Academic
Academic Academy
The Academic Academy addresses the needs of ‘Talented and Passionate’ students at Hastings Intermediate. The programmes extend and enrich students who have demonstrated a high academic ability.
These learning areas are curriculum based:
• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Inquiry Learning
Modules are facilitated by either Hastings Intermediate School Staff, specialist teachers from Hastings Boys High School staff or external expertise. Sessions generally operate two to three times per week.
Opportunities: Extending Strengths; Celebrating Achievements and Talents:
• ICS exams
• Hawkes Bay Mathletics
• NSW Exams (Maths, English)
• Web Inquiry Learning
• ‘Like-Minds’ Programme at The National Aquarium
• Differentiated Programming
• Small Group sizes
• Challenge and competition
• Speech and Drama
• Otago Problem Solving Competition
• Interactive Learning with other schools
• ‘Theatre’ Workshops (EOTC )