Year 12/13 8PNP – Passions and Pathways (NCEA L2/3)

Why this course:    

An opportunity for students in Year 12 and 13 to personalise a course that would meet their learning needs in relation to a passion and/or a pathway. The course would be constructed in conjunction with teachers and is not restricted to any one learning area. It provides an opportunity to enhance and develop areas of interest (passion subjects) as well as "learn to learn" (6 week programme). It can also serve to assist pathways to further study. Students from Year 11 may be considered on an individual basis (please contact Mrs Richards).

Course information:    

Students with identified passions and/or pathways could use this course to extend and challenge their areas of interest. Learning would be project and inquiry focused with guidance from teachers and access to specialists, as required. This is not an assessment driven course, although a limited number of credits can be provided in collaboration with other teachers. Students could potentially extend into Level 4 studies through SIT and online University courses.

Course design is individualised to construct a purposeful and meaningful course of learning for each student. 

This process begins toward the end of the previous academic year with information being gathered by students for and about themselves. The process of mapping out the course would be completed in the first few weeks of the academic year. This process will be co-constructed with the input of Kaiārahi, subject teachers and Whānau. This is an involved and considered process; not an open menu of standards that students freely pick and choose. 

Examples of possible course themes:

• Fashion and Costume Design
• Passion Project Human Rights Topic, e.g. Gender Inequality.
• Mountain Biking – technology, engineering, health, physical education.
• Philosophy