Innovative Learning Environments
Our school is an Innovative Learning Environment (ILE). We want to be designers of learning within an ecosystem that includes both the activity and the outcomes of the learning.
Whakatauki: “Tangata ako ana i te whare, te turanga ki te marae, tae ana” which translates to “a person who is taught at home (habitat) will stand collected on the Marae (school)”. Each of our learning spaces is a ‘habitat’. A habitat is a space and a place for our people (learners) and learning. Each Habitat is furnished with the learners in mind and we believe that all the space belongs to the learners. We provide a range of different furniture to do this. For some learners, this may mean a traditional table and chair but for others, it may be a standing table, a stool, a kneeler table, a floor cushion or the floor itself.
Each of our Habitats has 4 niches:
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- MakerSpace; a creation zone, to learn either collaboratively or independently
- MySpace; a quiet, contemplative, reflective space to do independent learning
- MediaSpace; a space to create content, practice, perform and explore
- MeetingSpace; a place to carry out learning conversations with others, focused-shared collaborative learning
These four niches are purpose built but remain flexible so they may be used in other ways.
A place to:
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- Live, learn and grow
- Belong
- Make connections
- Be curious
- Be collaborative
- Build capabilities
