Our Vision
Creating connected, engaged lifelong learners through positive, productive partnerships and authentic learning experiences
Our Mission
Whangamata Area School will provide for the personalised learning of all students so that they have the skills and attitudes that enable them to thrive in the future.
Our Values
Manaakitanga means to ‘uplift and foster mana’. Particularly, the mana of a person expresses itself in their ability to do certain things, in their skills and talents. Manaakitanga is a value or a principle which is concerned with the uplifting, fostering and nurturing the mana of the person.
Whanaungatanga is a term for interconnectedness and relatedness. Whanaungatanga is a value about maintaining and fostering relationships. It is about making good connections between people and between people and our world. It is about understanding that we are all interconnected in some way and one’s thoughts and actions connect with other things.
Values
Knowledge
Ako He Tupu – Learning is Growth
Ko te tupu o te ako I roto io koutou ringa
(the growth of the learning is in your hands).
(the growth of the learning is in your hands).
Organisation
Kia rite
Be prepared.
Respect
Awhi
Treat, others, yourself, and our environments with care.
Unity
Whanaungatanga
To value whanaungatanga on our shared journeys.
Positive Behaviour 4 Learning