OBJECTIVES:
• To provide an age appropriate and supportive environment in which to develop skills for citizenship.• To provide a supported transition from the security of school to adult life in the community.• To develop self-confidence and self-control.• To develop skills for making positive and safe choices.• To provide training in basic work skills.• To integrate with the wider community thus developing a range of leisure time activities with a social focus.• To teach functional numeracy and literacy skills that have application in students’ daily lives.• To give opportunities for personal decision-making, planning weekly/daily activities and making choices.• To support students and their whanau /caregivers to have a plan for the future.• To develop skills for independence.• To develop daily living skills.Visual Art and Music Specialist Teachers
• Programmes are designed to meet the needs of each student.• Individual and group experiences are offered.• Hands on, creative experiences using a variety of media.• Exercises and enjoyable activities help everyone develop his or her creative potential.• Creative dance, drama and movement means fun, freedom to move, to discover and to react. • Students have the opportunity to take part in community and national art and music competitions.• We have an exciting and diverse range of equipment for the students to use and explore.