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12 Tuesday <strong>June</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
SOUTHERN VIEW<br />
Christchurch Intermediate<br />
Schools<br />
Specialists in Year 7 and Year 8 Education<br />
OPEN NIGHTS <strong>2018</strong><br />
Intermediate schools target the needs of<br />
early adolescent Year 7 & 8 students -<br />
11-13 year olds. These two-year, co-educational<br />
schools are in many ways ideal environments<br />
for students to begin their adventures into<br />
adolescence.<br />
Early adolescence is a unique and special time<br />
of immense physical, intellectual, emotional<br />
and social development. These changes<br />
create specific needs and challenges that are<br />
significantly different from the needs of younger<br />
children or older adolescents.<br />
An intermediate school can support your Year 7 &<br />
8 child in ways that include but are not limited to:<br />
• The staff are all focussed on the needs of<br />
early adolescents and teach in these schools<br />
because they establish strong relationships<br />
and particularly enjoy working with Year 7 & 8<br />
students. They are highly qualified, experienced<br />
and skilled teachers of early adolescent<br />
students, who ensure pastoral, social and<br />
emotional needs are well supported.<br />
• The resources are all designed and acquired<br />
to meet the needs of this age group - age<br />
Intermediates are exciting places for students to<br />
begin their adventure into adolescence. In addition<br />
to providing a rich, age and stage, middle-yearsspecific<br />
curriculum in a stimulating, challenging and<br />
rewarding environment, intermediates cater for many<br />
interest groups and clubs.<br />
It is not surprising that New Zealand and overseas<br />
research concludes that the quality of teaching is<br />
one of the most significant factors influencing how<br />
well students learn at school. Given that quality<br />
teaching occurs in most New Zealand schools<br />
regardless of their type, it’s only natural to consider<br />
other factors that might make a difference for early<br />
adolescents.<br />
The young people at intermediates are changing<br />
rapidly – physically, emotionally and socially.<br />
Intermediates focus solely on this age group and<br />
are well positioned to meet their needs. A mix<br />
of specialist and home room teachers helps to<br />
provide the choices, challenge, love for practical<br />
activities and academic rigour in the students’<br />
learning. Resourcing, both human and physical, that<br />
is developed deliberately to meet early adolescent<br />
student needs, helps to build self esteem, assist<br />
students to develop and find strengths and links<br />
learning with career aspirations. Teachers who are<br />
focussed solely on the middle years are able to work<br />
collaboratively to provide level-appropriate engaging<br />
appropriate experiences, opportunities and<br />
challenges are planned for and provided.<br />
• Leadership development focuses on<br />
opportunities for students to develop the<br />
important skills associated with leading their peers<br />
- people their own age.<br />
• Secure and supportive yet challenging<br />
environments are provided to support students<br />
to develop their independence.<br />
• Students thrive on the opportunity to step up.<br />
• Specialist teaching opportunities enable<br />
students to receive age appropriate and<br />
challenging learning in technology, science,<br />
performing arts and visual arts.<br />
• Significant home group environments support<br />
strong literacy and numeracy programmes<br />
differentiated in creative ways to meet students’<br />
individual needs - all students are extended<br />
and the focus is on accelerating progress.<br />
The intermediate schools in Christchurch work<br />
closely together to collectively provide a wide<br />
range of extracurricular opportunities for students<br />
in sporting, cultural and academic contexts.<br />
programmes that connect learning to students’ lives<br />
and interests and provide challenge for all students<br />
to achieve to the best of their ability.<br />
Current intermediate school students list these<br />
points:<br />
1. “There are more children of my own age here<br />
because our school takes all the year sixes from a<br />
few different schools and they come to one school.<br />
And because we’ve got bigger numbers of pupils<br />
we can have more sports teams and … there’s<br />
something for everyone” Y8 child<br />
2. “Our school has different specialist teachers for<br />
subjects like music art, P.E. and technology, so we<br />
get used to that – which is good preparation for<br />
secondary school” Y7 girl<br />
3. “At intermediate school everything is for our two<br />
years (age group).” Y8 girl<br />
4. “I like that we don’t have to look out for little<br />
children. That was neat at our old (primary) school<br />
but it’s nice to just have our own age here. Y7 boy<br />
5. “It’s good that we don’t have big secondary kids<br />
here. We can worry about them when we’re older…<br />
and then we’ll be big too. Y8 boy<br />
ENquIrIES wElcOmE - This is a great opportunitiy to see Intermediates in action<br />
Breens<br />
Casebrook<br />
For a specialist focus on middle year schooling, use<br />
the table on this page to find the time and date of<br />
the open night for your nearest intermediate school.<br />
School Date Time Principal Contact Details<br />
Tuesday 31 July<br />
(Week 2 Term 3)<br />
Wednesday 1 August<br />
(Week 2 Term 3)<br />
ENQUIRIES WELCOME<br />
6.30pm - 8.00pm<br />
Visit our website or contact us for other<br />
opportunities to tour the school.<br />
Nikki Clarke<br />
This is a great opportunity to<br />
see Intermediates in action<br />
6.30pm - 8.30pm<br />
Visit our website or contact us for other<br />
opportunities to tour the school.<br />
Sharon Keen<br />
Website: www.breens.school.nz<br />
Phone: 359 8108<br />
Email: office@breens.school.nz<br />
Website: www.casebrook.school.nz<br />
Phone: 359 7428<br />
Email: office@casebrook.school.nz<br />
Chisnallwood<br />
Wednesday 4 July<br />
(Week 10 Term 2)<br />
6.00pm - 8.00pm<br />
Visit our website or contact us for other<br />
opportunities to tour the school.<br />
Justin Fields<br />
Website: www.chisnallwood.school.nz<br />
Phone: 388 4199<br />
Email: info@chisnallwood.school.nz<br />
Christchurch South<br />
Thursday 2 August<br />
(Week 2 Term 3)<br />
6.30pm - 8.00pm<br />
Visit our website or contact us for other<br />
opportunities to tour the school.<br />
Ross Hastings<br />
Website: www.chchsouth.ac.nz<br />
Phone: 332 2408<br />
Email: office@chchsouth.ac.nz<br />
Cobham<br />
Tuesday 24 July<br />
(Week 1 Term 3)<br />
3.30pm - 5.30pm & 6.30pm - 8.30pm<br />
Visit our website or contact us for other<br />
opportunities to tour the school.<br />
Eddie Norgate<br />
Website: www.cobham.school.nz<br />
Phone: 351 6381<br />
Email: office@cobham.school.nz<br />
Heaton<br />
Wednesday 25 July<br />
(Week 1 Term 3)<br />
Book a tour of the school at either 9am,<br />
11am or 1.45pm on our school website.<br />
Andrea Knight<br />
Website:www.heaton.school.nz<br />
Phone: 355 9555<br />
Email: admin@heaton.school.nz<br />
Kirkwood<br />
Tuesday 3 July<br />
(Week 10 Term 2)<br />
9.00am - 12.00 noon & 7.00pm - 8.30pm<br />
Visit our website or contact us for other<br />
opportunities to tour the school.<br />
Phil Tappenden<br />
Website: www.kirkwood.school.nz<br />
Phone: 348 7718<br />
Email: school.information@kirkwood.school.nz<br />
Shirley<br />
Thursday 2 August<br />
(Week 2 Term 3)<br />
6.30pm - 8.00pm<br />
Visit our website or contact us for other<br />
opportunities to tour the school.<br />
Geoff Siave<br />
Website: www.sis.school.nz<br />
Phone: 385 2229<br />
Email: office@sis.school.nz
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