What we want for our young people = Learning for Life
In New Zealand our vision is for young people:
who will be creative, energetic, and enterprising
who will seize the opportunities offered by new knowledge and technologies to secure a sustainable social, cultural, economic, and environmental future for our country
who will work to create an Aotearoa New Zealand in which Māori and Pākehā recognise each other as full Treaty partners, and in which all cultures are valued for the contributions they bring
who, in their school years, will continue to develop the values, knowledge, and competencies that will enable them to live full and satisfying lives
who will be confident, connected, actively involved, and lifelong learners.
The New zealand Curriculum
Confident
Positive in their own identity
Motivated and reliable
Resourceful
Enterprising and entrepreneurial
Resilient
Connected
Able to relate well to others
Effective users of communication tools
Connected to the land and the environment
Members of communities
International citizens
Actively Involved
Participants in a range of contexts
Contributors to the well-being of New Zealand - social, cultural, economic and environmental
Lifelong Learners
Literate and numerate
Critical and creative thinkers
Active seekers, users and creators of knowledge
Informed decision makers
the sunnyhills curriculum
Confident
We are happy, secure people with positive mindsets
We are prepared to take risks and persevere, all the while building resilience
Learners are confident and informed and are able to articulate clearly
We search for those teachers who inspire and motivate, who lift others up and help them to achieve their goals
Connected
We are proud of the open and positive relationships we build with the students, teachers, parents and the wider community
Our staff are committed to working collaboratively in an environment where open communication is welcomed
Our learners use modern technologies, while retaining passion led learning and practical skills
Sunnyhills is a diverse community. We are responsive to our learners and whanau through our recognition and respect of the many cultures, languages, identities and needs
Actively Involved
We work together for a sustainable future by integrating and embedding sound environmental practices that meet the needs of the present, without compromising the generations to come.
Lifelong Learners
Sunnyhills School embodies the principles of “Learning for Life”
The potential to learn excites us!
We nurture a growth mindset, where mistakes are accepted as a part of the learning process
Creative, critical thinking, the learning currency of tomorrow, is promoted.Our learners are open minded and adaptable.
Learning is authentic, inquiry driven and personalised