Our Charter

Mission Statement

“Our school will enable each pupil to become a free, responsible and caring individual with purpose and direction in life, with an awareness of the environment, an individual who, as a citizen of the world, can contribute to the future”.
 
“Receive the child in Reverence, Educate the child with Love, Let each go forth in Freedom”    Rudolf Steiner
 
Our children will be confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners 

Our Values

1. Education of the whole child – head, heart and hands.
2. Nurturing the child through an age appropriate curriculum that brings content and skills at optimal developmental times.
3. Provision of an age-appropriate arts-based approach to the full curriculum.
4. Protection of childhood.
5. Recognition of the humanity in each individual and the need for community.
6. We acknowledge our place in te runaka o Kai Tahu and we support the principles established by the Treaty of Waitangi which are participation, protection and partnership.
7. Anthroposophy informs our endeavours and our understanding of the human as a being of body, soul and spirit.

Strategic Goals

1. Excellence in Steiner Education - Children who are creative thinkers, socially aware and reaching their academic and artistic potential. All children are provided with the full Steiner curriculum, linked to the New Zealand Curriculum.
2. Growing the roll - A financially and pedagogically viable Primary school, offering Steiner education up to the start of High School, accommodating separate classes at each age level.
3. Building community - The development of a healthy social community, respecting the many cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand, and honouring its bicultural foundation in the Treaty of Waitangi.

 

Annual Plan

Please read our detailed School Annual Plan here.