Kōwhai ClassOur year 0-3 learners with Mrs Page
Unlocking each Karāpiro student's full potential
Vision Statement
Karāpiro School is a safe and happy learning environment where together we grow to achieve our potential.
Our guiding principles
In partnership with our community Karāpiro School offers programmes that are...
Engaging and differentiated
We provide an engaging, fun, holistic and balanced school curriculum designed to meet the needs, interests and abilities of students academically, socially, physically and emotionally.
Strengths based and challenging
We present opportunities to challenge the children to succeed to their full potential and celebrate their unique talents.
Nurturing life-long leaners
We nurture a sense of belonging, self-esteem, confidence, perseverance, resilience and responsibility for their own actions and learning.
Empowering life-long learners
We empower students to become motivated, future focused, quality individuals who are life-long contributors
Our Learning Environment
Our school provides a caring, supportive and holistic learning environment in which a well-balanced programme of academic, cultural, arts and sporting opportunities is delivered by a team of skilled and dedicated staff. Our staff work hard to build relationships with our students by taking the time to get to know them and understanding their individual needs and abilities. Our staff strives to engage our students in fun, stimulating and relevant learning activities to improve their learning, progress and achievement. The Karāpiro School staff encourage our students to be independent students who can manage themselves confidently and articulate their next learning steps.
Structured Literacy
An approach that explicitly teaches systematic word identification and decoding strategies while developing oral language acquisition.
Inquiry
Learning
Inquiry begins with an idea or problem and helps students to construct their own meaning. It enables students to learn through curiosity, discovery, and collaboration.
Mathematics
Education
We follow a clear and logical scope and sequence in mathematics to support children to have a broad understanding across a wide variety of areas.
