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