Enrichment
Burnside Primary is committed to providing opportunities for children who have been identified as having the potential to reach a high level of achievement in different areas.
These areas may include:
- Intellectual / academic
- Visual art, performing arts, music
- Sports
- Cultural
- Leadership
- Creativity
Children are monitored through a Special Abilities Register and are offered a range of different programmes and opportunities to meet their needs.
- Inquiry based learning in the classrooms
- Differentiated programmes
- External competitions such as ICAS and CEM
- Mentoring with UC students through the Golden Key programme
- Leadership opportunities
- Choir, with the opportunity to be selected for the ChCh Schools’ Representative Choir
- Orchestra, with the opportunity to be selected for the ChCh Music Festival orchestra
- Itinerant music teachers who teach a range of different instruments
- Sports coaching from trained coaches and representative players
- Chemistry Club
- Extension opportunities in curriculum areas
- Performing Arts, with the opportunity to take a lead role in the school operetta
- Kapa Haka