Technology
At Northcross the aim of Technology Education is for students to develop a broad technological literacy to enable them to be confident and practical applicants of technology and solvers of technological problems.
The Year 7 programme is designed to equip students with practical skills, knowledge and understandings focused on the school wide concepts.
Year 8 students implement these skills by following a design process to devise solutions to purposeful problems, needs and opportunities that may arise.
Specialist Options
Students in Year 7 take part in all Technology and Arts subjects over the year. In Year 8, students are able to specialize and pick four subjects to study in more depth from the following:
- Design, Make, Learn (DML)
- Health & Sports Science
- Food Technology
- Bio-technology
- Drama
- Art Tech
- Music
- Photography
- Graphic Design
Specialist Extension Programmes
In addition to the specialist programme throughout the year, extension programmes run every week offering students further opportunities to develop their technological thinking and skills in areas of interest and passion.
These include options such as:
• Digital Art
• Bio Gardens
• Toi - Wearable Art
• Maker Space
• Community projects
The Arts
At Northcross, we encourage our students to participate in as many of the extra-curricular activities as possible. This is an integral part of the education programme conducted at Northcross.
Cultural Opportunities include:
- Choirs
- Concert and Jazz Bands
- Dance Groups, Hip-Hop, Ballroom, Latin and Contemporary
- ShowQuest
- Kapa Haka
- Small and large scale Drama Performances
- Music tuition in a wide range of instruments
- Selected Musical Ensemble performance groups
- Rock Bands
- Maori/Pasifika celebration
All our endeavours at Northcross are distinguished by creativity and it is through the fine arts, performing arts and music that the students develop their creative skills.
Music
Our Music department is filled with opportunities for new and experienced musicians. We offer a vast array of bands and groups for students; Concert, Rock, Jazz, Stage, Strings, Choir. We perform throughout the year at concert nights, community outreaches and competitions. Our music tuition program offers a wide variety of lessons, with top tutors and scholarships available for some instruments. For more information about Music at Northcross please refer to our Northcross website - Cultural - NX Music Online.
The Visual Arts
Students have the opportunities to develop ideas through imagination and observation and invention with materials.
Drama
Students will work with the elements of role, time and space, action, tension and focus. Their dance ideas are derived from imagination, feelings and experiences suggested by the teacher.
- “Stuffy” Performing Arts extension group
- School Production (bi-annual)
