NCEA Level 3 Sustainable Projects 301
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss S. Coats
Sustainable Projects 301
This course is designed to help students get involved with environmental and sustainability issues in our community. It draws from all areas of the curriculum.
In the classroom we’ll be exploring our local environment, and work on actually making a difference. This will involve discussion, speeches, reading articles, writing reports, analysing data, problem solving, and planning skills. You’ll need to bring passion, a willingness to give things a try, and to take charge.
In previous years this class has created gardens, supplied rubbish bins, created podcasts, or organised tours for the public. If you think it’ll make a difference, you can do it in this class.
We’ll be working together with outside organisations to provide lots of opportunities outside the classroom and potential involvement in short courses (like Predator Control, Urban Agriculture and Plant Management). There’s the potential to get involved in a one day a week course, and a leadership course. There might be up to 18 credits in addition to the standards outlined below.
UE Approved Subject - Education for Sustainability
Course Overview
Term 1
Evaluate measures that may be taken to sustain and/or improve a biophysical environment, 4cr
Term 2
Create and deliver an oral text, 3cr
Term 3
Develop a strategy for an organisation that will contribute to a sustainable future, 5cr
Evaluate a personal action that contributes towards a sustainable future, 6cr
Term 4
Continue with
Develop a strategy for an organisation that will contribute to a sustainable future, 5cr
Evaluate a personal action that contributes towards a sustainable future, 6cr
Recommended Prior Learning
English at Level 2.
Credit Information
This course is approved for University Entrance.
Total Credits Available: 18 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 18 credits.
External
NZQA Info
Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 10
NZQA Info
Assessments:
Term: 3, Week: 10
NZQA Info
Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 7
Term: 3, Week: 2
NZQA Info
Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 7
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 18
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.