Glenfield Intermediate School

Our learning community provides our international students with:

• curriculum that is relevant, challening, integrative and exploratory
• multiple learning and teaching approaches that respond to their diversity
• assessment and evaluation programmes that promote quality learning
• organisational structures that support meaningfull relationships and learning
• school-wide efforts and policies that foster health, wellness and safety and peace of mind for parents
• multi faceted guidance and support services including bilingual support

We are focused on ensuring our international students:

• establish a strong foundation in literacy
• develop a repertoire or higher level thinking skills
• gain a strong sense of cultural identity, belonging, contribution and wellbeing
• are active participants in their own learning

Glenfield Intermediate offers international students a unique opportunity to develop their skills and talents and is well positioned to support them as they learn the skills of communication, develop friendships and build on those basic skills already learnt in their own learning environment.

At Glenfield Intermediate we :

• Comply with the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students
• combine academic subjects with the arts, life skills and outdoor activities
• include lots of hands-on activities and various types of technology
• have flexiable timetables that allow students to remain with one teacher for longer periods of time
• incorporate the teaching of literacy as part of the on-going curriculum
• teach and encourage students to ask and answer higher level questions and to think for themselves
• allow students to show what they know in a variety of ways
• differentiate the curriculum so students can work according to their ability
• foster a sense of student participation and responsibility
• have a pastoral care programme where international students have direct ongoing contact with an adult
• encourage both international and kiwi students to work together and to develop relationships
• provide opportunities for involvement in extra curricular activities
• provide in-depth ESOL classes and bilingual support
• provide a comprehensive reporting package to support the students re-integration into their own education system
• provide a comprehensive supportive homestay programme
• have a dedicated international team who monitor students' learning and wellbeing