Bear Park - St Clair

"Children confidently engage in a rich curriculum that has a wide range of provocations. A focus on sustainability and nature-based learning, including localised excursions, are core focus areas of the programme. Teachers work attentively alongside individuals and groups. Interactions are respectful, highly responsive and engaging. Children have opportunities to challenge themselves, make choices and take risks."

Rich, responsive curriculum with intentional teaching and sustained engagement

"Ongoing efforts to strengthen learning partnerships with parents and whānau mean that children benefit from highly effective teaching practices that respond to their strengths, needs, interests, language and identity."

Highly effective partnerships responding to family strengths, needs and identity

"A collaborative leadership model effectively promotes continual improvement. Internal evaluation has been used very effectively by leaders and teachers to assess, plan and evaluate children's learning and development. Leaders have high professional expectations, and have purposefully built a cohesive and highly collaborative culture. Teachers have many opportunities to engage in professional development and critical reflection."

Collaborative leadership, robust internal evaluation, strong professional learning culture