CURRICULUM 2011

Thinking About Future Pathways

Year 8 to Year 12 Students

In Week 8 and 9 of Term 3, your daughter in consultation with yourself and the College needs to decide what Learning Areas she would like to study in 2011.  The 2011 Curriculum Booklet and Learning Area option sheets can be downloaded from the Resources area on the right hand side of this page and will provide all the primary information needed.  A hard copy of the Curriculum Booklet and Option Sheets will be available by the end of Week 8.  All Learning Area option sheets are due to the Homeroom teacher by Friday, September 17 (end of Week 9).  It is essential that this deadline is adhered too, as the 2011 timetable will start to be formulated in the Term 3 holidays.

We encourage you as your daughter’s caregiver to discuss your daughter’s options for 2011 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 of 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 survey is the best.  The Curriculum booklet explains the Colleges 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.nzor 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 fortnight including Deans, Heads of Faculty, Learning Centre Co-ordinator, Careers Advisor and the Senior Leadership Team.  These people can be easily contacted by e-mail or by phone:

Year 9 Dean                                                Mrs Sheryll McLaren
smclaren@baradene.school.nz             524 6019 Ext 717

Year 10 Dean                                              Mrs Paula Swan
pswan@baradene.school.nz                  524 6019 Ext 718

Year 11 Dean                                              Mrs Lynda Merriman
lmerriman@baradene.school.nz            524 6019 Ext 719

Year 12 Dean                                              Mrs Judy Walsh
jwalsh@baradene.school.nz                   524 6019 Ext 720

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 Sue Haigh
shaigh@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 (Acting)                      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

Deputy Principal                                        Ms Stephanie Ashton
sashton@baradene.school.nz                524 6019 Ext 705

Deputy Principal                                        Mrs Theresa Bosch
tbosch@baradene.school.nz                  524 6019 Ext 707

Deputy Principal                                        Mrs Anne Crosswell
acrosswell@baradene.school.nz         524 6019 Ext 706

Deputy Principal                                        Miss Brigid McLafferty
bmclafferty@baradene.school.nz          524 6019 Ext 714

Principal                                                      Mrs Patricia Radich
pradich@baradene.school.nz               524 6019 Ext 704

On Monday, 13^th September (start of Week 9), there will be an Learning Area Options Afternoon in the College Auditorium from 4.00pm - 6.00pm where your daughter and yourself can come and talk one on one with any of the key people above.  The Deans, HOFs and Assistant HOFs, Learning Co-ordinator, Careers Advisor and Senior Leadership Team will be present.

If you have any concerns of queries that cannot be answered by the booklet or on the afternoon, please don’t hesitate to contact me on; 52 ext 705 or at sashton@baradene.school.nz

Yours sincerely,

Stephanie Ashton (Ms)

Deputy Principal/Principals Nominee