‘Empowering a Community of Learners’
Wanaka Primary School is a dynamic learning community where children
respect themselves and others as they develop the skills, knowledge
and attitudes that are necessary for taking an active part in an
ever-changing society. It is our aim to ensure all children at
Wanaka Primary School are given the opportunities to achieve to the
best of their capabilities. The aim is a joint venture in
partnership with the parents, teachers and children to achieve
successful learning outcomes.
Wanaka Primary School empowers a community of learners by:
- Fostering the warm, caring school culture we are proud
of which has an atmosphere of trust, respect and whanau.
- Ensuring the needs of the whole child is paramount and
that the core business of the school is implemented in a
positive, purposeful way to ensure the learning needs of all
children are met and children are at the ‘cutting edge’ and
‘just in time’ of their learning.
- Parent, student, teacher relationships are supportive,
co-operative and collaborative.
- Providing a balanced programme, implementing the best
possible teaching strategies and resources, covering a wide
range of experiences and focusing on the core competencies.
- Focusing on the key competencies particularly
communication skills, thinking skills and decision making
skills. ¨ Providing a caring, healthy and safe
environment.
- Developing within children a positive self image and
sense of identity.
- Ensuring each child is passionately engaged, does the
best that they possibly can and develops positive work
ethics.
- Developing within children a sense of responsibility for
their own behaviour, a tolerance of others and effective
social skills.
- Ensuring children have some knowledge, understanding and
appreciation of local Tikanga and that of other cultures.
