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 is peer pressure and how can we deal with it?
How do our bodies get energy from the food we eat?
Why is the air we breathe important to us?
Why is it important to show empathy towards others?
What is stress, and how can it affect us?
What does it take to be part of a team?
What is an upstander?
What can we do when we have problems?
What are the impacts of the decisions we make?
What is the importance of kindness?
What do we need to know about the food we eat?
How can we show resilience?
What do all living things need to stay alive?
Why might we react and respond differently to our world and those around us?
How can I tell from the packaging whether food is healthy or not?
What are the qualities of friendship and being friendly?
What are feelings?
What makes us special and unique?
What makes our brain the control centre for our bodies?
Why are some drugs helpful and some harmful?
How can we deal with change?
Where can I go for help?
Why do we need to eat a variety of food?
What influences our food choices?
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.