LEARNING INTENTIONS
At Wild Learners we weave together many areas of learning to create a complete program suitable for a range of ages. Learning goals are drawn from Te Whāriki- New Zealand's Early Learning Curriculum, as well as the key competencies and learning areas within the New Zealand Curriculum. Running alongside these are forest-school and developmental philosophies that are relevant and important to the program.
Key Learning goals include...
Wellbeing/ Mana Atua/ Managing Self
Learning to care for ourselves and our wellbeing, managing ourselves.
Growing in confidence as we take calculated risks and build on our strengths.
Belonging/ Mana Whenua/ Kaitiakitanga
Making connections with others, and with our natural world.
Learning how to care for the precious world we live in (and why that's important).
Contribution/ Mana Tangata/ Manaakitanga
Participating and contributing, recognising our abilities and strengths, and the abilities and strengths of others.
Communication/ Mana Reo/ Using language, symbols and text
Learning to learn... knowing what strategies we can use to ask the questions and find the answers to things we want to know.
Exploration/ Mana Aotūroa/ Ako
Developing our whole body- mind, spirit and physical selves, as we move, imagine, explore and play.