60 Nations represented by
540 Children lead by
44 Staff
A Board of Trustees, a dedicated staff, a Parent Support Group, some fantastically reliable relievers and a whole lot of respect for each other and the way we work together
KOTAHITANGA - is the feeling of UNITY we get when we work together to achieve great things.
If you scroll down our Stanhope Road School FACEBOOK page, you will see the wide variety of events and activities our children get to star in - and just look at those faces!
There is a wide range of events and activities that are planned within our delivery, that allows our children to shine in so many ways - but that all comes down to good teaching and the fact that everyone knows how to roll up their sleeves and pitch in to get the jobs done well.
We have just celebrated Tongan Language Week and Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori
Please look at our Facebook page to see our children shining in these events.
Monday, 17 September 2018
Friday, 20 July 2018
Gratitude and Hauora Happiness
In Term 3, we are focusing our Inquiry Learning on Hauora - and what a timely focus amidst this changing fabric of education.
In Term 3 there are Union meetings and impending strikes to negotiate terms for Teachers and Principals which are hoped to strengthen the conditions for our profession. Current work overload, shortage of teachers, and a general feeling of the profession being undervalued in our country have lead to this action.
In Term 3, following a recent change of government, there are reviews taking place - in essence the biggest reform in 30 years! The review of Tomorrow's Schools which resulted in our Boards of Trustees governing schools, taking the place of a centrally governing Education Board.
I began my teaching career as a 17 year old at North Shore Teachers' College in 1970. I have taught in country schools, city schools, primary schools, Intermediate schools then onto be a liaison support teacher with a Research and Development Centre and later to a Ministry of Education Schooling Improvement Co-ordinator position. In the past 13 years, I have been a Principal of two schools and currently am leading the Kāhui Ako for Maungakiekie cluster.
My career has enabled me to participate in the conversations that have influenced the direction of Education throughout the decades since 1970.
A career that has spanned 48 years - and in 2018, it feels like the right time to retire and observe the new changes from the sidelines. There are exciting changes ahead of us in Education - with many voices having been heard through the Education Conversations happening in the regions and across the sector groups across the country.
While we are busy operating within our individual School Development Plans and our Term Overviews, there are bigger picture developments happening in Aotearoa that will change the fabric of our schools in the long term.
With this in mind, there has never been a more important time to value the work of our teachers in classrooms. The teachers we have here at Stanhope Road School are absolutely fantastic in their positive commitment to excellence and equity. I honour them in their work and enjoy watching their career developments, and will forever remember the happiest times in a classroom, surrounded by children and not once forgetting who is the MOST important in all of the equations! YOUR CHILDREN!
Thank you for supporting and showing you value our teachers.
Have a happy and healthy Hauora in Term 3 everyone!
Corinne Hansell
In Term 3 there are Union meetings and impending strikes to negotiate terms for Teachers and Principals which are hoped to strengthen the conditions for our profession. Current work overload, shortage of teachers, and a general feeling of the profession being undervalued in our country have lead to this action.
In Term 3, following a recent change of government, there are reviews taking place - in essence the biggest reform in 30 years! The review of Tomorrow's Schools which resulted in our Boards of Trustees governing schools, taking the place of a centrally governing Education Board.
I began my teaching career as a 17 year old at North Shore Teachers' College in 1970. I have taught in country schools, city schools, primary schools, Intermediate schools then onto be a liaison support teacher with a Research and Development Centre and later to a Ministry of Education Schooling Improvement Co-ordinator position. In the past 13 years, I have been a Principal of two schools and currently am leading the Kāhui Ako for Maungakiekie cluster.
My career has enabled me to participate in the conversations that have influenced the direction of Education throughout the decades since 1970.
A career that has spanned 48 years - and in 2018, it feels like the right time to retire and observe the new changes from the sidelines. There are exciting changes ahead of us in Education - with many voices having been heard through the Education Conversations happening in the regions and across the sector groups across the country.
While we are busy operating within our individual School Development Plans and our Term Overviews, there are bigger picture developments happening in Aotearoa that will change the fabric of our schools in the long term.
With this in mind, there has never been a more important time to value the work of our teachers in classrooms. The teachers we have here at Stanhope Road School are absolutely fantastic in their positive commitment to excellence and equity. I honour them in their work and enjoy watching their career developments, and will forever remember the happiest times in a classroom, surrounded by children and not once forgetting who is the MOST important in all of the equations! YOUR CHILDREN!
Thank you for supporting and showing you value our teachers.
Have a happy and healthy Hauora in Term 3 everyone!
Corinne Hansell
Monday, 28 May 2018
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa
Talofa Lava Fānau!
Today is the beginning of
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa
Samoan Language Week
"Alofa atu nei, Alofa mai taeao”
“Kindness Given, Kindness Gained”
At SRS, we have 60 nations represented among our students and
15 nations represented among our staff of 40 people.
As we go about our daily lives, being good
"Friends, Learners, Guardians"
"Friends, Learners, Guardians"
we are always mindful of recognising each other for who we are and what we bring with us as part of our cultural 'kete' - our baskets of knowledge awareness.
During the past holidays, I spent time in Samoa as part of a group of adults who had all trained to be teachers 40 years ago and were in Samoa as part of their celebration reunion.
My husband and I played tour guides to the group and showed them Samoa through the eyes of Samoans.
Celebrating our students' cultures is a part of our school's cultural responsive pedagogy - we try hard to ensure that the languages and cultures of our students are honoured and integrated into our programmes - and that our children can be confident that their language, culture and identity are valued and easily able to be used and shared.
We have a small population of Samoans at SRS but a wealth of enthusiasm and interest for learning about Samoan traditional practices, so for this week, we are celebrating through our theme...
Kindness Given; Kindness Gained
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoan Language Week
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| Animals walk freely around the villages |
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| One of the many misty waterfalls on a rainy day |
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| Return To Paradise verandah and ocean |
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| Buying pawpaw for breakfast from a road-side stall |
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| The view from our dwellings for the week |
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| Lesson in weaving a basket to carry coconuts in |
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| Lesson in Waka Ama - team paddling first thing in the morning |
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