Expectations
Westland High School operates with four core principles; manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, rangatiratanga and kaitiakitanga. We expect our students and staff to model these at all times in all aspects of school life.
Westland High School Values
Manaakitanga – Uplifting and Empowering Ourselves and Others.
Whanaungatanga – Actively Building and Contributing to Positive Connections with Others.
Rangatiratanga – Developing Leadership with Confidence, Respect, Self Determination and Teamwork.
Kaitiakitanga – Promoting guardianship and preservation of the school values, learning and the environment.
Westland High School Expectations
Manaakitanga: Our aim is that all students and staff treat each other with RESPECT at all times and in all places.
Some examples of how we achieve this are as follows:
- Being polite to each other, students, staff and visitors alike
- Being on time for class and other meetings
- Being prepared for class and other occasions
- Responding to those who are disrespectful in an assertive, non-aggressive manner
- Keeping play in the play areas and out of the corridors and classrooms
Whanaungatanga: Our aim is that all students and staff are RESPONSIBLE for the promotion of our school as a positive place of learning.
Some examples of these behaviours are as follows:
- Being proud of the things we achieve in school and in our lives
- Sharing pride in the achievement of others and acknowledging this in appropriate ways
- Talking to people in the wider community about the positive experiences in the school
- Supporting others to be the best that they can be in academic, social, cultural and all aspects of their being
Rangatiratanga: Our aim is that students and staff RESPECT and SUPPORT the mana and learning of themselves and others.
Some examples of these behaviours are as follows:
- Supporting students to learn and teachers to teach
- Demonstrating tikanga by encouraging others to do the right thing
- Uphold the mana of yourself and others
- Standing up for others and for yourself to be fairly treated
Kaitiakitanga: Our aim is that all students and staff are RESPONSIBLE for the protection and promotion of the school learning environment.
Some examples of these behaviours are as follows:
- Looking after and respecting the classroom/school learning environment and everyone’s right to learn
- Living and promoting the school values within school and the wider community
- Caring for and protecting plants and animals
- Taking action within the school and in the wider community to conserve and nurture the environment
- Disposing of rubbish and waste in safe and appropriate ways