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Vision Statement

Excellent school facilities, management, and resources
attract
Excellent teachers and support staff
who provide
Excellent programmes and activities
which encourage and form
Excellent students
who foster and develop a
Wonderful Community
which supports
Excellent school facilities, management, and resources

The Children
Achievement for all
Provide a full range of excellent programmes and activities, which:
• motivate all of our children to learn,
• challenge them to think critically,
• build their confidence, and their self-worth,
• encourage them to take risks, accept challenges, and
• achieve and surpass their potential,
• contribute fully to society, and also,
• encourage home study, and,
• foster the extra-curricular achievements of the children.
Consideration and respect
Build:
• values and a sense of belonging
• good manners and self-control
• respect for others,
• support systems
• role models.
Inclusion
Provide
• Taha Maori and Te Reo naturally in class programmes
• Activities which foster the esteem of minority groups
• Programmes and activities for special needs and abilities children

Staffing and development
Staffing
Develop
• The professional competence of all staff;
• Strengths and interests of all staff
• A team approach
• A positive attitude to reflectivity and professional development.

Partnership and promotion
The learning community
Encourage
• Communication
• A positive and constructive partnership between the school and the home
• Support for the staff
• Parent helpers in the school
• Partnership with the wider community
• People to consider the views of others
• A shared view of the school’s direction and future
• Links with other education agencies and providers
Promotion
Promote
• The children’s achievements
• The school as a provider of an excellent education based on a partnership of home and school.
Environment and resources
A safe, secure, and attractive environment
• Plan to maintain and further develop the school environment with plants, trees, attractive colours, murals, walkways, seating, signage.
• Work with all agencies to provide the children with safe access and egress, and clean and safe work and play spaces while at school; provide shady areas and covered walkways and play areas.
• Provide an After-School Care Programme
Development
• Fundraise to provide specialist teaching spaces, staff, and purchase and set up equipment.
• A Library/Information Technology Centre, and Resource Teacher Aide, with phones, faxes, videos, audio gear, and computers, and support their use by children and teachers.
• Fundraise to replace the pool.
• Install and provide more equipment.
Resources
Efficient resource management
• Review, rationalise resource areas, improve systems, train personnel to manage the resources.




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