Since becoming a Microsoft Showcase School and a member of the Global Schools Alliance, we have welcomed many visitors from New Zealand and around the world.
Visitors are often interested in looking at:
- Our collaborative learning spaces, experiencing how this is for our teachers and our students
- How we enact our school vision of Empower. Enrich (outlined here) through:
- Personalised Learning
- Project Based / Inquiry Learning
- Play-based / Investigative play
- E-Learning/ Digital Technology
- Our dual pathway for our students:
- Our Māori pathway, Whānau Ata, which delivers Marautanga o Aotearoa
- Our English pathway which delivers the New Zealand Curriculum
We invite you to come, see and be inspired by what is possible. School visits provide a great opportunity to view our world-class facilities, experience our unique learning environment and ask any questions you may have about our school.
You are very welcome to visit us.
Enrich | Engage | Empower | |
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Purpose | Overview of teaching and learning and see our collaborative learning spaces | Greater insight into learning at our school and collaborative hubs so that you can experience what is possible, how teaching and learning happens and is manged. Get amongst it! | In-depth personalised, experience which enables you to build skills and knowledge needed to transfer aspects of teaching and learning at our school to your school context. |
What will you see & do? |
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| Tailored professional learning, facilitated here or at your place |
Who is it for? | Individuals and small groups | Ideal for school staff or whole team | Ideal for larger groups |
How many participants? | Limited to 24 participants Up to 6 participants per school/organisation | Limited to 12 participants | Negotiable |
How much time? | 9am -11am | 4.5-hour option: 9am – 1.30pm OR 6-hour option 9am – 3pm | |
Availability? | Experience Tours are offered once a term on a Tuesday (please see form on link for specific dates) | Slots available most each Term – Weeks 2-9 (Term 1 weeks 4-9 and Term 4 weeks 2-7) One school at a time in order to differentiate content/ process | Upon request |
What is the investment? | Free of charge | $500 for 4.5-hour option. $800 for 6-hour option (split across participants) | Negotiated (and based on $1,200 a day for 1-6 people) |
How do we book? | Bookings can be made by completing the School Visit Request Form here | Bookings can be made by completing the School Visit Request Form here | Bookings can be made by completing the School Visit Request Form here |
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