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.
Why is it important to eat food throughout the day?
What makes our brain the control centre for our bodies?
Why is it important to show empathy towards others?
How can we deal with change?
Why might we react and respond differently to our world and those around us?
Why are my reputation and identity important?
What are the possible negative effects of drug use?
What is peer pressure and how can we deal with it?
How can I tell from the packaging whether food is healthy or not?
What does it take to be part of a team?
Why is physical activity good for our bodies?
How do we change as we get older?
How do our bodies get energy from the food we eat?
What makes us special and unique?
How can our feelings influence the way we act?
What is vaping and what are the risks?
What benefits are there in delaying our decisions?
What is stress, and how can it affect us?
How can we take care of our hauora (wellbeing)?
What is the importance of kindness?
Where does our food come from?
What's inside our bodies?
What does Digital Citizenship mean to me?
What do all living things need to stay alive?
What are senses and what do they do for us?
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You can read more here about Life Education's graduate profile, inquiry model and linkages with the New Zealand Curriculum.