Vision

 

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Inspire students to

• Achieve to their full potential in all areas of school life
• Be motivated learners who are proud of their achievements
• Be analytical and creative problem solvers
• Have well developed interpersonal skills
• Have self-belief
• Be active participants in school life and be proud to belong to St John’s Girls’ School
• Know themselves as learners and who have a love of learning

Support teachers to

• Provide challenging and relevant learning experiences to ensure significant, individualised learning based on high quality achievement information
• Provide a positive, encouraging learning environment with high expectations
• Explicitly teach skills
• Provide regular, constructive feedback and feed forward
• Demonstrate continuous improvement
• Share knowledge and expertise, and support their colleagues
• Ensure positive relationships with all students, parents and colleagues
• Provide scaffolding to allow the students to take increasing responsibility for their own learning
• Encourage, model and explore the school’s values and those of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC)

Create programmes which

• Are based on the New Zealand Curriculum and are underpinned by the vision, principles, values and key competencies
• Provide a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy
• Are relevant and stimulating
• Integrate digital technologies which facilitate higher order thinking
• Develop the Arts; speech, drama, dance, visual art and music
• Explore the school values – KIPRRR – Kindness, Integrity, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility and Resilience
• Reflect the Special Character of St John’s Girls’ School
• Integrate Te Reo and tikanga
• Encourage awareness of environmental issues
• Provide a variety of learning experiences, aimed at depth of understanding rather than breadth of coverage
• Support less able learners and provide extension for the able
• Encourage independence and ownership of learning
• Support students to develop the key competencies as outlined in the NZC
• Foster an appreciation of cultural diversity

Foster an environment which

• Reflects Christian and school values
• Is friendly with positive, courteous relationships
• Is structured and safe where positive behaviour is celebrated
• Embraces diversity

Encourage parents/caregivers who

• Show an active interest in their daughter’s learning
• Respect the professional knowledge and skills of the principal and staff

Contribute to the school community

• Attract Board Members who
• Govern strategically to ensure success for all girls
• Respect the confidentiality of information
• Value the professional knowledge of the staff trustee and the principal
• Work as a team for the benefit of every pupil and staff member
• Protect the school’s special character