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Te Whariki is the NZ Ministry of Education's early childhood curriculum policy statement.
Our centre philosophy embodies this framework and reinforces the learning partnership between teachers, parents and families.
Our centre philosophy embodies this framework and reinforces the learning partnership between teachers, parents and families.
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The Te Whariki curriculum is founded on the following aspirations for children:
to grow up as competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body, and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to societyThe curriculum defines how to achieve progress towards this vision for learners in early childhood learning environments.
The whāriki is formed using the following five strands, or essential areas of learning and development. Each strand has several goals. Learning outcomes have been developed for each goal in each of the strands, so that the whāriki becomes an integrated foundation for every child's development.
Strand 1: Well-being - Mana AtuaThe health and well-being of the child are protected and nurtured.
Goals
Children experience an environment where:
- their health is promoted;
- their emotional well-being is nurtured;
- they are kept safe from harm.
Children and their families feel a sense of belonging.
Goals
Children and their families experience an environment where:
connecting links with the family and the wider world are affirmed and extended;
- they know that they have a place;
- they feel comfortable with the routines,customs, and regular events;
- they know the limits and boundaries of acceptable behaviour.
Opportunities for learning are equitable, and each child's contribution is valued.
Goals
Children experience an environment where:
there are equitable opportunities for learning, irrespective of gender, ability, age, ethnicity, or background;
- they are affirmed as individuals;
- they are encouraged to learn with and alongside others.
The languages and symbols of their own and other cultures are promoted and protected.
Goals
Children experience an environment where:
- they develop non-verbal communication skills for a range of purposes;
- they develop verbal communication skills for a range of purposes;
- they experience the stories and symbols of their own and other cultures;
- they discover and develop different ways to be creative and expressive.
The child learns through active exploration of the environment.
Goals
Children experience an environment where:
- their play is valued as meaningful learning and the importance of spontaneous play is recognised;
- they gain confidence in and control of their bodies;
- they learn strategies for active exploration, thinking, and reasoning;
- they develop working theories for making sense of the natural, social, physical, and material worlds.
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The above can be visually summarised by the following diagram:
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