About

Learn about From the Past, for Tomorrow and how to use its rich and integrated approaches to teaching and learning.

Introduction

Read an introduction to this learning resource, and the artwork that inspired it.

An aerial shot of waves breaking on a beach

Underpinning kaupapa

From the Past, for Tomorrow offers place-based, learner-led approaches that give life to the front end of The New Zealand Curriculum.

Curriculum links

This resource weaves together learning areas from the NZC, using high impact practices within local curriculum, such as developing community relationships for learning.

Scrabble letters spell out and join together the words Explore, Reflect, and Create

Knowledge-rich inquiry

This resource uses two main inquiry arcs – a content-rich exploration, and then in response, active learner-led creation. Reflective activities are integrated throughout.