Health Curriculum Consultation

Health Curriculum Consultation

It is a requirement as part of the Education Act to consult the community every two years about the delivery of the Health Curriculum (see Section 91 of The Education and Training Act 2020). As such we would like you to review the School Health Statement and the way we implement the health curriculum at Hare Krishna School.

It is the Board’s responsibility to: resource this curriculum area, ensure professional development has been provided for the teachers, and ensure the teaching and learning programmes cover the NZ Curriculum.

We would like our parent community to either agree to the School Health Statement and the way we deliver the health curriculum or ask us to consider any suggestions for change. If there are no recommendations then no response from you is needed. The Board will consider any comments which arise from this consultation process.

Draft Health Education Delivery Statement

Hare Krishna School implements a program of Health Education based on the New Zealand Curriculum and in keeping with the school’s charter and values of Wisdom, Respect, and Joy. Underpinning these values and the Health and Physical Education program is a holistic understanding of well-being across three areas: spiritual, mental/emotional, and physical.

Our health education learning objectives and experiences are developmentally appropriate, and knowledge and key competency skills build on what is learned in previous years. Much of our health and spiritual education aims to help students develop a closer connection with each other in their class and school communities as they become increasingly resilient, responsible and respectful members of their community and wider society.

Health and Physical Education in the NZ Curriculum

Health and Physical Education are one of the eight essential learning areas of The New Zealand Curriculum, and a compulsory subject until the end of Year Ten.

Hare Krishna School implements a health programme based on the NZ curriculum in the four key areas of learning:

  • Mental Health
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Physical Activity
  • Relationships and Sexuality

For more information or to submit feedback on the Health Curriculum, please contact the school office: admin@harekrishna.school.nz