Shape Your Future - Senior Programmes 2021 "All students can learn and succeed, but not on the same day in the same way." - npghs

Shape Your Future

“All students can learn and succeed, but not on the same day in the same way.”
                                                               William G. Spady

    Senior Programmes 2021

WHY an Integrated programme?
With so much change and innovation occurring, our students are entering a different world with new
jobs and learning opportunities taking shape all the time. Over the past century, routine jobs have
been disappearing and the demand for flexibility and thinking has grown. We want our students to
be able to LEARN, think critically, problem solve, collaborate across networks, be adaptable and have
initiative, be entrepreneurial, have effective oral and written communication to enable the access
and analysis of information, while being curious and inspired about the society they live in.

Description
Students who wish to LEARN in an innovative and collaborative way to prepare themselves for the
real world would benefit from this project-led programme. Students will learn to think critically,
problem solve, collaborate, be adaptable through self-selected projects. Students will be confident
and effective in oral and written communication, and be curious and inspired about the world they
live in.

How does this link to NCEA?
Level 1: Students will select from a range of appropriate Achievement
Standards from English, Mathematics, Science and Technology to achieve
approx. 30 credits
Level 2: Students will select from a range of appropriate Achievement
Standards from English, Science and The Arts to achieve approx. 20 credits
Level 3: Students will select from a range of appropriate Achievement
Standards to achieve approx. 16 credits

Who would benefit from this programme?
The Shape Your Future programme is designed for students who would like
to learn in different ways and are curious about their world and keen to work collaboratively and
creatively.

Quotes from students undertaking Shape Your Future
“Building our ideas by 'playing' and taking trips to have real life experiences has been awesome”
“The project we are doing now; 'Future Design' just the way we have the freedom to solve any problem that
we want is great”
“I have learnt that I can be independent with my work”
“Working on a topic of our choice has been working well for me. I also have been learning more because I
am more interested in what I am doing”
“I am really enjoying the freedom to be independent with my learning”

‘Other’ subjects (option or core)
In Level 1 students will spend 24 hours in the programme on a 10-day timetable. For the remainder
of the time they will be in their selected subjects – whether it is ‘core’ or ‘option’ subjects. For
example, if a student wishes to pursue Science as an academic option because they require Physics,
Chemistry or Biology at Level 2 and beyond for their career choice, they may choose to study Science
as a core subject.
Levels 2 and 3 students will spend 16 hours in the programme on a 10-day timetable.

Use of technology
There is an expectation that all students will have an appropriate digital device available to them,
preferably a laptop.

‘Shape Your Future’ is designed to embed the following 6 areas of deep learning:

                      Deep Learning Competencies
            CREATIVITY
            Having an ‘entrepreneurial eye’ for economic and social opportunities, asking the right
            inquiry questions to generate novel ideas, and leadership to pursue those ideas and
            turn them into action.

           COMMUNICATION
           Communicating effectively with a variety of styles, modes, and tools (including digital
           tools), tailored for a range of audiences.

           CITIZENSHIP
           Thinking like global citizens, considering global issues based on a deep understanding of
           diverse values and worldviews, and with a genuine interest and ability to solve
           ambiguous and complex real‐world problems that impact human and environmental
           sustainability.

            CRITICAL THINKING
            Critically evaluating information and arguments, seeing patterns and connections,
            constructing meaningful knowledge, and applying it in the real world.

            CHARACTER
            Learning to deep learn, armed with the essential character traits of grit, tenacity,
            perseverance, and resilience; and the ability to make learning an integral part of living.

            COLLABORATION
            Work interdependently and synergistically in teams with strong interpersonal and
            team‐related skills including effective management of team dynamics and challenges,
            making substantive decisions together, and learning from and contributing to the
            learning of others.

A programme to engage curiosity and inspiration
Students undertaking the Shape Your Future programme will have a course that is made up of at
least 3 projects.

                                                         Creativity

                       CHANGING COMMUNITIES                                CRITICAL MINDS

                 Students will engage in thinking               Students will engage in thinking
                 creatively and holistically, solving           creatively to solve problems from
                 problems, and model/design a situation         different perspectives to formulate a
                 or solution.                                   response towards a selected topic.

                                                                                                          Communication
 Collaboration

                 Topics could include (but not limited          A range of data from different sources,
                 to): housing, water, health, climate           both qualitative and quantative will be
                 change, recreation, sociology,                 collated to inform decision making.
                 infrastructure, self-sufficiency,
                 democracy and more.
                                                                Critical Minds will focus on the deep
                 Changing Communities will focus on the         learning competencies of Critical
                 deep learning competencies of Critical         Thinking and Character
                 Thinking and Collaboration

                             FUTURE DESIGN                                  ACTIVE CITIZEN

                 Students will be designing, creating and       Students will be presenting ideas and
                 innovating a solution/s to a topic in a        solution/s to formulate an action
                 range of contexts.                             through different modes of presentation

                                                                                                          Citizenship
 Character

                                                                to make a positive impact in our
                 This could include: 3D modelling and           community.
                 printing, architecture, media studies, 2D
                 print graphics, installation and street art.   Active Citizen will focus on the deep
                                                                learning competencies of
                 Future Design will focus on the deep           Communication and Citizenship
                 learning competencies of Creativity and
                 Character

                                                 Critical Thinking

This programme is designed for learners of all abilities. Students will take ownership of their learning
in innovative ways and in a creative environment.

Further information
For questions not covered in this brochure please contact the programme leader Kirsty Grieve
kgrieve@npghs.school.nz