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.
How can we deal with change?
How do the decisions I make online and/or offline affect me and others?
What can we do when we have problems?
How can we take care of our hauora (wellbeing)?
How can I be a good friend?
How can our feelings influence the way we act?
What makes our brain the control centre for our bodies?
What are the possible negative effects of drug use?
What are the impacts of the decisions we make?
What is stress, and how can it affect us?
Why are some drugs helpful and some harmful?
Why is it important to show empathy towards others?
Why is it important to think about how we communicate with others online?
How do we keep ourselves safe?
What makes me different?
How can I tell from the packaging whether food is healthy or not?
How do we make good decisions?
How can we manage our big emotions?
What benefits are there in delaying our decisions?
Why is it important to eat food throughout the day?
Why are my reputation and identity important?
How do our bodies get energy from the food we eat?
What are senses and what do they do for us?
What is vaping and what are the risks?
How do we know what other people could be feeling?
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You can read more here about Life Education's graduate profile, inquiry model and linkages with the New Zealand Curriculum.