Expectations and goals

At ANI we aim to understand their aspirations and expectations around their learning experiences.

By doing constant research and listening to our students, teachers and parents, we understand their needs, expectations, and deeply try to deliver what is best for our students related to sports.

Sports NZ

What children want from sports in Aotearoa NZ*:

  1. Having fun; Being with friends;

  2. Aligning to their family values;

  3. Getting fit and be healthy;

  4. Needs to be easy to participate;

  5. To feel confident ;

  6. To improve skills and be challenged;

  7. To have a choice

*Sports New Zealand report

Our Students

What ANI students want from sports*:

  1. Meeting new people;

  2. Having fun and doing something that you love;

  3. Learning to lose for life;

  4. To have competitions;

  5. To enjoy and relax from other activities;

  6. Learning new skills and improve fitness level;

  7. Aligning to family values

*Internal research conducted at ANI

A message for our parents

ANI school is here to support the development of your children.

We do all we can to teach our students to develop their skills and be prepared for life, prepared for the future.

With this in mind, we value and appreciate the parents' support. Students' whānau is an important part of ANI culture and values.

We need your support in order to construct a better school, a better Sports program, and an enjoyable process for your children.

Please remember that we are all here with the same aim, to deliver the best for your children, which includes wins, draws, and losses.

Have fun with them, independently of the results.

Sports-PRO GOALS

" Our goals by the end of 2022 are: 1) To have more students participating in all types of sports; 2) To deliver an organised and planned sports development program for all our students; 3) To achieve higher levels of engagement and enjoyment.

"We DO NOT intend to specialise our students in their early ages of school, but prepare them to love sports longer and enjoy what sports can deliver at that age." [Mr Carlos]


ANI Sports-PRO have our theme for each current year. For our first year we have chosen the following message:

"Win is great. Enjoying playing is greater!"

Code of conduct

Standards for students

ANI general standards for students:

  • Follow directions and respect them;

  • Be considerate – no teasing or put-downs;

  • Keep your hands and feet to yourself;

  • Respect others’ property and the environment around you;

  • Be in the correct place at the correct time with the correct equipment.


ANI sports standards for students:

  • Play fair and use fair play;

  • Enjoy the game, victories are not more important than other people;

  • Try hard to win, and be prepared to lose;

  • Respect ALL others and be aware with your celebrations;

  • Be clear, with your coaches, colleagues, and parents;

  • Remember, sports bring happiness and responsibilities, do not skip any of these parts.


Standards for parents

ANI sports standards for adults:

  • Support your child and all other players;

  • Have fun and enjoy the game with our students;

  • The coaches are there to support our children and they are doing their best;

  • Understand that sometimes parents are coaches and they are also doing their best;

  • We plan, and try to deliver our best in sports, respect our decisions and rules;

  • Be aware that your expectations may not be your child expectation;

  • We take trials are seriously at ANI, we have an ongoing process and expect your support on this;

  • We value feedback and suggestions from our parents /caregivers.

All our students sign our code of conduct, expectations, and effort "contract".

This tool was developed with the aim of optimise our engagement and good relationship between all the parts.