Hopewell School

The Curriculum Approach

The Curriculum Approach

The curriculum approach at Hopewell School is designed to cater to the individual needs of each student through a variety of specialised pathways. Here are the key elements of the approach:

  1. School-Based Curriculum: This aims to develop lifelong learners by empowering students to engage with their personal education programmes. It focuses on helping students recognise their role in their educational development and achieve successful outcomes.
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  2. Vocational Curriculum: This pathway provides students with practical skills and experiences that prepare them for future employment and independent living.
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  3. Personal Development and Achievement Programme (PDAP): This programme offers challenges, experiences, and opportunities to help students understand their capabilities and believe that "anything is possible".
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  4. Therapeutic Interventions and Support: The curriculum integrates therapeutic activities to support the holistic development of students. This includes sensory integration, emotional regulation, and social skills development.
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  5. STREAM Principles: The curriculum incorporates STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) principles to foster critical thinking, creativity, and cultural awareness. This interdisciplinary approach supports the holistic development of children and young people.
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  6. Value-Driven Learning: Each term is rooted in a clear set of values such as self-regulation, kindness, and responsibility. These values are embedded across all subjects and activities to promote emotional intelligence, social responsibility, and moral character.
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  7. Repetition and Interleaving: A strong emphasis is placed on repetition and interleaving at both the curriculum design level and within every subject. This approach reinforces learning through repeated exposure and the strategic interweaving of concepts, ensuring long-term retention and understanding. The curriculum is structured to revisit key concepts across different year levels, allowing students to deepen their understanding through repeated practice. By blending and interconnecting various topics, students can make meaningful connections and apply their knowledge more effectively.
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  8. The Hopewell curriculum is designed to nurture the whole child—academically, socially, and emotionally—through an engaging and thematic approach that aligns values, skills, and knowledge.

The curriculum approach at Hopewell School is designed to cater to the individual needs of each student through a variety of specialised pathways. Here are the key elements of the approach:

  1. School-Based Curriculum: This aims to develop lifelong learners by empowering students to engage with their personal education programmes. It focuses on helping students recognise their role in their educational development and achieve successful outcomes.
    2.  
  2. Vocational Curriculum: This pathway provides students with practical skills and experiences that prepare them for future employment and independent living.
    3.  
  3. Personal Development and Achievement Programme (PDAP): This programme offers challenges, experiences, and opportunities to help students understand their capabilities and believe that “anything is possible”.
    4.  
  4. Therapeutic Interventions and Support: The curriculum integrates therapeutic activities to support the holistic development of students. This includes sensory integration, emotional regulation, and social skills development.
    5.  
  5. STREAM Principles: The curriculum incorporates STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) principles to foster critical thinking, creativity, and cultural awareness. This interdisciplinary approach supports the holistic development of children and young people.
    6.  
  6. Value-Driven Learning: Each term is rooted in a clear set of values such as self-regulation, kindness, and responsibility. These values are embedded across all subjects and activities to promote emotional intelligence, social responsibility, and moral character.
    7.  
  7. Repetition and Interleaving: A strong emphasis is placed on repetition and interleaving at both the curriculum design level and within every subject. This approach reinforces learning through repeated exposure and the strategic interweaving of concepts, ensuring long-term retention and understanding. The curriculum is structured to revisit key concepts across different year levels, allowing students to deepen their understanding through repeated practice. By blending and interconnecting various topics, students can make meaningful connections and apply their knowledge more effectively.
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  8. The Hopewell curriculum is designed to nurture the whole child—academically, socially, and emotionally—through an engaging and thematic approach that aligns values, skills, and knowledge.
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