Programme Overview

NZ Curriculum

The Essential Learning Areas:

• English, the arts, health and physical education, learning languages, mathematics and statistics, science, social sciences, and technology

The Key Competencies

Capabilities for Living and Lifelong Learning

• Thinking; Using Language, Symbols, and Texts; Managing Self; Relating to Others; Participating and Contributing.
  

Enhanced Curriculum Programme

• Camps; Outdoor Education; Environment Care; Waterwise; Sustainability Programmes 
• Annual Production; Concerts; Talent Quest; Choir; Instrumental and Vocal Groups; Instrument Tuition; Music and Performing Arts Festivals; Cultural Festivals; Visual Art Exhibitions; Television & Film Productions
• Speech; Languages; Literature; Writing; Mathematics; Science; Visual Art; Technology; Environmental; International Competitions
• Inter Class & School Sports; Zone & All Auckland Sports Competitions; Out of School Hours Sports Competitions 
• New Zealand School Exchanges; Annual Nagisa, Hiroshima, Junior High School (Japan) Home and Away Exchanges; Sister School Relationships (Japan. Korea, China) 
• Socials; Community Service; Student Government

Learning Support

• Literacy; ESOL; Numeracy; Physical Skills; Social Skills

Gifted and Talented Classes

• English; Languages; Publishing; Mathematics; Science; The Performing Arts; Visual Arts; Technology; Leadership, ICT - Computer Programming, 3D Printing and Design

Classes

All classes at Pasadena are composite Year 7 and Year 8 homeroom classes and are of mixed abilities.

This organization:

• provides the emotional and social stability and security so vital for the maturing pre-adolescent child
• enables the incoming Year 7 students to integrate more naturally and easily into the school system
• provides the student, where appropriate, with the same homeroom Class Teacher and Syndicate Manager for their two years of intermediate schooling
• best suits the seamless design and structure of the New Zealand Curriculum
• enables teachers to make available to students, programmes geared to their specific needs and abilities
• enables the school to maximise staff expertise and knowledge and to make the best use of the facilities

Syndicates

The organization of Pasadena Intermediate School is structured into 2 Teams. 

National Standards

Students receive Written Reports against National Standards twice a year,at the end of Term 2 and at the end of Term 4. Student led Conferences are undertaken in Terms 1 and 3. 

To read a presentation on how Pasadena Intermediate determines the National Standards please click here.