Celebrating Cultural Diversity

We are lucky enough to live in a highly diverse multi-cultural community and that gives our students opportunities to experiences the traditions of cultures other than their own in an authentic and engaging way. They get to feel a sense of belonging in their own culture and to notice and recognise similarities and differences that are present in other cultures by experiencing and enjoying cultural celebrations. Our recent performance for Chinese New Year as well as the Holi Celebration of colour are great examples of this.

Our School Vision!

We are delighted to share our school vision which aligns with our values and tohu / logo. This is another piece in a process of reviewing our school identity which has been going on for the last 18 months. You can read more about it here.

Haere mai ki a koutou katoa – a warm welcome to Arahoe School.

We are a vibrant and dynamic multicultural school in New Lynn, West Auckland. We like to give our ākonga/students every opportunity to explore, grow and succeed in all areas – not just the core curriculum areas of literacy and maths. We are passionate about science, history, technology and the arts as well as physical pursuits, and our students are given a wonderful variety of contexts in which to find out how to be the best version of themselves. Diversity is welcome here and every student's uniqueness is valued, nurtured and celebrated.

I am lucky enough to work with a team of outstanding educators and support staff, backed by a talented and dedicated School Board.

I look forward to seeing your child, you, and your whānau around our school over your time here.

Ngā mihi nui / warm regards

Louis Heap
Tumuaki / Principal

Coming Up at Arahoe

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