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Warrington School/About
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Warrington
- Warrington is a small semi-rural seaside village that sits on the edge of Blueskin Bay
- It has the pristine white sands of Warrington Beach a child's stroll from the school and an easy 20 minute drive from central Dunedin
- The school has 50+ pupils, five teachers and a supportive community
- The school has developed good links with the local Playcentre, surf life saving club and neighbouring schools
School Philosophy
- Warrington School has the "Well Being" of all, as the key to its strategic management systems
- Warrington School's unofficial logo 'WWW or OOO' equates to Warrington Well-being Way/Te Ara Oraka O Okahau
- The Warrington Well-being Way is also the name of the main pathway entering the school
- Pupils are encouraged to care for themselves, for others and the environment through an envirethical curriculum
- The School prides itself on being child centred and family friendly
- The School community through the Board of Trustees supports the teachers in their continual development of using child focussed and current educational pedagogy that is developed from free thinking
- Warrington School encourages children to enjoy their childhood, ask questions of their world, seek their own answers and to have freedom to learn
Programmes
Three diverse multi-level classrooms cater to all children:
- The junior class provides lots of structure, places an emphasis on children becoming literate and numerate through creative teaching approaches
- The middle school children begin to take more responsibility for their own learning through directed programmes of work
- The senior pupils are aiming to become independent learners using various strategies to gain understanding and knowledge of the wider world
