Mission Statements

We are leading school improvement ....
.... doing what students ask for, not just what the teachers want.

We are modelling and promoting student-led activities ....
.... showing we can run projects and getting others to join in.

We are creating deliberate discontinuities to break assumptions .... 
.... NOT doing what people expect – doing different things to shake them up!

We are dealing with entrenched mentality ....
.... getting people out of their ruts, out of their comfort zones.

We are identifying “what good looks like” and sharing the findings ....
.... doing classroom observations and student consultations and telling others what works.

We are promoting community cohesion ....
.... bringing different groups of people together to enjoy themselves.

We are creating a climate of purpose and intention ....
.... WE MEAN BUSINESS! .... WE CAN DO IT!

We are enabling imitation of desirable behaviours ....
.... getting students to copy the good things, NOT the bad things.

We are building capacity through increased participation ....
.... encouraging more and more people to join in, to make more happen, quicker.

We are developing a shared language for learning ....
.... telling teachers how we learn best and what we need to do well.