Ph: (09) 520 0602 Fax: (09) 520 1943
v.a.s@victoria-avenue.school.nz
282 Victoria Avenue, Remuera, Auckland 1050
Curriculum Overview

ACADEMIC CURRICULUM

The school curriculum at Victoria Avenue School is delivered through seven curriculum areas.

1. Literacy
2. Mathematics
3. Science
4. Technology (including Information, Communication Technology (ICT)
5. Social Studies
6. The Arts
7. Health & Physical Education
8. Māori

Specialisation

• Library Information teacher
• ICT specialist
• Music specialist
• Drama/Dance specialist
• PE specialist
• Reading Recovery programme
• Rainbow Reading programme

Cultural

The school offers a variety of cultural experiences:

• School productions
• Choir - Festival and Christmas
• Music lessons
• Cluster music festival
• Orchestra/ Ukulele Group
• Speech Competitions
• Drama
• Visiting Performers
• Visual arts
• Art Café
• Dance

School Sports

Sporting activities included are:

• Rugby
• Athletics
• Miniball and Flippaball
• Cross Country
• Netball
• Basketball
• Soccer
• Swimming

In addition, the school offers

• Gifted and Talented Programmes
• Learning support programmes
• University of New South Wales curriculum competitions known as ICAS
• Access to networked computers using a Macintosh platform in classrooms and in an ICT Suite.
• Programmes for non English speaking students (ESOL).
• Outdoor education experience including camps.
• Out of school music lessons.
• Cluster school participation in sporting, cultural and academic events.
• A positive start to education in early new entrant programmes.
• Fun in learning
• Thinking Skills teaching
• After School Care Programme
• A focus on teaching through an Inquiry Based Learning model
 

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