Principal Matt Bokser said clubs would include mechanics, carpentry and Japanese at the 35-pupil school, in response to a survey conducted in the community for the school’s charter.
The parents loved it when the school ran practical elements within the curriculum, Mr Bokser said.
The school’s size allowed pupils access to one-on-one tutoring from experts in particular fields, a goal much larger school rolls might not be able to reach, he said.
Tutor Kat Bokser said the beekeeping segment was about teaching children sustainability, about where food comes from, what garden sprays to use, insects, kindness to animals and how to build wasp traps. Maihi Harrington (8) said learning about bees and how colonies worked was fun. Without bees, humans "wouldn’t be able to live".
Hannah Burke (8) said her favourite part of the project was "seeing the bees happy".
If bees were not happy, they could not do their job, she said.
