OrmPS Logo Story

OrmPS Logo Story

The Logo utilises the koru (Māori for “loop”) as it’s foundation shape. This was chosen as it displays the spiral shape based on a new unfurling silver fern frond just as our school begins its journey. It symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. These are all qualities that we want to encourage at Ormiston Primary School.

The circle aspect of our logo represents wholeness, without beginning or end.
The logo begins our story of what is important at Ormiston Primary School.

  • Who: we believe there are four vital groups of people that are necessary for the success of our school. Learners, their families, educators and the community.
  • Where: we welcome many different cultures and ethnicities. We view this as a taonga and it represents the many tribes of the world gathered here at Ormiston Primary. The four koru of the circle symbolise the four winds, Nga Hau E Wha.
  • How: we believe in educating the whole person at Ormiston Primary. Hauora is a Māori philosophy of health unique to New Zealand, which comprises taha tinana (physical), taha hinengaro (emotional), taha whanau (social), and taha wairua (spiritual). These four elements help develop the overall well-being of our learners.
  • Why & What: we have developed Four Learning Principles which are derived from our Vision “Guaranteeing every learner engages in innovative, personalised world-class learning”. Learning is central to everything at Ormiston Primary. The logo is a visual cue and reminds us of these principles. The colours have been chosen to develop a sense of belonging to the Ormiston Community Campus – Primary, Junior College and Senior College. The colours strengthen the meaning of the principles.

The Ormiston Learner believes in, demonstrates and expresses these principles:

  • I am Capable, 
  • I am Connected, 
  • I am Curious, 
  • I am Collaborative.

Vision principles / colours

  • I am Capable, 
  • I am Connected, 
  • I am Curious, 
  • I am Collaborative.

Hauora is a Māori philosophy of health unique to New Zealand. It comprises taha tinana, taha hinengaro, taha whanau, and taha wairua.

  • Taha tinana: physical well-being: the physical body, its growth, development, and ability to move, and ways of caring for it.
  • Taha hinengaro: mental and emotional well-being: coherent thinking processes, acknowledging and expressing thoughts and feelings and responding constructively.
  • Taha whanau: social well-being: family relationships, friendships, and other interpersonal relationships; feelings of belonging, compassion, and caring; and social support.
  • Taha wairua: spiritual well-being: the values and beliefs that determine the way people live, the search for meaning and purpose in life, and personal identity and self-awareness (For some individuals and communities, spiritual well- being is linked to a particular religion; for others, it is not.).

Four winds - the 4 corners of earth.

Expertise from around the world (world class learning)

  • People in our Learning Community: learners, family, learning coaches, community.