English

Motto

"Language is the key to learning : The limits of my language are the limits of my world." - Wittgenstein

Curiculum

The New Zealand English Curriculum has five main strands:

reading, writing, listening, speaking and thinking critically.

We recognise that the individual needs of students differ. We provide for these in a number of ways.

Academic Extension

• Year 10 students are given the opportunity to achieve Achievement Standard 1.9 Research and /or may be selected to sit for other achievement standards in which they have demonstrated an excellent level of achievement.
• Year 11 students selected by English staff for literature extension class in term 2
• Opportunity to sit English Scholarship for students who have exhibited outstanding achievement in English
• Australasian English Examination
• Australasian Writing Examination
• The English Department Cup for Excellence in Creative Writing (Yrs 11-13)
• The English Department Writing Shield for Excellence in Creative Writing (Yrs 9 & 10)

Cultural Extension in the Performing Language Arts - Drama

Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Competition. "Focusing the Hamlet story on Ophelia and using flashbacks and Greek style chorus of 'Willows' to comment on Ophelia's downfall and subsequent death, this was an original and well conceived piece of theatre that was well directed, flowing from scene to scene effortlessly" Quote from the 2005 adjudicators report.

Theatre Sports competition at Harlequin theatre

O'Shea Shield Drama

Drama Trips

Intercollegiate Public Speaking and Debating