Thinking About Future Pathways

In weeks 1, 2 and 3 of Term 3, your daughter in consultation with yourself and the College needs to decide what Learning Areas she would like to study in 2012. 

A PDF of the 2012 Curriculum booklet is found on the right of this page. Learning Area forms will be given out to your daughter on Monday, 1st August during homeroom. If your daughter misplaces her form, copies can be downloaded from the right of this page.

All Learning Area forms are due to the Homeroom teacher by Monday, 22nd August (start of week four). It is essential that this deadline is adhered too, as the 2012 timetable will start to be formulated the following week.

We encourage you, as your daughter’s caregiver, to discuss your daughter’s options for 2012 with her in order to ensure that she is planning an appropriate programme to meet her learning strengths, interests, passions and her talents. It is vital that the girls look carefully at the learning pathways for each Learning Area so that she can make sound choices to help her achieve her career goals, remembering to explore a range of career possibilities. At the Year 9-11 stage, your daughter should be keeping her options open – a broad range is the best. The Curriculum booklet explains the College’s philosophy on Teaching and Learning, the New Zealand Curriculum and NCEA and University qualifications structures. A useful website to explore is www.careers.govt.nz or contact our College careers advisor Ms Karen Lorimer at klorimer@baradene.school.nz or 524 6019 Ext 682.

There are a number of people at the College that your daughter can access for advice and support over the next month including Deans, Heads of Faculty, Learning Centre Co-ordinator and Careers Advisor. These people can be easily contacted by e-mail or by phone:

Year 9 Dean                Mrs Jenna Murphy                jmurphy@baradene.school.nz                 
                                                                                        524 6019 Ext 717
Year 10 Dean             Mr Graeme Diver                   gdiver@baradene.school.nz                     
                                                                                        524 6019 Ext 718
Year 11 Dean             Mrs Paula Swan                    pswan@baradene.school.nz                    
                                                                                        524 6019 Ext 719
Year 12 Dean             Mrs Lynda Merriman             lmerriman@baradene.school.nz             
                                                                                        524 6019 Ext 720
International Dean     Mrs Barbara Morgan            bmorgan@baradene.school.nz                
                                                                                        524 6019 Ext 723

HOF of English                           Ms Sarah Frost 
                                                        sfrost@baradene.school.nz                   524 6019 Ext 726
HOF of Languages                    Ms Charlotte Clech 
                                                        cclech@baradene.school.nz                  524 6019 Ext 738
HOF of Mathematics                  Mr David Merriman 
                                                        dmerriman@baradene.school.nz          524 6019 Ext 672
HOF of Performing Arts             Ms Verity Davidson 
                                                        vdavidson@baradene.school.nz            524 6019 Ext 673
HOF of Physical Education       Ms Tanya Price 
                                                         tprice@baradene.school.nz                   524 6019 Ext 684
HOF of Religious Education     Miss Anne Henaghan 
                                                          ahenaghan@baradene.school.nz       524 6019 Ext 728
HOF of Science                           Mrs Helen Armstrong 
                                                          harmstrong@baradene.school.nz       524 6019 Ext 748
HOF of Social Science               Mr Brent Coutts 
                                                          bcoutts@baradene.school.nz               524 6019 Ext 685
HOF of Technology                     Mrs Vincenza Golding 
                                                          vgolding@baradene.school.nz             524 6019 Ext 753
HOF of Visual Arts                       Ms Amanda Bade 
                                                           abade@baradene.school.nz                524 6019 Ext 777

Learning Centre Co-ordinator Mrs Jackie Wood jwood@baradene.school.nz 524 6019 Ext 683
Careers Advisor Ms Karen Lorimer klorimer@baradene.school.nz 524 6019 Ext 682

On Thursday, 11th August (week 2), and Wednesday, 17th August (week 3) there will be Parent/Student/Teacher interviews. This is an opportunity for your daughter and yourself to talk one-on-one with your daughter’s teacher about her options or to talk to any of the people mentioned above.

If you have any concerns or queries that cannot be answered by the Curriculum Booklet or the parent/student/teacher interviews, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 524 6019 ext. 705 or at sashton@baradene.school.nz