Our Junior School reflects our dedication
to the individuality of each girl. Selwyn
House is a safe place to learn and mature.
Our girls develop a sense of shared
purpose and mutual vitality. They are
nurtured in an environment that is warm,
exciting, challenging and respectful.
Every day, our Junior School is a place
of real discovery and sparks a joy and
interest in learning that will stay with
your daughter for life. We build strong
foundations in Literacy and Numeracy,
and Spanish enriches our programme.
From Year 1 we teach the girls to express
themselves as competent communicators
and to develop self-reliance.
Our small classes allow for personal
attention that helps a young girl to thrive
by building confidence, self-esteem and
fostering individuality.
We encourage our girls to develop
positive relationships with their peers and
teachers.
Junior School curriculum
The Junior School curriculum at Selwyn
House provides many opportunities
for engaging learning, discovery and
challenge. All girls are valued and
encouraged to pursue personal excellence
and to move towards independent
learning.
Our curriculum is based on best practice
teaching and is carefully planned always
with our girls’ knowledge, needs, interests
and varying abilities in mind. It is
underpinned by both the International
Baccalaureate’s PYP (Primary Years
Programme) and the New Zealand
curriculum, and is both rigorous and
sequential.
Below is a snapshot of the curriculum
in the Junior School.
Years 1 and 2
Art*, Mathematics, Music*, Performing
Arts*, Robotics*, Physical Education*,
Reading, Spanish*, Writing, Units of
Inquiry.
Years 3 and 4
Art*, Mathematics, Music*, Performing
Arts*, Robotics*, Physical Education*,
Reading, Spanish*, Writing, Units of
Inquiry, Nature Diary, Challenge and
Creativity Days.
* Denotes taken by specialist teacher.
Junior School
Year 1 to Year 4 at Selwyn House are years of formative
skill development.
