Our Motto
Learning to Make a Difference
At Brookby School we embrace our unique rural learning environment and promote a culture that inspires personal excellence. We provide a wide range of challenges and opportunities for all our students equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to be confident, connected, actively involved lifelong learners.
At Brookby School we embrace our unique rural learning environment and promote a culture that inspires personal excellence. We provide a wide range of challenges and opportunities for all our students equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to be confident, connected, actively involved lifelong learners.
Our Values
Our values are the deeply held beliefs about what is important and desirable and are expressed through the ways in which we think and act. At Brookby we believe the following values will be encouraged, modeled and explored
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Whanaungatanga
Mana Ako Manaakitanga |
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Our House Groups
At Brookby School we have Four Houses;
All students are placed in a house when they begin at Brookby School (siblings are placed in the same house) to foster their sense of pride and belonging in the school. Houses meet regularly and compete in different events across the school year. They get together for "House Sports" on a Friday afternoon. House points are given out on a regular basis and the the winning house at the end of the year wins the House Cup. Each House is lead by two 'Kaitiaki' (leaders) from Year 7-8. |
Brookby Curriculum |
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Our Curriculum:
We see our school as a developing 'Learning Community' based on a shared vision; that of an Inquiring School. We want our students to be excited by their learning, with their talents developed and motivated to become lifelong learners, able to take full advantage of the next stage in their learning journey. Brookby School is developing a conceptual approach to the curriculum. This sees a concept, and supporting big idea, forming the basis for purposeful and relevant integrated units of learning. Conceptual: The focus of learning is defined through a concept - not a topic (e.g. conflict, not war). Unlike more traditional learning models, which concentrate on facts, conceptual learning focuses on understanding broader principles or ideas (what we call “concepts”) that can later be applied to a variety of specific examples. The concept forms a key part of the Big Idea. What a conceptual curriculum focuses on:
Extra benefits at Brookby Brookby School employs a specialist Kapa Haka kaiako. We have a strong focus on the Arts curriculum. Our school choir participates in the ‘Kids for Kids’ concert, and dance groups perform in Showquest. Every second year we stage a ‘whole school’ musical theatre production. An important feature of the school year is Agriculture Day, which takes place at the end of Term 3. This is a time when we celebrate our special environment and the rural community in which we live. Each child is expected to raise and care for an animal (lamb, calf, chicken or goat). They ‘show’ them and participate in all the associated activities. It is a valuable learning experience and a highlight of the year. Our Community:
The partnership of family, whanau and school is a key component in the understanding of progress and the school believes implicitly in the importance of keeping parents informed of their child’s progress and how they can contribute to improved learning outcomes. |
Brookby Intermediate
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Brookby Charter
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