We have identified four key values as our focus for learning at Paparoa Street School.
Belonging - He whenua nōku.
We all have a place here and can clearly identify where we fit. People know us and our way here.
Kindness - Manaakitia.
We know how to give and receive kindness. This helps us feel safe and allows us to take risks in our learning.
Bravery - Kia māia
Courage, risk taking, failure and prickliness are qualities we pursue and celebrate. We all expect to be stretched.
Passion - Kia ngākau whitawhita
Learning happens best when we are in our element.
Our Values.
Pepeha.
We have been fortunate to have been gifted a ngeri (chant) by mana whenua Ngāi Tuāhuriri that presents our values as a pepeha (tribal saying or motto). This ngeri helps us articulate how important these values are to us all at Paparoa Street School.
He Paparoa,
He whenua nōku.
He Paparoa,
Manaakitia.
He Paparoa,
Kia ngākau whitawhita, Kia māia, kia manawanui, hi auē hi, hi auē hā!
Our vision
Learning to Inspire & Impact
You will agree that children by design are curious and natural learners. Imagine then, a school where young students truly know themselves as learners, can articulate their strengths and areas for development and design challenging learning programmes for themselves. A place where the vision for learning and the school’s values firmly position the learner at the centre and where adults value student voice and agency.
What if learning at school was limitless no matter your age, size, gender or ethnicity and unbound by time or location. Where learning success was measured and celebrated by the development of key capabilities alongside extraordinary academic progress?
Paparoa Street School is committed to the provision of learning to inspire and impact. We believe we can become an irresistible education choice for all families within our geographical community, for education professionals and especially for our children who we want to be “running in” to learn in their “happy place”. We are determined to have extraordinary (going beyond what is usual, regular and customary) expectations of our teachers and learners within a warm and demanding culture. We expect our learning experiences and our learners to make a difference to our people, our place and our world both now and in the future.
Impact.
What we teach and learn here will make a difference for ourselves and for others. We will do something with what we know.
Inspire.
What we teach and learn here will be inspiring for ourselves and others. Learning will be irresistible, and we will be surprised at our own capability.