Pānui – keeping you in touch
The New Zealand Curriculum: Draft for Consultation 2006
The draft revised New Zealand Curriculum is due to be distributed to schools and other education stakeholders in term 3. The Ministry invites your feedback. A more detailed description of the curriculum and a reminder of how you can offer your comments will be included in the September issue of Resource Link.
Film archive access for secondary schools
The New Zealand Film Archive's ON TAPE Library service provides secondary schools with access to rich New Zealand archive materials, which cannot be obtained from any other source. Compilations of archive footage from a wide range of sources are available in curriculum areas such as English and media studies, social sciences, the visual arts, and music. Teachers' notes support selected compilations. The compilations are currently on videotape but, from July 2006, will be available on DVD. Information on the current catalogue and how to borrow materials is available from the Film Archive website.
Looking ahead
A special birthday
In 2007, the School Journal will be 100 years old. Watch for further announcements about the centennial year.
Help us choose 101 Kiwi Kidsongs
In 2007, a DVD will be produced with 101 MP3s of favourite Kiwi Kidsongs and PDFs of teachers' notes, scores, and lyric sheets. You will be able to search for songs to suit your programme, theme, genre, composer, or culture. Please fill in the questionnaire with Kiwi Kidsongs Waiata 15 to tell us which songs you would like to be included. Contact kiwikidsongs@learningmedia.co.nz with any questions.