Akoranga | Courses
| Title | Body | Code | LA | Levels | Term | Year |
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| Digital Art and Media Portfolios | This course is suitable for students who would like to do one of the following options: |
78DAM | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Get some world into you | In this course, we'll learn about different cultures how people around the world live. |
5WOR | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Identity Unlocked: The Key to Understanding Ourselves and Others | Discover the complex and dynamic world of identity with this NCEA level one course! |
6ENG | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Philosophy: God, Science, and Ultimate Questions | Does God exist? Why does evil exist in the world? Where did the universe come from? |
78PHL | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Project Taiao (Environment) - Tōmene (Explore) | This course is a project based course where we will explore all things taiao (Environment). |
78SCI | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Business Studies 2 | Business Studies is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own learni |
78BUS | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Sustainability, Ecology and Economics | What is sustainability? Kaitiakitanga? An ecosystem? How does economics work? |
678EFS | 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Ride the Wave | Google class code: 5ym4ma4 |
6SCI | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| MEASUREMENT and PROBABILITY |
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6MAT | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Exploring musical genres | This course is designed for students working at level 5 of the Music curriculum. |
5MUS | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| WITCHCRAFT, MURDER AND MADNESS | In this unit we will have fun exploring two of Shakespeare's most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth, by adapting the storylines into |
5DRA | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Plants and Light | 5SCI | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | ||
| Organic chemistry: alkynes of fun | This is the curriculum Level 8 "sequel" to curriculum level 7 organic chemistry content (i.e. |
8CHE | 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Project-based Maths | To be numerate, you need to be able to use numbers in everyday decision making, and to convince other people that a particular option is suitable o |
5MAT | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Are You Smarter Than AI? | This year an article in "The Atlantic" bemoaned the end of high school English class and laid the blame on an AI chatbot. |
7ENG | 7 | Term 1 | 2023 |
| Title | Body | Code | LA | Levels | Term | Year |
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| Maths with Rob and Steve! | Rob Miceli and Steve Hunt will team teach this class, with Rob taking two sessions each week, and Steve the third. |
4MAT | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Te Tiriti o Waitangi: He Pūtake Mauriora (Senior Te Reo Māori) | This course will provide students with opportunities to develop and improve their pūkenga (skills) in te reo Māori. |
6MAO | 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Tuanaki | Calculus | This is normally a full year course for students who have completed level two mathematics. |
8MAC | 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| The Psychology of Life: Understanding Ourselves and the World Around Us | Discover the mysteries of the human mind and how it influences our behavior and relationships with others. |
78PSY | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Script Writing 101 | This course builds up through the year. |
45DRA | 4, 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Surprised by Joy | This English course is an exploration of texts that celebrate the joy that can be found in day to day life. |
7ENG | 7 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| NUMBER and MEASUREMENT |
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5MAT | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| What's your creation? | Teamwork is the aim and the rest is up to you. In term one we are doing this through creating your own game. |
5PE | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Drawing with colour and pattern with Holly | Students create paint-on-paper artworks in response to the fabric artworks of Kay George, and patterns and shapes derived from natu |
4ART | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Data is a dish best served with an element of chance | This course is for academically inclined Mathematicians intending to take Level 2 Mathematics and/or use Mathmatics in their career or other areas |
6MAT | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Titrations are cool because you get to drop the base | QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY |
7CHE | 7 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| JAZZ BAND | This course is for serious musicians, working at level 6 of the curriculum and above. |
678MUS | 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Art - NCEA levels 2 and 3 | This is the senior art class for students doing NCEA level 2 and/or 3 visual arts. |
78ART | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Project English | This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own learning ex |
5ENG | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Get active | This class is all about getting involved in a wide range of physical activities. |
4PE | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Cottage Industry, chutneys, jams and pickles | Are you ready for a fun and practical experience and to take control of your own food source? Look no further! |
5HOS | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| GENETIC VARIATION | In this course we will investigate the genetics behind inheritance and the importance of genetic variation in a species. |
