WE BELIEVE

• Every person is a passionate learner
• Individuals learn at different rates and in different ways
• Learning is a lifelong process
• Every person wants to succeed
• Self-esteem enhances learning and learning enhances self-esteem
• Education and learning are shared responsibilities among students, family, school, community and society at large
• Working collaboratively is essential in a competitive world

WE WANT TO DEVELOP CHILDREN WHO

• Have a positive attitude toward learning
• Know how to learn and hence become lifelong learners and problem solvers
• Are self-motivating and set challenging though realistic personal goals
• Have developed a rich conscious set of thinking skills and strategies they use with confidence
• Have developed sound literacy and numeracy skills
• Have developed a sound digital and information literacy
• Possess knowledge and wisdom, character, emotional and social maturity
• Appreciate and live by our core values

WE BELIEVE GREAT LEARNING HAPPENS WHEN

• Students are involved in decision making about their own learning, particularly in the setting of goals
• Learning is well-connected to the world in which they live their lives and to their abilities, interests, and culture
• Learning recognises the individual nature of intelligence and learning style
• Students receive continual feedback/feedforward from teachers, peers, parents and other external sources
• Assessment is closely linked with the students’ own learning utilising a number of strategies including self-assessment and peer assessment
• Teachers have high expectations of every student, understand quality and produce quality products
• We develop a safe, trusting and fun environment which encourages and supports students to “have a go”
• The home is actively involved in the child’s learning