Implementation

The Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum is distributed to schools by term 4. The parallel statement in te reo Māori will be published in late 2000.

Ngā Toi i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa will be distributed to schools with Māori-medium classes

By late 2002, schools must be able to show how they are implementing the new arts curriculum.

There will be ongoing implementation of the arts in schools.

September to December

A small number of schools will be trialling professional development approaches.

February to December

All regions professional development programmes will introduce the new arts curriculum.

February to December

All regions professional development programmes will continue to support the arts curriculum and new ones will introduce Ngā Toi i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa.

February to December

Professional development programmes will continue to support the arts curriculum and Ngā Toi i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa.

Unwrapping the Arts offers examples and units for teachers of years 1 to 5 at: www.tki.org.nz/e/arts

The Arts Database, a central database of materials published to support the arts, is available online at: www.tki.org.nz/e/arts

The updated CD-Rom of Creative Explorer will be available by the end of this year.

A video and booklets supporting drama for years 1 to 6 and 7 to 10 will arrive in schools early this year.

The first five booklets supporting the visual arts for years 1 to 6 will arrive in schools in term one.

Revised handbooks and compact discs supporting music for years 1 to 8 and a revised handbook for years 9 to 10 begin arriving in schools from mid-year.

A video and set of booklets to support dance are planned for late 2001.

There will be ongoing development, trialling, and publishing of materials to support each of the arts disciplines.

There will be ongoing development, trialling, and publishing of materials to support each of the arts disciplines.

Models for exemplars will be developed in each discipline, as part of the professional development trials.

A range of exemplars will be developed during this year and collated for validation at a National Exemplar Workshop in late 2001.

Exemplars will continue to be developed in each discipline.

Exemplars will continue to be developed in each discipline.