ACG Penguins School ELS

OUR APPROACH


 

ACG Penguins Philosophy

“Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi”

“With your basket and my basket the people will live”

Through sharing our baskets (of knowledge, values, traditions, and beliefs) we will all thrive and grow to be respectful of one another.

We believe in the following for our children, their families and our team:


ENVIRONMENT

Our environment provides space and opportunity for children to explore within a play-based, emergent curriculum.


RESPECT

We embrace the uniqueness of us all, and the individual talents, strengths and interests of children and the teachers are of importance.


RELATIONSHIPS

Our relationships with each other keep us connected, and they underpin our guiding principles. We show appreciation for what each other contributes.


SHARING

Cultural heritage is appreciated and protected.

Family values, aspirations and contributions are appreciated.

Laughter, passion and excitement is seen and heard.

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KINDNESS & CARING

Kindness and care are seen in the ways we interact together and look after each other and the environment around us.

FEELING OF VALUE

We are all important in our centre, and we all have a place here, and our “basket of knowledge” is embraced.

RESPONSIVE

We are responsive to the cues from our children, the needs within our team and the teachable moments we can use to enrich learning further.

We acknowledge the contributions of our teachers, parents/whanau, their children and our wider ACG Penguins team in developing this philosophy.