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  • Open to all current Year 10
  • ESTEAM is separate from core subjects and runs in an option line (you can do extension too)
  • Includes up to 19 credits at Level 2 ( from a total of 20 available to choose from different learning areas without overlapping with what is already offered in separate courses)
  • Mini-internship business find more here

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Year 11 ESTEAM Option

Maths

English

Science

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ESTEAM

Option 2

Option 3

Compulsory subjects

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Students drive their learning and have agency on what projects they choose to undertake and complete a mini-internship in a business/industry.

Unit 1: Future Ready

Unit 2: Sustainable Future

Unit 3: Community Centred Enterprise

  • Understanding yourself as an entrepreneur
  • Designing your career pathway, LinkedIn profile, CV building, interview skills
  • Personal finance as a school leaver
  • Investigate the Application of Motivation Theory in a business (L2, 3 credits)

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AS90847 Investigate the application of motivation theory in a business (Level 2 Business Studies, Internal, 3 credits)

  • Biomimicry:Design by Nature
  • Impact of Technology
  • Wearable Sculpture collaborative project

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AS91890 Conduct an inquiry to propose a digital technologies outcome (Level 2 Digital Technology Internal, 6 credits)

or�AS91325 Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions (Level 2 Visual Arts Internal, 4 credits)

  • Think Global, Act Local

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AS91734 Develop a collaborative response that promotes a sustainable future, in relation to a current issue (Level 2 Education for Sustainability, 4 credits)

  • Design Thinking and Agile
  • Lean Canvas
  • Apply Business knowledge to a critical problem(s) in a given large business complex

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AS91268 Investigate a situation involving elements of change using a simulation (Level 2 Maths Internal, 2 credits)

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AS90845 Apply business knowledge to a critical problem(s) in a given large business context (Level 2 Business STudies, External, 4 credits)

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Students will use principles of human-centered design to develop innovative solutions for the community while developing finance capabilities in their personal life and in a business/social enterprise context and potential for students to create their own startup.

Students can continue developing their community project ideas into a viable business idea/social enterprise (if they came from STEAM) or start new projects.

Students new to STEAM can come up with new ones aligned to the UN sustainable goals.

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The idea is that assessments fit around students learning journey and project work. Throughout the programme students meet with their mentors which are aligned to their assessment choices and projects. These mentors are learning area specialist within the school

Total credits available ranges from 13 to 19 credits depending on students choices.

Click in the link → Year 11 course

Students will complete two compulsory standards and choose 1 or 2 other standards from the list below depending on the focus of their chosen projects.

Assessments/NCEA credits

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What ESTEAM students have to say?

  • “In ESTEAM I've learned how to work with people I haven't met and learn how to think out of the box as it is not like other subjects. “ Current Year 11 student
  • “ESTEAM encourages young girls to think critically and in a future focused manner. It equips us for life outside of school and gives us an opportunity to make mistakes, test and trial things and come out with a solution that we can apply to our everyday lives.” Year 12 student

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  • “Engaging, empowering, and awesome, a place where engineering is integrated into the classroom in a meaningful way.” current Year 12 student

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  • "My ESTEAM highlights were meeting people from different backgrounds and different minds. Getting to have opportunities that other subjects wouldn't offer.” Year 11 student

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  • "A class where I can combine STEAM learning and business learning, and still continue to innovate and continue to make projects that will help my community. “ Year 11 student
  • “ESTEAM is a Enterprise course where you are able to work on projects that allows you to use your strengths/ skills.” Year 11 student

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  • “I have enjoyed carrying on the STEAM from the start of year 9 up until year 11. I really enjoyed working with my group last year, Wave55, to create our community project and I also liked being involved in the co-design process last year.” Year 11 student

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Questions

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Email me ( Ms Tomaz)

stomaz@westlakegirls.school.nz

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