Languages & ESOL
Languages & ESOL
With a range of courses across several media, including painting, printmaking,
photography, and design, we offer a high quality visual arts education.
Nelson College is proud to have a vibrant and creative Arts Faculty. We have experienced and enthusiastic teachers who are committed to developing great students and providing great opportunities.
Cristina Armstrong-Hernandez
Faculty Leader
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Languages
Languages can take you in many directions. Learning another language not only teaches you more about the wider world and your place in it, but it helps you to understand more about your own language and culture.
Junior Courses
Year 9 Japanese – optional half year course
Year 10 Japanese – optional half or full year course
Years 9-10 Te Reo Māori – optional half or full year courses
Senior Courses
Levels 1-3 Japanese – optional
Levels 1 Te Reo Māori – Te Ao Haka – optional
Levels 2-3 Te Reo Māori – optional
English for Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL)
Junior courses look at one core language skill focus per term, through the lens of media, literature, short stories, nonfiction, radio, music, poetry and film which are accessible to students at each level.
Classes in the senior school are now divided into two pathways: the Academic Pathway and the Practical Pathway. Students in senior classes work through a syllabus based upon core skills, completing a combination of unit and achievement standards.
Junior Courses
ESOL Immersion
Years 9-10 ESOL
Senior Courses
Levels 1-2 ESOL
Level 3 Practical Pathway ESOL
Level 3 Academic Pathway ESOL