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20 Tuesday <strong>August</strong> 7 <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
SCHOOL OPTIONS - early & middle years 2019<br />
Selwyn House School -<br />
small class sizes and talented<br />
teaching staff<br />
For primary school, every parent wants<br />
to ensure their child is receiving the best<br />
foundation for their academic future.<br />
Selwyn House School has small class sizes<br />
and a talented teaching staff set within a<br />
nurturing environment and an extensive<br />
range of opportunities.<br />
Selwyn House offers the International<br />
Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years<br />
Programme (PYP) and is proud to be a<br />
leading STEAM focused school. We not only<br />
encourage our girls to work in advanced<br />
STEAM fields, we want our girls to lead<br />
them. Our STEAM Hub provides every<br />
student from Year 1 to 8 access to stateof-the-art<br />
equipment. In Mechatronics,<br />
girls learn the foundations of mechanical<br />
and electrical knowledge. Robotics is<br />
introduced as an interdisciplinary, projectbased<br />
learning activity drawing mostly<br />
on mathematics, science and technology.<br />
Learning is also enhanced by additional<br />
opportunities including the <strong>2018</strong> Space<br />
Camp trip where 18 girls will travel to the<br />
United States to attend a week-long Space<br />
Camp.<br />
A supportive all-girl learning<br />
environment encourages girls to take<br />
risks without fear of failure. As the girls<br />
progress they are confident in their<br />
abilities, understanding that perseverance<br />
helps them grow. A school-wide buddy<br />
programme provides each girl with support<br />
and mentoring.<br />
Learning is personalised and each<br />
teacher has the time to foster authentic<br />
and meaningful relationships. Strong<br />
relationships between the class teacher and<br />
family ensure each girl’s learning journey<br />
is nurtured by a partnership of support.<br />
Teachers construct learning activities<br />
to help each girl identify their personal<br />
strengths.<br />
Selwyn House believes these strengths<br />
can be applied to academic tasks<br />
and become more powerful with the<br />
acquisition of skills and knowledge, aiding<br />
intellectual development and academic<br />
achievement. For this reason core learning<br />
in reading, writing and mathematics is<br />
a priority. Specialist teachers in Spanish,<br />
Mechatronics, Art, Science, Physical<br />
Education, Swimming, Performing Arts<br />
and Music work with classroom teachers to<br />
help identify the strengths of every girl.<br />
The environment at Selwyn House<br />
empowers each girl to embrace their future<br />
and develop a love of learning. A Selwyn<br />
House girl will learn to define herself,<br />
accept responsibility, form opinions,<br />
and have compassion for the world. This<br />
combination of achievement, confidence,<br />
and character makes a Selwyn House<br />
education a powerful and transformative<br />
experience.<br />
For more information about Selwyn<br />
House or to schedule a personal tour<br />
please contact c.johnson@selhouse.<br />
school.nz or 03 355 7299.<br />
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