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SCHOOL OPEN DAYS Welcome to Avonside Girls’ High School I am proud to be the Principal of Avonside Girls’ High School,Te Kura Kohine o Ōtākaro. At Avonside we are passionate about empowering you to be a future leader, and preparing you to go out into the world able to flourish with a strong sense of identity and purpose. “Ka mua, ka muri” – by knowing who we are we can look forward I welcome you to come and be part of Avonside, to be a leader of tomorrow. Our vision is for you to walk through our doors and to feel you belong, strong in your identity and what you bring to the school. At Avonside you will be challenged to achieve personal excellence in your learning and to develop a voice that is empowered to lead our society now and in the future. More than ever, I believe that young wāhine need a strong single sex environment in which to flourish. We provide a values led school culture that supports you to belong, connect, have courage, lead and to achieve your full potential. At Avonside we want you to aim high in your academic achievement and career aspirations. Our teaching is tailored to your needs, and we have experienced teams to support your emotional wellbeing. At Avonside we have a passionate, knowledgeable and committed group of teachers who care about all their students’ success in learning and about their wellbeing. Our focus is on building strong relationships and teaching with high expectations. Our poutama of values, Te whare mauri ora, are a way of being in our school for staff and students. We want our students to leave our school strong in their identity, connecting well with others, having high acacdemic aspirations and to be leaders. A strong pastoral and hauora team, as well as your ako teacher, are here to support you. We look forward to welcoming you into our modern facilities with the most up to date technology for learning. You will have the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of cultural, arts, sports, and service groups and to lead our school in these areas. Our beautiful gymnasiums and theatres allow us to offer you outstanding facilities to support these opportunities. You will flourish here at Avonside and have an exciting future ahead of you. Catherine Law, Tumuaki / Principal <strong>The</strong> Christian Education Network Working together for the good of students and families has been a successful recipe for Christian Integrated Schools in Christchurch. <strong>The</strong> Christian Education Network has been in existence for over ten years. Aidanfield Christian School, Emmanuel Christian School, Hillview Christian School, and Middleton Grange School decided in 2005 that there was much to be gained by working together cooperatively. <strong>The</strong>y recognised opportunities to share successful teaching practice, curriculum development initiatives across a wide spectrum of school operations as well as cooperatively strengthening their special Christian Character. <strong>The</strong>y recognised that their ability to serve students and families was greatly enhanced by working together Thursday <strong>April</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2024</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 23 in a close and trusting relationship. <strong>The</strong> success of the network has seen other schools wanting to join in. Early in the piece Rangiora New Life School became part of the network. <strong>The</strong> schools joined together to support the genesis of Ashburton Christian School and also culminated in with the opening of Rolleston Christian School in 2015. <strong>The</strong> schools have developed interlocking enrolment schemes which assists in providing transparent pathways in Christian education from new entrant through to Year 13. A further strength has been a cooperative engagement with the Ministry of Education who have been pivotal in assisting the network’s successful development. Hillview Christian School Yr 1–10 Open Days: 7 & 9 May p: 332 6923 e: office@hillview.school.nz w: www.hillview.school.nz Middleton Grange School Yr 1–13 Open Days: 21 & 23 May p: 348 9826 e: office@middleton.school.nz w: www.middleton.school.nz Emmanuel Christian School Yr 1–10 Open Days: Viewing by appointment p: 359 3595 e: office@emmanuelchristian.school.nz w: www.emmanuelchristian.school.nz Aidanfield Christian School Yr 1–10 Open Days: Viewing by appointment p: 338 8153 e: enrol@aidanfield.school.nz w: www.aidanfield.school.nz Yr 1–8 Open Days: Viewing by appointment p: 550 2653 e: office@rcs.school.nz w: www.rollestonchristian.school.nz Rangiora New Life School Yr 1–13 Open Day: 28 May p: 313 6332 e: admin@rnls.school.nz w: www.rnls.school.nz A network of non denominational Christian Schools offering limited places in 2025 • High quality affordable Christian education • Qualified teachers who are committed Christians • High standards of academic achievement and behaviour • Co-educational and State Integrated • New Zealand Curriculum delivered from a Biblical perspective • Christian virtues modelled and encouraged • Strong partnership and shared vision between home and school for God’s calling on the life of the child • Pathways for pupils from Aidanfield, Emmanuel, Hillview and Rolleston to Middleton Grange School at Senior College level
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