Discovery 1 School
Encyclopedia
Discovery 1 School is located in the central city
of Christchurch
, New Zealand
. The school is state funded and offers individual, discovery based learning programmes. The experiences gained from this different way of learning is subject to research undertaken by the University of Canterbury
.
. The Ministry acknowledged the special character and hard work of the school's original board and granted it a special character designation. Discovery 1 was established in 2001. The school had been promoted by the New Zealand Learning Discovery Trust.
The other school promoted by this trust is Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti
, which started in 2003.
Christchurch Central City
Christchurch Central City is the geographical centre and the heart of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is defined as the area within the four avenues and thus includes the densely built up central city, some less dense surrounding areas of residential, educational and industrial usage, and green...
of Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The school is state funded and offers individual, discovery based learning programmes. The experiences gained from this different way of learning is subject to research undertaken by the University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
.
History
Under the direction and leadership of John Clough, an Alpha Learning Programme explored innovative and progressive learning theory in education for two years from 1993 onwards. In late 1998, an application to construct a new school based on this education theory was lodged before the then Minister of Education Wyatt CreechWyatt Creech
Wyatt Beetham Creech, CNZM is a former New Zealand politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in Jenny Shipley's National Party government from August 1998 to December 1999.-Early life:...
. The Ministry acknowledged the special character and hard work of the school's original board and granted it a special character designation. Discovery 1 was established in 2001. The school had been promoted by the New Zealand Learning Discovery Trust.
The other school promoted by this trust is Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti
Unlimited paenga tawhiti
Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti is a state secondary school located in the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand.It was established in 2003 by the Christchurch-based Learning Discovery Trust which had earlier set up the primary Discovery 1 School, and is one of just eleven schools running under the...
, which started in 2003.