Charter and Strategic Plan

Values

•  Respect for individual difference, for others, for our environment, for property
•  Responsibility for own actions / self-discipline, truthfulness, trust, honesty and self-confidence / worth
•  Co –Operation when working with others, trustworthiness, and supporting others

 School Culture  – Tikanga

• Value and nurture our multi-cultural heritage within the school and community.
• Create culturally appropriate context for student learning for; Tikanga – culture, Te Reo Māori – Language, Ako – shared learning, Whanaungatanga – building relationships and interactions, Manaakitangi – caring respecting self, each other, community.
• Valuing cultural knowledge and identity, recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Learning Culture

We believe in a learning culture where:

• All have the ability to learn, to be thinkers, to self-manage and become confident citizens and encouraged with their individual strengths.
• Students have a voice and choices in their learning, where they experience challenges, are encouraged to try and succeed.
• We provide opportunities to develop curiosity, take risks, acknowledge and fostered personal growth.
• -Students learn from experiences, being engaged and interested, provided through differentiated practices and modelling.

Goals – Keys Focus Areas

As at November 2016

Quality Education:

To develop interactive and stimulating teaching using a variety of methods to create successful students.

Providing Opportunities:

To Build a learning culture where students; face challenges, have experiences, become curious, and are able to voice and have choice in aspects of school learning while fostering their potential

A Caring Environment:

To achieve a caring environment by living our values to engage and support our students, parents and teachers