Click on each dimension to hear our ideas about Life long Learning and what it means to be a learner at Stanley Avenue School!
Strive to Succeed
“The Stanley Avenue Learner perseveres to achieve their best”
We believe striving to succeed is built around four key areas:
-Sets high standards for themselves
-Sets, work towards and evaluates goals
-Is self managing
-Shows perseverance
Communicator
“The Stanley Avenue Communicator expresses their own ideas and understands the ideas of others”
We believe that communicating is built around being able to:
-Listen actively and respond to others ideas
-Confidently share with others
-Effectively use a variety of communication tools
Team Player
“The Stanley Avenue Learner works well with others”
We believe an effective team player is built around:
-Interacting with a range of people in a range of contexts
-Contributing and co operating as part of a team
-Demonstrating effective leadership
Inquirer
“The Stanley Avenue Learner will wonder, seek, evaluate and apply”
We believe an Inquirer is built around:
-Being curious about their world
-Able to search for information from a range of sources
-Able to sift, sort and reflect on the quality of information.
-Can develop ideas into actions
Hauora
“The Stanley Avenue Learner takes responsibility for their own wellness”
We believe that Hauora is built around being:
-Aware and taking responsibility for healthy lifestyle choices
-Resilient
-Confident and having self worth
Connected
“The Stanley Avenue Learner has a sense of belonging and contributes to their world”
We believe being connected means that students are:
-Able to share their own identity with others
-Have a sense of belonging and ownership for the school / school community / town
-Aware of how their actions can impact on others
Thinker
“The Stanley Avenue Learner uses a range of thinking strategies confidently”
We believe thinking is built around being able to:
-Use the language of thinking
-Plan for effective thinking
-Activate their thinking
-Transfer their thinking