The Star: August 08, 2019
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30 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>August</strong> 8 <strong>2019</strong><br />
SCHOOL OPTIONS - early & middle years 2020<br />
A world-class education and<br />
supportive learning environment<br />
provides every student from Year 1 to<br />
8 access to state-of-the-art equipment.<br />
In Mechatronics, girls learn the<br />
foundations of mechanical and electrical<br />
knowledge. Robotics is introduced<br />
as an interdisciplinary, inquiry based<br />
learning programme drawing mostly on<br />
mathematics, science and technology.<br />
Learning is also enhanced by additional<br />
opportunities including Future Problem<br />
Solving and the 2020 Space Camp trip<br />
where 24 girls will travel to the United<br />
States to attend a week long Space Camp.<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<br />
and family ensure each girl’s learning<br />
journey is nurtured by a partnership of<br />
support. Teachers construct learning<br />
activities to help each girl identify their<br />
personal strengths.<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 />
Every parent wants to ensure their child<br />
is receiving the best foundation for their<br />
academic future. Selwyn House School<br />
offers this through small class sizes, deep<br />
core learning, and a talented teaching staff<br />
set within a nurturing environment and<br />
an extensive range of opportunities.<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 a<br />
priority. Specialist teachers in Spanish,<br />
Mechatronics, Art, Science, Physical<br />
Education, Swimming, Performing Arts<br />
and Music work with classroom teachers<br />
to help identify the strengths of every girl.<br />
Selwyn House offers the International<br />
Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years<br />
Programme (PYP) and is proud to be<br />
a leading STEAM focused school. We<br />
not only encourage our girls to work in<br />
advanced STEAM fields, we want our<br />
girls to lead them. Our STEAM Hub<br />
Currently taking enrolments<br />
for Year 7, 2020.<br />
Kirkwood chooses to have no enrolment zone and parents from all<br />
over Christchurch make the decision to send their children to us for<br />
age and stage appropriate education.<br />
We are still accepting enrolments for 2020. If you have not yet<br />
enrolled your child, we ask that you do so by the end of September.<br />
Phone 03 348 7718<br />
Email: school.information@kirkwood.school.nz<br />
www.kirkwood.school.nz<br />
Phil Tappenden,<br />
Principal
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