St Leonards School Vision for Students’ Learning

What we want for our students

Our School New Zealand Curriculum
Through our influence, example and Vision for all of New Zealand’s young
persistent efforts we aim to help our people who participate in our school
students to: system.

Enhance Learning Confident

Through becoming: Positive in their own identity
Inquisitive learners Motivated and reliable
Persistent learners Resourceful
Engaged learners Resilient
Reflective learners
Critical and Creative learners
Connected
Relate well to others
Develop Skills for Living Use communication tools
Through becoming: effectively
Literate and Numerate Connected to the land and
Active participants environment
Effective communicators
Co-operative and supportive
Resourceful Actively Involved
Resilient Participate in a range of life
Confident and positive individuals opportunities
Contributors to the well being of
New Zealand
Connect with and to their
Environment
Through becoming: Lifelong learners
Aware of their impact on the Literate and numerate
environment Critical, creative thinkers
Seekers, users, creators and
judges of knowledge
Informed decision makers
 St Leonards School Values We Share
Values are… the principles and fundamental convictions which act as general
guides to behaviour, the standards by which particular actions are judged as
good or desirable. Halstead and Taylor (2000)

Our School New Zealand Curriculum

Values that are encouraged, lived by and Values that support as a national
regularly explored and reviewed by direction, through encouragement,
everyone in our school. modelling and exploration.

Individuality Excellence
Diversity Aiming high
Creativity Persevering
Reflective
Perseverance
Uniqueness Innovation, inquiry and curiosity
Integrity Thinking critically
Creatively
Supportiveness Reflectively
Caring
Involved
Encouraging Diversity
Tuakana Teina Different cultures
Tolerance Languages
Empathy Heritages

Positiveness
Love of learning Equity
Self esteem Fairness and social justice
Communication
Optimistic
Community and participation
Achievement Care for the environment, etc
Critical, Creative, Reflective
thinking
Celebrate success Integrity
Stimulated and Engaged Being honest
Challenged Responsible
Accountable
Respectfulness Ethical
Honest
Accepting
Responsible
Accountable

Our values are the important qualities

and beliefs we try to live by and show in
the ways that we ourselves go about our
work and relationships with others in
our school.
 St Leonards School Curriculum Principles
The schools curriculum is underpinned by and consistent with the principles
of the NZC
Our School
Principles to underpin the design of our
school’s curriculum.
Connected
Across learning areas
Within the school and to the
unique culture and heritage of NZ
Community Focused
Aware
Involved and connected to the
school and wider community
Achievers
Achieve personal excellence
Develop skills for life long
learning
Collective Responsibility
Staff and students involved,
responsive and reflective
Forward thinking
Inclusive
Principles are the qualities that underpin
curriculum design and action.
New Zealand Curriculum
Curriculum practice throughout our
school is underpinned by and consistent
with the NZC through performing the
following actions.
High Expectations
teachers regularly communicate
and encourage students to achieve
their personal best
expectations pitched to individual
students needs and understood by
the student
Learning to Learn
thinking critically, creatively,
reflectively
explicit feedback provided so
students know what they are
learning and what successful
learning looks like
Treaty of Waitangi
students experience learning
opportunities within and across
curricula areas and topics that
help them understand the
bicultural Tikanga of Aotearoa
New Zealand
Diversity
fairness and social justice
Inclusion
all students identities, abilities
and talents are recognised and
affirmed in school and class
practice
practice is non-sexist, non-racists
and non-discriminatory
Coherence
the curriculum is planned and
delivered in ways that make broad
links within and across learning
areas and dimensions
Future Focus
learning programmes and
experiences encourage students to
look to the future and to consider
issues associated with
sustainability, citizenship,
enterprise and globalisation
Community Engagement
learning activities connect with
students’ lives outside of school
and where relevant involve their
families and community
 St Leonards School Examples of Effective Pedagogy
At our school we have identified and decided on the following characteristics
of quality teaching.
Our School New Zealand Curriculum
These characteristics are reference Teacher actions promoting student
points for regular teacher self and peer learning.
reflection and appraisal.
Effective relationships
Reciprocal respect
Positive and Inclusive
Secure to take risks
Acknowledge individuality Creating a supportive learning
environment
Learning Environment
Positive relationships
Current and Relevant
Inclusive
Stimulating
Advance children’s learning
Safe
Child centred
Well managed Encouraging reflective thought and
Communication action
Fosters listening Objective reflection
Reciprocal Adapt and translate learning
Open Develop creativity and critical
Honest thinking
Purposeful
High Expectations of Success
Sets clear guidelines Enhancing the relevance of new
Recognises children’s efforts learning
Challenging Stimulating curiosity
Individualised Challenge
Involve students directly in
Engagement decisions relating to own learning
Involve students in decisions Encourage to see what they are
Positive and encouraging doing is relevant
Respect child’s experience
Make connections
Knowledge of students Facilitating shared learning
Teaching and Learning Programmes Cultivate the class as a learning
Relevant community
Varied and Flexible Engagement in reflective
Based on student needs and conversations
interest
Evidence based
Effective use made of Making connections to prior learning
resourcing/resources Integrate new learning
Parents and Community Response
Involved, Interested and Engaged Providing sufficient opportunities to
Open communication learn
Valued Time and opportunity to engage
Feedback with, practise and transfer new
Reflective, Regular, Helpful, learning
Explicit and Personal Appropriate assessment
Role Model
Effective Teaching as inquiry
Inquiring into own practice Inquiry into practice and impact of
teaching
 Curriculum Delivery at St Leonards School

“The way students are taught and helped to learn at St Leonards School”
The foundation on which our school builds children’s learning is to:

Promote learning in preparation for life’s experiences

From this foundation and in conjunction with the New Zealand Curriculum
St Leonards School
ASPIRES
to have students who are:
Achieving
Supportive
Positive
Individuals
Respectful
Engaged
Stimulated

Teaching and learning will place an emphasis on:

Literacy and Numeracy

Key competencies
to develop personal goals

Integrated curriculum
Exploring big ideas
Developing independent inquiry topics/skills
with a particular emphasis on: Local History, Practical Science,
Environmental Education and ICT utilising Information Technologies and
Skills

Effective Evaluation and Assessment practices