What we teach
We utilise a shared planning approach with schools to create individualised lessons to suit the needs of tamariki. Our teaching strands have been developed based on the four key challenges that tamariki face to their health and wellbeing while growing up. Our teaching could cover content across five key strands: identity and resilience, relationships and communities, food and nutrition, human biology, and substances.
Click on the questions below to see overviews of the content options we can offer to meet the needs of your students. The more information you can share with your Educator, the more personalised we can make our teaching.
What influences our food choices?
Why is physical activity good for our bodies?
What are the qualities of friendship and being friendly?
What are the possible negative effects of drug use?
Why might we react and respond differently to our world and those around us?
What can we do when we have problems?
Where can I go for help?
What are body systems and how do they work?
How can we deal with change?
How do we keep ourselves safe?
What benefits are there in delaying our decisions?
How do the decisions I make online and/or offline affect me and others?
Why are my reputation and identity important?
What makes our brain the control centre for our bodies?
Why is it important to show empathy towards others?
How can we manage our big emotions?
What makes us special and unique?
How can we take care of our hauora (wellbeing)?
What do we need to know about the food we eat?
What are senses and what do they do for us?
How can we show resilience?
Why are some drugs helpful and some harmful?
What is an upstander?
What does it take to be part of a team?
Why is it important to think about how we communicate with others online?
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You can read more here about Life Education's graduate profile, inquiry model and linkages with the New Zealand Curriculum.