Durie Hill School

motivating a desire for ongoing learning so each child can achieve their potential

What We Value

OUR SCHOOL CHARTER - 2019

Mission

For each child to achieve their potential and to motivate their desire for ongoing learning.

What does this mean in our school?

Promoting a culture which supports effective learning and well-being

by

providing a safe and supportive environment;

fostering a positive school culture promoting inclusion, consideration and respect for others;

promoting strong whanau and parental engagement;

engaging children in learning which allows for success and challenge;

and by

developing in each child the key competencies necessary for the next stages of learning and life -

thinking

managing self

relating to others

participating and contributing

using language, symbols, and texts.

OUR SCHOOL'S PRIORITIES AND VALUES

What's important for our children to learn and develop?

Skills necessary for next stages of learning and life:

skills to communicate, with priority to reading, writing, and oral language;

mathematical capability;

learning through use of digital technologies;

growing levels of self-management and independence with own learning;

competencies for healthy relationships and positive social interaction.

by our school being pro-active to;

encourage age-appropriate self-responsibility

encourage children to inquire, problem-solve, and to think critically and creatively;

encourage students to improve and extend themselves;

promote and support student hauora and well-being.

OUR SCHOOL'S STRATEGIC GOALS (2018 - 2020)

encourage and enable all students to attain their highest standard of achievement in literacy and numeracy.

engage learners in a high quality student-responsive curriculum.

foster a school culture enabling positive and confident learners.

foster and support hauora and well-being.

use information technology purposefully to support learning and teaching.