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 makes me different?
Why are my reputation and identity important?
How can we deal with change?
How do our bodies get energy from the food we eat?
What do all living things need to stay alive?
What are senses and what do they do for us?
Where can I go for help?
What are the qualities of friendship and being friendly?
What are the possible negative effects of drug use?
How can I tell from the packaging whether food is healthy or not?
What benefits are there in delaying our decisions?
How do we know what other people could be feeling?
What are body systems and how do they work?
Why is physical activity good for our bodies?
What's inside our bodies?
What is the importance of kindness?
How do we change as we get older?
What makes our brain the control centre for our bodies?
Why is the air we breathe important to us?
What is an upstander?
What are the impacts of the decisions we make?
Why might we react and respond differently to our world and those around us?
What makes us special and unique?
Why do we need to eat a variety of food?
What is peer pressure and how can we deal with it?
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You can read more here about Life Education's graduate profile, inquiry model and linkages with the New Zealand Curriculum.