Global Perspectives: The Kids Election and the Global Energy Crisis
Years 7 and 8 have studied New Zealand’s political parties ahead of the Kids Election, and how shipping risks push up living costs here.
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Global Perspectives: Screens, Sleep and the Developing Brain
Year 7 and 8 students surveyed their peers on device use, then made a short video presenting the findings and calling for change.
Global Perspectives: Weighing Up the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Students are testing FIFA’s environmental claims against the nine million tonnes of CO2 the expanded 48-team World Cup is expected to produce.
Year 7 and 8 Students Reach for the Moon
Global Perspectives students are deep into a unit on the Artemis programme, comparing the modern space race with the 1960s and developing their own inquiry questions about the future of space exploration.
Global Perspectives Years 7 and 8: Equity, the Treaty, and Real-World Thinking
Year 7s are investigating educational inequity between urban and rural schools. Year 8s are exploring the Treaty of Waitangi and connecting its principles to their own lives.
Global Perspectives: New for Years 9 and 10
Robert Solomone teaches Global Perspectives at NWC for the first time. Expect real-world issues, critical thinking, discussion, and group research on contemporary topics.
Global Perspectives Comes to Years 7 and 8
Andrew Kingston joins NWC to teach the six skills essential for navigating the modern world: research, analysis, evaluation, reflection, communication, and collaboration.
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