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Bruce McLaren Intermediate School students are nurtured by a culture of respect, providing a quality and comprehensive education promoting growth and development in the academic, cultural, social, physical and emotional dimensions, in conjunction with the home and community.
Bruce McLaren Intermediate School enables students to find their dreams and continues to set them on the path to achievement and personal excellence.
Ko te Tamaiti te Putake o te Kaupapa: The child – the Heart of the Matter. The student is at the centre, nurtured within the internal influences of the McLaren Way and the School Values. The incorporated external influences are the National Curriculum learning areas and the key competencies.
The Board of Bruce McLaren Intermediate School recognises that the school it represents draws students from a community that is multi-cultural and diverse.
The Board, therefore, views as appropriate the incorporation of strategies that enable students from multi-cultural backgrounds to gain the most from their educational experience at Bruce McLaren Intermediate School.
The Board also recognises the unique place of Maori within New Zealand society and therefore deems it appropriate that each student will be offered programmes in Tikanga Maori and aspects of Te Reo Maori in accordance with Ka Hikitia. The Board would consider carefully requests for instruction in Te Reo and support families/whanau in exploring these possibilities.
The Board acknowledged the school community request for a Samoan bilingual class and in accordance with the Pasifika Education Plan, Bruce McLaren Intermediate School offers a Samoan Identity, Language & Culture (ILC) class – Ola Finafinau.
The school’s values programme is taught throughout a students’ two years at Bruce McLaren Intermediate School. Students learn about the 5C’s and ensure they are in ‘the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing’.
School core values are the 5C’s:
Care – Manaaki
Courtesy – Atawhai
Co-operation – Mahi Tahi
Commitment – Manawanui
Common Sense – Atamai
With the embedding of the school’s values, the McLaren Way is evident and is displayed through student and staff actions:
The McLAREN WAY – to do something well we need to possess:
M otivation … Kia Kaha – consistent, hardworking, driven, desire to learn
C uriosity … Whakamatemate – inspired, inquisitive, risk taker, pākiki
L eadership … Mana tangata – supportive, willing, encouraging, positive
A chievement … Tutuki – significant improvement, high standards
R esponsibility … Tūtika – ownership of one’s learning, responsive
E ngagement … Hiwa – focused, attentive, committed, connected
N ever give up … Kia maia – perseverance, determined, a growth mindset attitude is imperative
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