Learning looks different for every child.
We believe in strong foundations and intentional teaching, while recognising that every tamaiti | child brings their own strengths, interests and ways of learning. We create learning environments where tamariki | children can access learning in different ways, experience success and continue to grow.
As children move through our kura | school, we support them to understand themselves as learners, recognise their strengths and increasingly take ownership of their learning.
Kia uru, Kia tipu, Kia puawai | Together, we grow and flourish.
Strong Foundations
We build the knowledge and skills tamariki |
children need to confidently take their learning further.
Different Ways of Learning
Children learn in different ways, so learning
can look, feel and happen differently too.
Individual Strengths
We create opportunities for tamariki |
children to recognise what they are good at, explore their interests and
develop their strengths.
Learning without unnecessary barriers
Universal Design for Learning helps us think
about different learners from the beginning. It gives tamariki | children more
ways to engage with learning, participate and show what they know.
Growing Independence
As tamariki | children grow, we support them
to understand how they learn, make choices and take increasing ownership of
their learning.
Strong Foundations
We build the knowledge and skills tamariki |
children need to confidently take their learning further.
Different Ways of Learning
Children learn in different ways, so learning
can look, feel and happen differently too.
Individual Strengths
We create opportunities for tamariki |
children to recognise what they are good at, explore their interests and
develop their strengths.
Learning without unnecessary barriers
Universal Design for Learning helps us think
about different learners from the beginning. It gives tamariki | children more
ways to engage with learning, participate and show what they know.
Growing Independence
As tamariki | children grow, we support them
to understand how they learn, make choices and take increasing ownership of
their learning.
Collaborative Teaching
Our learning communities are built around collaboration. Kaiako | teachers work together, sharing responsibility for the tamariki | children within their team rather than learning being confined to one teacher and one classroom.
This gives us greater flexibility to respond to what children need. Tamariki | children can come together in different groups at different times, whether they need focused teaching, more time with a concept, a different way into their learning, or the opportunity to be extended and challenged.
Working collaboratively also allows our kaiako | teachers to bring their own strengths and expertise into the learning community. Children benefit from knowing and learning with different adults, and from having a team of people who know them and are invested in their progress.
The structure can move around the child, rather than expecting every child to fit the same structure.
Spaces for Different Ways of Learning
Learning doesn’t happen in just one kind of space.
The spaces around our kura | school give tamariki | children different places to learn, create, move, collaborate and connect. Our learning communities include open collaborative areas alongside smaller spaces for focused learning, allowing kaiako | teachers and tamariki | children to use the environment in different ways depending on what the learning calls for.
Beyond these spaces, the whole kura | school becomes part of the learning environment. Tamariki | children might be creating and problem solving in the Maker Space, growing and learning in the māra | garden, exploring amongst the trees of Joan Jensen Grove, swimming in our pool, playing and moving across our fields and playgrounds, or taking their learning outdoors.
