Vision : We want our students to be :
* Confident - positive in their own identity (including their Catholic/Christian identity)
- motivated and reliable
- resoureful
- enterprising and entrepreneurial
- Resilient
* Connected - able to relate well to others and to God
- effective users of communcation tools
- connected to the land and environment
- members of communities (incuding our parish community)
- international citizens
* Actvely involved - participants ina range of life contexts
- contributors to the well-being of New Zealand - spiritual, social,
cultural, economic and environmental
* Lifelong learners - literate & numerate
- critical & creative thinkers
- active seekers, users and creators of knowledge
- informed decision makers
Values - We want our students to value :
* Excellence
* Innovation, inquiry and curiosity
* Diversity
* Equity
* Communit and participation
* Ecological sustainability
* Integrity
Principles - Our students are involved in a Curriculum that :
* Has high expectations
* Embodies the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
* Is aware of cultural diversity
* Is inclusive of difference in our society
* encourages students to learn how to learn
* Actively seek connection to our community
* Is coherant
* Is future focussed
Key Competencies - As part of their learning we want our students to :
* Be able to use a range of Thinking Skills
* Use languages, symbols and texts
* Manage themselves
* Relate to others
* Participate and contribute
Learning Areas The Curriculum is broken into 'Learning Areas'.
The Core Learning Areas at our school are :
* Religious Education
* Literacy (Reading, Writing)
* Numeracy (Mathematics & Statistics)
There is also the Rich Curriculum where the other Learning Areas are located.
They are :
* Learning Language (this includes Te Reo Maori)
* Social Sciences (formerly Social Studies)
* Science
* Health & Physical Education
* Technology
* The Arts (including visual arts, performing arts - music and drama)
Woven through the Learning Areas are :
21st Century Learning - Developing thinking skills, Inquiry Learning and LEOTC (Learning Outside of the Classroom)