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?
What are the qualities of friendship and being friendly?
How do we keep ourselves safe?
What makes our brain the control centre for our bodies?
What influences our food choices?
What benefits are there in delaying our decisions?
What are the possible negative effects of drug use?
What are feelings?
Where can I go for help?
What do all living things need to stay alive?
How can I tell from the packaging whether food is healthy or not?
What is an upstander?
What are the impacts of the decisions we make?
Why is it important to eat food throughout the day?
What is peer pressure and how can we deal with it?
How can we deal with change?
What is the importance of kindness?
How do we change as we get older?
Why is physical activity good for our bodies?
How can we take care of our hauora (wellbeing)?
How can we manage our big emotions?
Why is the air we breathe important to us?
How do our bodies get energy from the food we eat?
What are body systems and how do they work?
How can we show resilience?
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You can read more here about Life Education's graduate profile, inquiry model and linkages with the New Zealand Curriculum.