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    Durie Hill School

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

What We Value

OUR SCHOOL'S PRIORITIES AND VALUES

 

Within our school's 'Charter' our school goals, priorities, and values are explained. A full copy of our Charter can be viewed on this website under the section
'Charter - Annual Reporting'.

 

 

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

 

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 and with our school's H E R O expectations. 

 

          Helpful          Effort          Respect          Organised;         

 
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.

 

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;

promoting effective connections and relationships with whanau, parents, and caregivers;

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.

 

 

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING - PB4L

Durie Hill School is a PB4L school, and we continually work to develop ways to provide a culture and practice which enables Positive Behaviour for Learning. 

PB4L supports all school members, children and adults alike, to learn and relate to others in positive and constructive ways.

 

 

Our school's H E R O values are

Helpful     Effort     Respect     Organised

HERO Expectations