Our belief is that students learn best when -

• They are physically, socially and emotionally healthy.
• They are in a safe, secure, nuturing environment with supportive boundries.
• They are in a positive, relevant, stimulating environment
• They are provided with the opportunity to interact and access the broader community environment
• They attend school regularly
• Teachers, parents and community member work together to benefit the child
• The teaching program reflects the individual’s learning style and curriculum

Our beliefs about teaching and learning -

• Students learn in different ways and their learning programs reflect this.
• Teaching needs to foster students taking responsibility for their own learning and setting challenging yet realistic goals for improvement.
• Effective pedagogy is purposeful, challenging and connected to a student’s experience, stage of development and background.
• Learning programs need to acknowledge and build on where students are at with their learning. They need to be culturally and developmentally appropriate and have real life application.
• The mental, physical health and well being of students and staff is a priority.
• Learning occurs wher student, home and school have a common goal, interact positively and are mutually supportive.