Vision and Values
Burnside Primary School is currently re writing its Strategic Plan. Part of this process has been in consultation with the local community as well as advisors working with the school staff and Board of Trustees.
As a group we have come up with the following vision for the students at Burnside Primary School.
AT BURNSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL WE ASPIRE TO EXCELLENCE BY BEING
*creative
*confident
*resilient
*respectful
*collaborative
“Values are deeply held beliefs about what is important or desirable. They are expressed through the ways in which people think and act...Value are part of the everyday curriculum - encouraged, modelled, and explored.”
The New Zealand Curriculum
Ministry of Education (2007), p.9-10
OUR SCHOOL VALUES ARE
*Integrity
*Respect
*Tolerance
*Excellence
*Compassion
MATARIKI
Matariki is represented on our carving as a symbol that reminds us of new beginnings.