
• Learning basic sailing skills
• Raft building (Year 8)
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17. Every second year, the school undertakes a major school
production which involves all students in Year 6 to 8. The
school production provides a variety of opportunities for
our pupils to develop and enhance their creative skills.
School ProductionSchool Production

18. EducationEducation

19. Kohimarama SportKohimarama Sport
• House Captains organising lunchtime House challenges
• Continue to increase student exposure to “expertise”
being brought into the school
• Large percentage of students competing in School
Netball, Basketball and Touch Rugby
• Other opportunities eg Soccer, Rugby, Cricket
• A drive for excellence in school sport – led by the
Senior School. Inter-Zone successes.
• Representative opportunities in Bay Suburbs and
Eastern Zones
• Sports Exchanges- Coogee School, Sydney