Areas of Learning and Experience
Amazing People Schools supports learner progression through effective teaching resources linked to the Areas of Learning.
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Expressive Arts
Amazing People Schools supports children and young people to recognise and represent feelings and emotions, both their own and those of others, through Expressive Arts. Resources encourage the development and application of character strengths, in particular creativity, curiosity, teamwork and open-mindedness, through the lives of Amazing People, such as playwright, William Shakespeare, artists Frida Kahlo and Michelangelo, and musicians Louis Armstrong and Beethoven.
Health and Wellbeing
Amazing People Schools supports children and young people to cope with uncertainties in life, have confidence to try new and different things and make the most of opportunities that come along. Health and Wellbeing resources encourage the development and application of all character strengths, in particular perseverance, enthusiasm, and optimism, through the lives of Amazing People, such as Abebe Bikila and Lily Parr. Understanding how developing our strengths can lower anxiety and stress, increase self-confidence and improve our relationships, contributes to a toolkit of strategies for positive mental health.
Social Studies
Amazing People Schools supports children and young people to develop their understanding of the world through Humanities by encouraging the development and application of character strengths, in particular integrity, teamwork, and curiosity. Resources focus on the lives of Amazing People whose actions have positively affected the lives of others and the environment, such as Aneurin Bevan, Rachel Carson and Martin Luther King Jr, and historical figures like David Livingstone.
Languages
Amazing People Schools supports children and young people to be fully involved in their society and learning through the development and application of character strengths, in particular adaptability, empathy, and integrity, and through the lives of Amazing People who have shown communication skills or the ability to understand different points of view, such as Mahatma Gandhi, Confucius and Sojourner Truth.
Mathematics and Numeracy
Amazing People Schools supports children and young people in the area of Mathematics and Numeracy through the development and application of character strengths, in particular adaptability, creativity, and resilience. Resources focus on the lives of Amazing People who have shown the ability to use mathematics and strengths to interpret and analyse information, and solve problems or to overcome challenges, such as Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Marie Curie and Albert Einstein.
Religious and Moral Education
Amazing People Schools supports children and young people to explore the world's major religions and other belief groups through the development and application of character strengths, in particular open-mindedness, empathy and fairness. The lives of Amazing People, such as Charles Darwin, Mahatma Gandhi and Queen Anna Nzinga, will help them to develop a richer understanding of the world in which they live.
Sciences
Amazing People Schools supports children and young people in the area of Sciences, to establish facts by inquiry, investigation and observation, and understand how the world works through the development and application of character strengths, such as adaptability, teamwork, resilience and perseverance. The lives of Amazing People who have used these strengths to problem-solve or overcome challenges and failures include Thomas Edison, Isaac Newton and Rachel Carson.
Technologies
Amazing People Schools supports children and young people to develop skills, knowledge, understanding and attributes though the area of Technologies. Resources encourage the development and application of character strengths, in particular adaptability, optimism, curiosity and perseverance, and through the lives of Amazing People who have used these strengths to think critically and shape the modern world, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, and trailblazers of business and industry, such as Madam CJ Walker and Beulah Henry.