Our Vision

Kia tūhura, kia kite, kia mahi katahi - To explore, discover and learn together.

Our Motto

E kumanu ana, E ako ana, E āhei ana, E mahi kātahi ana! - We Care, We Learn, We Can, We Are!

Our Whakatauki

Mahia te mahio tō ake kākau - Do things from the heart

Our Values

E kumanu ana - We Care (kindness and respect)

• Kindness to self, others and our environment
• Accept individuality
• Showing empathy, caring, pride, honesty and tolerance

• Treating others the way you want to be treated
• Accepting others as who they are
• Acknowledge and appreciate our differences and diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. 
• Showing consideration (politeness and manners) and respect for others
• Inclusiveness, multicultural, diverse, engaging with wider community communities, Aotearoa and the world.

E ako ana - We Learn (love of learning)

• Creative, collaborative, inquisitive
• Curious, inquiring, problem-solving
• Good work ethic/skills
• Have aspirations for ourselves as learners
• Connected
• Meaningful and relevant learning for ākoka 
• Local relevance for ākoka
• Kā kaitiaki o te taiao - Guardians of the environment.

E āhei ana - We Can (confidence)

• Having the feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed in something
• Liking yourself enough to be yourself
• Upholding and building on the mana of ourselves and those around us.
• Independence
• Growth mindset
• Be the best you that you can be
• Positive
• Resilience/perseverance 

E mahi kātahi ana! - We Are! (team-work)

• Turakawaewae (knowing where you belong)
• Contributing to own learning, others learning, wider community communities, Aotearoa and the world.
• Respect yourself, others, different viewpoints
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Shared responsibility to others 
• Positively contribute to our community Aotearoa and the wider world
• We all have a role in giving effect to Te Tiriti and its principles