What matters to us....

You do – our children, families, staff.  You are the very essence of who we are, our Summerfield family.

Our Values

Connection, Learning,

Respect, Kindness,

and Culture

Our Vision and Values

Our focus is to empower our people to be rich in their identity/culture.

To nurture them to develop relationships, underpinned by trust, respect, empathy and resilience.

To inspire and challenge them to have a natural love of learning, that will be their foundation for life.

 

CONNECTION – WHANAUNGATANGA

Establishing reciprocal relationships. To develop a sense of identity, belonging, authenticity and gratitude.

LEARNING – AKO

Our programme balances structured learning and play. We inspire, challenge, extend, empower and support, in an intentional and creative way.

 

 

KINDNESS – MANAAKITANGA

To experience and demonstrate aroha (love), empathy, compassion, trust and wellbeing.

CULTURE – AHUREA

To know our culture and who we are.  To celebrate our heritage. To embrace diversity

RESPECT – WHAKAUTE

To respect people, places and things, including each other and our environment.