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Social Studies

Children learn to:

1. Know about and understand the special features of different cultures (their language, customs, beliefs, values and ways of life).

2. Know about New Zealand and New Zealanders, history, geography, achievements, our place in the world.

3. Develop an appreciation of the situations and special needs of people who require support e.g. impaired, elderly.

4. Develop skills to access resources and present information appropriately.

5. Make comparisons with local, national, pacific and global communities (e.g. how they meet their needs and develop their identities.)

6. Know and think about current happenings and issues in the world about them and beyond.

7. Develop an understanding of the local community environment.

Learn about exploration

Level 4 NZ Curriculum

• Understand how the ways in which leadership of groups is acquired and exercised have consequences for communities and societies.
• Understand how people pass on and sustain culture and heritage for different reasons and that this has consequences for people.
• Understand how exploration and innovation create opportunities and challenges for people, places, and environments.
• Understand that events have causes and effects.
• Understand how producers and consumers exercise their rights and meet their responsibilities.
• Understand how formal and informal groups make decisions that impact on communities.
• Understand how people participate individually and collectively in response to community challenges.