Asia in the curriculum
The New Zealand Curriculum highlights the importance of meeting the educational needs of an increasingly diverse population in New Zealand and enabling students to become successful global citizens in the 21st Century.
Why incorporate Asian themes and contexts into the curriculum?
Including Asian themes and contexts in the curriculum will enable young New Zealanders to:
- build their knowledge of the countries and peoples of Asia in order to better understand the world in which they are a part of
- develop intercultural competencies that will enable them to live and work in an increasingly globalised world.
Asian contexts for learning can be incorporated into all teaching and learning programmes, particularly literacy and social sciences at primary level, and English, social sciences (including business studies, economics and commerce, geography and history), media studies and the arts.
Learning an Asian language is also a key area of development for young New Zealanders.
Asia:NZ resources that can help you include Asia in your curriculum
NCEA level 1 resources in six subjects - social studies, English, business studies, geography, media studies and history.
Learning units on celebrations such as Diwali, as well as resources which examine New Zealand's increased cultural diversity.
Teacher-created resources for level 7 and 8 business studies students.
New Zealand Curriculum and Asia Guide
Asia:NZ’s New Zealand Curriculum and Asia Guide outlines how a focus on Asia Awareness supports the curriculum’s vision, values, principles and key competencies, as well as how Asia can be embedded in different learning areas.