Geraldine Kindergarten

Geraldine Kindergarten is proud to demonstrate:

• an environment that is well-resourced, attractive, and fun while offering opportunities for children to work together, solving problems and adding complexity to their learning
• an innovative teaching team who are national leaders in using technology in Early Childhood Education
• 100 % trained qualified and registered teachers
• positive and exciting programmes ‘that are developed specifically for the age group of the session to challenge and stimulate the children’
• a focus on positive aspects of children’s behaviour through encouragement and reinforcement
• clear and consistent boundaries and support of children to understand these
• the encouragement of children to take responsibility in caring for themselves, the environment, other children, and adults

Mission

Children and whanau develop mindful learning through Whanaungatanga/relationships.

Vision

Habits of Mind in a bicultural context enables successful learning for our children and community

Looks like

• collaborative, innovative, articulate, and confident children
• teaching that is responsive to individual learning styles
• children who have strategies for mindfulness
• a learning community sharing learning locally, nationally and globally

Guiding principles

• use habits of mind in a bicultural context
• challenge the norm, be innovative and creative
• create a culture of excellence
• be leaders at the front of change
• manaakitanga