Thank
you for your
interest in our special school located in Okato 20
minutes south of New Plymouth on Surf Highway 45, beneath the
mountain, beside the sea.
Coastal Taranaki School is a unique, small rural community school,
catering for Years 1 - 13. Since 2005, $3 million dollars has
been spent on several new classrooms, an exceptional
Library/Information Centre, an upgraded Technology suite, contemporary
IT infrastructure and a new administration complex. These
complement the Gymnasium, Laboratories, Art Room and the
Whare
Wananga (where Māori language and culture learning takes place).
At Coastal Taranaki School we recognise the different developmental
needs of students as they progress through junior school (Years 1
– 6), middle school (Years 7 – 10) and senior
school (Years
11 – 13). Teachers generally specialise within
these
levels, but there is a lot of sharing of best practice and knowledge
between teachers, and some follow their passion right across the school.
I warmly invite you to explore our website and then to come and see
Coastal Taranaki School for yourself. You will find a calm
and
purposeful learning environment where the young people of the Coastal
Taranaki community (and a few invited guests from New Plymouth and
overseas) accept the challenge to care, share and dare.
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