by Claire Howison | Nov 6, 2024 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
Te Mātaiaho | The New Zealand Curriculum Curriculum Refresh Updates, Term 4 2024 The New Zealand Curriculum is currently undergoing a review and refresh. The English and Mathematics and Statistics curricula have been released on 31 October and must be taught from Term...
by Claire Howison | Jul 29, 2024 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
Learning through play is a key approach in education in today’s world. While most common in early childhood education, it also benefits students throughout their school years. This blog post explores the importance of learning through play in a primary school...
by Claire Howison | May 1, 2024 | Community, Newsletter, Parent Information
During the last week of term 1 and into the term break I had the wonderful opportunity to be part of an Education Delegation to China. This was organised by Hangzhou University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan and the Confucius Institute University Canterbury...
by Claire Howison | Feb 12, 2024 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
Ararira Springs’ Balanced Scorecard The Springboard Trust offers a suite of fantastic professional learning for school leaders and late in 2022 we took part in the Balanced Scorecard for Schools in Aotearoa programme. This asks schools to think long-term and...
by Claire Howison | Feb 1, 2024 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
Expectations for Behaviour at Ararira Ararira is a wonderful place to learn and we guide our learners’ behaviour with clear expectations that are linked to our values of being caring, curious and capable. These are short, sharp and memorable and might be good to...
by Claire Howison | Aug 30, 2023 | Community, Newsletter, Parent Information
School Carpark Expectations Behaviours we want to see: Park in designated car parks including on the road. Carparks have been designed and placed by qualified traffic engineers to optimize visibility for drivers. Always stick to the 10km/hr speed limit. Children come...
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