EATucation and Year 9 Food Tech In New Curriculum

EATucation doesn't just meet the new curriculum, it masters it, delivering depth and engagement, particularly in the vital Spatial and Product Design and Materials and Processing learning areas.

At EATucation, we elevate food beyond simple cooking, empowering ākonga to treat every creation as a sophisticated technological outcome. Our programme instils a rigorous, purposeful design process, guiding learners to identify real-world needs, iteratively trial innovative ideas, and refine outcomes based on crucial stakeholder feedback. This ensures every design choice is strategically shaped by cultural, environmental, and social considerations. Students become adept communicators, using tools like annotated sketches, diagrams, and iterative prototypes to justify their decisions.

EATucation unlocks deep food literacy through explicit learning about material properties and the complex physical and chemical changes that drive food processing. Learners understand how precise selection of ingredients, cooking techniques, and proportions directly influence taste, texture, and performance.

Our partnership with Vegetables New Zealand delivers real-world learning contexts, seamlessly integrating sustainability, tikanga Māori, and ethical reasoning throughout every unit. Ākonga utilise evidence-based tools like the Nutrition Colour Guide and the Seasonality Chart to justify ingredient choices, supporting lifecycle thinking and culturally responsive practice in Aotearoa.

The entire journey is anchored by the Assessment Tasks for Learning (ATLs), our robust framework that makes learning visible and assessable. The ATLs ensure students achieve excellence across all domains: design practice, material understanding, safe preparation, and cultural/sustainability reasoning.

EATucation offers a cohesive, practical, and culturally responsive approach that is truly engaging. It seamlessly connects conceptual knowledge directly to practical application, equipping ākonga with the core skills needed to create truly fit-for-purpose technological outcomes.

See the bottoms below to understand how the new curriculum aligns with our Year 9 Units of Learning. 

We will release a similar breakdown soon for our Year 10 Units of Learning.