School Vision

Kia ora Koutou.

We are committed to our school vision - empowerment for our students in the future.

Teachers at Aberdeen provide quality opportunity for our Aberdeen Learners to gain skills, knowledge and attitudes—our Key Competency areas—to enable them to have success at secondary and tertiary levels as well as the wider world of commerce, industry and the arts.

The Aberdeen Learner is one who has developed in key competency areas of;

 BODY

 Managing self

 Physical capacity

MIND

Thinking

Making meaning

SPIRIT (Endeavour)

Relating to others

Participating and contributing

The domains of body, mind and spirit are enhanced through all learning programmes and supported by our core school values. We are determined that the modes of learning move from shallow, to deep, to profound in students’ experiences.

CORE VALUES

•      Responsibility
•      Perseverance
•      Respect
•      Honesty  
•      Cooperation
•      Determination
•      Caring

• Literacy-all literacies
• Numeracy-all mathematics
• Maori Achievement
• ICT enhanced learning
• Special Needs
• Gifted programmes
• Integrated Curriculum

The Aberdeen Inquiry Model (AIM) provides a solid platform for delivery across several curriculum areas. As always the Aberdeen Learner is the central focus.

Every opportunity within our financial means is provided for your child to be understood, to be developed, to be empowered for their future.

 Please do not hesitate to contact me: principal@aberdeen.school.nz  should you wish.