Our Learning

At St Ignatius Catholic School our curriculum is driven by our vision: 

Learners will live and celebrate our Catholic faith, follow our values, and become actively engaged, connected lifelong learners.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

“Key competencies are the capabilities that people have, and need to develop, to live and learn today and in the future.”  http://keycompetencies.tki.org.nz/What-are-KCs

In the NZ Curriculum there are 5 Key Competencies:

  • Thinking
  • Using language, symbols, and text
  • Managing self
  • Relating to others
  • Participating & Contributing

Our curriculum is concept based driven by big ideas. The goal for all our children is to become innovative learners with a solid base in literacy and numeracy.