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 are senses and what do they do for us?
What benefits are there in delaying our decisions?
How can I tell from the packaging whether food is healthy or not?
What are the qualities of friendship and being friendly?
What makes a good leader?
How can we manage our big emotions?
How do the decisions I make online and/or offline affect me and others?
Why is physical activity good for our bodies?
What are the possible negative effects of drug use?
What are the impacts of the decisions we make?
Where does our food come from?
How do we know what other people could be feeling?
What influences our food choices?
Why are some drugs helpful and some harmful?
Why do we need to eat a variety of food?
How can we show resilience?
What makes me different?
What can we do when we have problems?
What makes our brain the control centre for our bodies?
Why is it important to show empathy towards others?
Where can I go for help?
What's inside our bodies?
What are feelings?
What makes us special and unique?
What do all living things need to stay alive?
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You can read more here about Life Education's graduate profile, inquiry model and linkages with the New Zealand Curriculum.