Willow Park School is fully authorised to deliver the Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate. Best practice inquiry is at the heart of the New Zealand Curriculum. We deliver the curriculum through the PYP framework as it offers a proven, comprehensive, inquiry based approach to teaching and learning. Inquiry units across the school centre on six transdisciplinary (cross curriculum) themes - Who are we? Where are we in place and time? How do we express ourselves? How the world works? How we organise ourselves? and Sharing the planet.

Guided by a series of questions, our children are encouraged and supported to ask further questions and to seek the answers through a well structured inquiry framework. While the inquiries are developed around the Social Sciences, Science, Technology and Health there is scope within each inquiry for meaningful integration of other curriculum areas, particularly all aspects of the English curriculum.

Staff across the school have collaborated to develop a programme that meets the requirements of the New Zealand curriculum, with continuity and coverage, while offering variety and content that has local, national and international perspectives. 

The learner profile is central to the definition of what it means to be internationally minded... Read More...


PYP Attitudes

The attitudes are what we want students to feel, value and demonstrate ... Read More...


Inquiry Learning Model

Have a look at the Willow Park Inquiry Learning Model

Download our school brochure here or watch our Powerpoint PYP at Willow Park School to find out more about PYP at Willow Park School.

What are we inquiring into this year?
Check out our Programme of Inquiry for each year level below! 
Year 0    Year 1    Year 2    Year 3    Year 4    Year 5    Year 6