CURRICULUM LEARNING
English Culture & Volcanoes Zone
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 Rich in English Heritage, feature filled volcanoes and dynamic active coasts this zone introduces us to several subjects for curriculum and general learning experiences.

Groups nominate the subjects they want to learn about and KANES arrange timings visits and commentaries to expose the best of these for hands on experiences.
                    
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Geography Studies    Explore origins, processes, uses, and futures:
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Alluvial Plains
  - Vast flat areas that filled the ocean
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Environmental - Learn how a community adapts to its unique environment
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Volcanoes        -  All 4 basic types, lava, mountain shapes, seen inside
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Coasts              -  
Dunes, spits, stacks, estuaries, wave caves, stacks
●  Nature              -  Extraordinary New Zealand native fauna and flora
●  Conservation  - Maintaining native life as it once was
●  Aquifers          -  Extensive underground water flows
●  Geology          -  Volcanic materials


Social Studies  - Learn how societies grow and work with natural attributes
●  City Centre                    - Classy shops, restaurants, adornments and parklands
●  Christchurch                 - Voted one of the World's best cities
●  Colonial Settlement     - Find pain, sorrow, opportunity and adventure
●  City Settlement             - What make a "world's great city"    
●  Antarctica Settlement - Life in cold, windy and dark environment
●  Victorian Architecture - Includes engineering of stone buildings
●  Beach  Settlement      - Soaring in popularity
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Harbour Settlement   - Visit and see why town that was once wealthy is now poor & depressed 
●  English Culture            - Explore factors that create a  culture: town planning, architecture, aspirations
●  Maori Culture
              - Weapons, food, housing, clothing
●  Day at School              - Emersion with local school to feel the culture of education
●  Art                                  - Witness items and their manufacture
●  Art & Sport                  -  Performance,  Music, Drama - sharing interests and skills.
●  Churches                     -  Visit and enjoy beautiful architecture of NZ's best
●  Sports                         -  Matches and competitions workshops can help you meet the locals
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Music & Drama        -   Workshops, sharing & showing skills.
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Transport Industry  -  Learn why they built a harbour in a volcano crater?
●  Small Business       -  Investigate the industries of Fruit growing , accommodation, tourism,
●  Farming                     -  See the factors & processes that developed farms from infertile alluvial land
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Tourism                      -  Explore tourism growth using the "gateway" to develop tourism

See also
Comments  -  from customers
Photos        -  taken  around the English Culture and Volcano Zone
Attractions   -  Things to see and do in this Zone

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