Our Learning

The Rosebank Approach

The advent of the Revised New Zealand Curriculum has meant that the school has structured its curriculum programmes into five broad areas:

Foundation

The Foundation Area refers to the classroom programmes in Literacy (Listening, Reading, Viewing, Speaking, Writing & Presenting) and Numeracy (Number & Algebra, Geometry & Measurement; and Statistics). The school believes that these areas are the foundation of all future academic success and forms the mainstay of the classroom programme.

Mens Sana

Mens Sana is taken from the Latin phrase 'men sana in corpore sano' (a healthy mind in a healthy body) and is used by the school to refer to areas of the curriculum that promotes a holistic approach to learning. For Rosebank School this includes the following curriculum areas:

Inquiry

Inquiry refers to the part of the curriculum where students undertake authentic investigations into the world around them. This area covers aspects of Social Studies, Science and Technology.

Co-curricular

Co-curricular is the area where the school and community overlap. Some activities that occur outside of the school‟s regular instructional hours such as sport link naturally back to school programmes. Co-curricular recognizes the importance of knowledge that takes place away from the school programme and acknowledges the power of these authentic learning opportunities.

Learning Support

Learning support recognises the need to meet student learning needs with a range of programmes that occur outside of the regular classroom instruction. Students who fit the criteria are placed in the Learning Support programme which covers such areas as:

Other Opportunities

 Triple X (Gifted and Talented)

 Focus (Additional Support)

 Maths Support

 ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

 Australasian Academic Competitions

 South Otago Music and Arts Festivals

 South Otago Interschool Sports Competitions:

 Otago Mathletics

Rippa Rugby, Hockey, Super 8 Cricket, Cross

 International Languages Week

Country, Athletics, Quadrathon

 Japanese Language and Culture

 Otago Science Fair

 Piano and Guitar Tuition

 Photography

 Visual Arts Tuition

 Two student representatives

 Student Council

 Participation in the STAR award scheme

 Student Librarians

 Physical Activity Leaders