These all started some time ago with the development of the School Vision (Empowering students to care, adapt and succeed with PRIDE), by the school community as a whole.
The PRIDE Values have been embedded within our curriculum and everything we do here at Awhitu.
Students and staff have been developing our PRIDE Matrix, which explains what is expected of each of us within each value, in each school setting. This Matrix provides the basis for our Values lessons each week.
During the design of our PRIDE panels our children identified animals, wildlife, trees and environments that are important to us, and that depict our PRIDE values. These ideas were then passed on to our talented designer Sasha Maya from ‘Sasha Maya Creative’ who has designed our PRIDE panels and school signage.
Below is a description of some of the meanings and the story within our stunning PRIDE panels.
Moving from Panel 1 to 5 they move through from early morning to midday, to dusk, to night.
Each of the panels represent a different part of the Awhitu environment:
Panel 1: The Sea
Panel 2: Awhitu School Pine Forest
Panel 3: New Zealand Bush
Panel 4: The Foreshore and Lighthouse
Panel 5: The Manukau Harbour
The animals were all chosen by the children for their habitation in the environments of the Awhitu area. Some of them also represent the PRIDE values.
There is a Whakataukī used in relation to rare guests.
The epithet 'Te kōtuku rerenga tahi' the white heron of a single flight given to distinguished guests who seldom visited.
Many of the animals have relevant symbolism within Māori Culture.
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