6SCI | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Ki Uta Ki Tai / The Journey of Water from the Mountains to the Sea | Ki uta ki tai is an idea which recognises the connections in our environment. |
4Sci | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| 78 Numeracy with Jess | This course is specifically for Year 12 and 13 students who currently have not yet achieved their 10 numeracy credits at NCEA Level |
78NUM | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 |
| Title | Body | Code | LA | Levels | Term | Year |
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| Number and Measurement | For the first half of this term we will be looking at number skills including whole number skills, fractions and percentages. |
5MAT | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Eat your way around the world | In this class, we'll take a delicious journey around the world, one plate at a time. |
4HOS | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Write to Discover: A Creative Writing Journey | Unlock your creativity and explore your experiences through creative writing! |
5ENG | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Tourism | This course is designed for senior students who are interested in learning about or working in the Tourism Industry. |
78TOU | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Little Minglish 2023 | This course is a combination of Media Studies and English - you can mix and match pretty much whichever assessmen |
6MNG | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Modern Physics and then a start on Mechanics | 8PHY | 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | ||
| NCEA LEVEL 1 MUSIC | This course is designed for students ready, willing and able to sit assessments at NCEA level 1. |
6MUS | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Bouldering | We will be Bouldering at Uprising. Whether you've boulded before or are a complete beginner, come along and give it a go. |
78PE | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Drawing in ideas with clay - with Holly | Learn important things about the ceramic hand building processes: Slab, coil, press mould, low fired clay bodies, glazing, loading |
5ART | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| THE REVOLTING SIX O’CLOCK NEWS | For this Drama Unit you will work in small groups to retell Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts stories as exciti |
4DRA | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| TRIGONOMETRY and PROBABILITY METHODS |
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7MAT | 7 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Resilience and Wellbeing | Important information: |
78HEA | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Why reading is awesome | Reading rocks, and there are many, many people in the world that think this. |
5READ | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| NUMBER and MEASUREMENT | This Maths class is aimed at learners working at Level 4 of the curriculum. |
4MAT | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Measurement Skills & Project | This class covers the internal assessment standard 91030 "Apply measurement in solving problems" and is worth 3 NCEA Level 1 credits. |
6MAT | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Energy and the Earth | From the beginning to the end. |
678SCI | 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Sci-fi or sci-fact? Read on... | This course is for students who enjoy reading stories and watching movies from the sci-fi genre. |
5SIT | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| No Time To Be Lazy - Fitness | Context - athletics, gymnastics, Olympic weightlifting, fitness testing |
4PE | 4, 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Intro to Art-History-Design | This is a new course to Ao Tawhiti and will include exploring the work of different designers, architects |
67DES | 5, 6, 7 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| "I'd Like To Thank The Academy..." | ***This class is only available to students 16 and older.*** Welcome Award Winners! |
8ENG | 8 | Term 1 | 2023 |
| Title | Body | Code | LA | Levels | Term | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWO IS COMPANY | Students taking this class will need to be working at Level 6 of the curriculum and be keen performers with som |
6DRA | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Tatauranga | Statistics | Statistics is a University Entrance course and can lead to careers in Accounting, Biology, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Management, Da |
8MAS | 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Event Management from a Geographic Perspective | This course is an introduction to Geography and the sort of jobs that a Geographer can do. |
78GEO | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Big Minglish 2023 | This course is a combination of Media Studies and English - you can mix and match pretty much whichever assessmen |
78MNG | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Atomic and Nuclear Energy (and some history!). And Maniacal Mechanics | 7PHY | 7 | Term 1 | 2023 | ||
| 6 English/Art | Welcome to English/Art. Englart? Artglish? We can discuss it. |
6ERT | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Philosophy: Death To Socrates | CONTENT R13 video. Best age is 14+, but mature 13 year olds are fine. |
6PHL | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Give it a try! | Tries, teamwork and tactics are the aim of this class. In term one we are doing this through touch rugby, then onto ripper rugby. |
5PE | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Our Place Tūrangawaewae | Our city has an increasingly diverse population. Who are we all, how did we get here, and what is "here"? |
4SOC | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Seige machines | Google class code: Welcome to 45tec 2023! |
45tec | 4, 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Drawing with mixed media and ink - with Holly | Term one drawing towards mixed media and printmaking. |
