About Whangarei Intermediate School
MISSION STATEMENT
To create a positive, caring, learning community that enables students and teachers to realise individual potential.
To those of you who have already had children attend our school, we hope your association with us was a happy one. To those who have children coming for the first time to Intermediate, we hope you find us understanding and concerned about your child's development.
OUR PURPOSE
To Create a positive, caring learning community that enables students and teachers to realise their individual potential.
OUR VISION
Whangarei Intermediate will be a school where everyone is hooked on life long learning in an exceptional partnership between school and home.
OUR VALUES
Learning is our core business
At our school we:
- Have fun learning together.
- Discover and develop hidden talents.
- Acknowledge and respect differences.
- Strive for excellence and celebrate success.
- Use a variety of learning approaches and cater for different learning styles.
- Encourage learning opportunities for all students, staff and the school community.
- Are pro-active in ensuring a safe physical and emotional environment in all school activities.
- Believe that excellence in learning is achieved by providing diverse opportunities and by establishing positive relationships.
OUR TEACHERS ARE
- Life Long Learners with sound knowledge of current teaching methods and the New Zealand curriculum.
- Competent with new technologies.
- Positive role models who are passionate about their jobs.
- Pro-active in seeking professional development,.
- Willing to experiment with new ideas and accept challenges.
- Motivated to provide innovative, challenging and dynamic programmes.
- Passionate about their jobs.
At Whangarei Intermediate we believe that all children have the right to attend school without fear of physical or mental harassment. To this end, the school has a clear and determined policy of non-violence, which applies to both staff members and pupils. Parents are encouraged to bring to the attention of the class teacher or principal any causes for concern in this regard. They would also be wise to ensure that children understand that any such actions will not be tolerated by the school administration.