Information Newsletter – EOTC

EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom)

EOTC is defined as all those events that occur outside the classroom, both on- and off-site, including all curriculum, sporting, and cultural activities.

The school’s EOTC activities support and enhance the New Zealand Curriculum.

Students learn through experiences appropriate to their needs and environment. Students need a variety of experiences for maximum development, and should be given opportunities to explore and learn from the world outside the classroom.

Taking students out of the school environment can provide them with life-changing experiences, which they will remember for the rest of their lives.

EOTC programmes, events, activities, and experiences:

enhance learning, through a variety of well-designed, first-hand experiences
provide experiences for students that encourage awareness of the values and philosophies of the tangata whenua, and other cultures within the school community
increase students’ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the school area, local district, and other familiar and unfamiliar places
promote ecological awareness and personal responsibility towards the environment
develop students’ skills in observation, recording, and organisation
help students develop self-confidence and a sense of adventure
assist students in their social development by placing them with others in unfamiliar situations
help students develop an attitude of responsibility, particularly towards their own safety and that of others
provide students with opportunities to work together in a group.

https://eotc.tki.org.nz/EOTC-home/For-parents-and-whanau

https://eotc.tki.org.nz/LEOTC-home/For-parents-and-whanau

https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/education-outside-the-classroom-schools-use-of-eotc-guidelines/what-is-eotc/#:~:text=Education%20outside%20the%20classroom%20is,trip%2C%20or%20outdoor%20education%20camp.

Examples of EOTC experiences 2020

These opportunities rely heavily on whānau support. By helping on the day, these experiences will be successful and worthwhile for all our tamariki.

Ways you can help and support EOTC

Become a waterwise instructor – Contact Mellissa [email protected]
Help at Garden to Table – Contact Linda [email protected]
Get involved in school sporting activities and events, eg swimming, athletics, etc – Contact Monika [email protected]
Work on our environment – Contact Rebecca [email protected]
Learn and investigate outside (Kitea Ki Waho) – Contact Susan [email protected]
Support the travelwise team (road patrol) – Contact Melissa [email protected]