45ART | 4, 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Project-based Maths | To be numerate, you need to be able to use numbers in everyday decision making, and to convince other people that a particular option is suitable o |
5MAT | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Maths with Suze and Libby | Everybody needs to have a level of numeric skills. |
3MATH | 3 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Independent Historical Inquiries for NCEA 2 and 3/UE | This term will introduce students to the plan for the year. |
78HIS | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS | This course is designed for students of all levels of musical experience. |
4MUS | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| NZ Certificate in Foundation Skills |
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678CFS | 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| NCEA 78English | This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own learning ex |
78ENG | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Ko Au, Ko Tōku Whānau: My Family and I - Junior Te Reo Māori | Kia ora koutou katoa, nau mai haere mai ki te tau hou Pākehā! Welcome back to kura for 2023. In Term 1, our kaupapa is "Ko au, ko tōku whānau". |
45MAO | 4, 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| So much chemistry!! | This term will be all about chemistry! |
6SCI | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 |
| Title | Body | Code | LA | Levels | Term | Year |
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| THE POWER OF WORDS | In this unit of work you will transform a song lyric of your choice into a powerful dramatic monologue (Level 3 |
78DRA | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Foundation maths | This course is designed predominantly for year 7 and 8 students for whom maths doesn't come easy, or who really want to consolidate their basic con |
3MATH | 3 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Eat your way around the world | In this class, we'll take a delicious journey around the world, one plate at a time. |
4HOS | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Level 4 ART - Mixed Media | This term we will be exploring making artwork using a variety of different methods and materials, focussing on… Mixed Media! |
4ART | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| 78 English/Art | Welcome to 78English/Art. Englart? Artglish? We can discuss it. |
78DIG | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Advanced Music - NCEA LEVELS 2/3 | This course is designed to support students wishing to sit NCEA standards in music at levels 2 and 3, with a focus on providing students with the t |
78MUS | 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| TRIGONOMETRY and PROBABILITY METHODS |
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7MAT | 7 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Play and participate | Everyone gets a choice, therefore everyone can participate. I would like you to make some choices, what sports would you like to play? |
6PE | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| My well-being | Friendships, personal identity, thinking processes, physical growth, ability to move, self awareness, acknowledging and expressing thoughts and fee |
6HEA | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Introduction to Level 8 Biology - Practical Investigation & Homeostasis | The course will start with an introduction to core concepts in Biology, from Evolution, via Genetics to Physiol |
8BIO | 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| The ecology of biology | Ecology is the study of organisms and how they interact with other organisms and the physical enviornment around them. |
7BIO | 7 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Drawing in ideas - with Holly | This course is for those wishing to achieve NCEA national achievement standards within a yearlong visual art making program. |
6ART | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| 664 - Neighbour of the Beast | Google class code: w6iwe6j Education Perfect code: 677327 |
4MAT | 4 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Science Fair | In Term 1, students will learn how to: |
5SCI | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Business Studies and Enterprise 1 | Business Studies 1 is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and learners who are able to drive their own lear |
56BUS | 5, 6 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| I'm a Survivor! | You can only take three items. |
5ENG | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| God Only Knows: Junior Philosophy of Religion | Do you find yourself pondering the Big Questions, like... |
5PHL | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Baby Minglish 2023 | Minglish is a combination of Media Studies and English - what that means is that we'll |
5MNG | 5 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Speaking Truth to Power | What makes you angry? Do you ever feel oppressed? Would you riot over injustice? |
6HIS | 6 | Term 1 | 2023 |
| Title | Body | Code | LA | Levels | Term | Year |
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| Toi a hoahoa | This Hāpori is for those interested in art and design. |
TOI | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Study skills for NCEA success | This hapori supports students keen to maximise their NCEA success. |
NCEA | 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Mura te korakora | This hapori is all about communication and the different modes we use to do that. |
Korakora | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Manawanui Hapori | This Hapori is about embracing challenge. | Mana | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| TAKARO | This Hapori is about using the platform of games and gaming to be creative, innovative and engaged. |
Takaro | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 | |
| Hangarau Hapori | This hapori encompasses all things hands-on and creative. |
Han | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Term 1 | 2023 |