Understanding the Te Whariki Approach is a much-needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Te Whariki approach, introducing the reader to an innovative bicultural curriculum developed for early childhood services in New Zealand. It will enable ...
Te Whariki supports physical development through strand 5 – Exploration, Mana Aoturoa. One of the direct goals in exploration is “they gain confidence in and control of their bodies” (Ministry of Education [MoE], 1996, p. 82). Te Whariki gives us guidelines that we can follow like ...
CC-ForProfileBooks-TeWhariki&Curriculum.doc1TE WHĀRIKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM At Sand Dunes Early Learning Centre we use the New Zealand National Early Childhood Curriculum Te Whāriki. The curriculum is founded on the following aspirations for children “to grow up as confident and competent ...