International Students

International Students

Link to enrolment forms.

At Waikowhai Intermediate School we have a comprehensive programme for learning English for those students for whom English is not their first language.  The programme has been developed to cover three main stages in second language acquisition.

Those students with minimal English will start in a ‘Reception” (beginners) group and have an intensive programme several times a week until they progress to the next stage.  The focus is on basic interpersonal communication skills called “oracy.”

The group of students in the ‘developing’ stages learn English skills while working on curriculum content and focus on reading, writing and speaking.  They are withdrawn from their usual class for two or three hours per week.

The students in the ‘consolidating’ stages are either supported in their own class or regularly withdrawn.  The focus is on supporting their academic learning in both English and the other content areas.

 The programme is taken by a teacher who is specially trained in this area of English teaching.

 Click on the following picture links to view the students at work:

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