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We are fairly treated and celebrate our victories and uniqueness in our learning. We have a variety of cultures and languages, and we go out of our comfort zone to achieve and give everything a go. We have a variety of learning opportunities that anyone can join like Tournament Of Minds, SWAT, Enviro, Science and Math clubs.

We have a series of test's to show our progress throughout the year. We take pride in our learning as well as helping younger children learn new things. Every body picks up life long skills like leadership and new responsibilities. We make many mistakes along the way of our learning journey, and the learning pit. But we always learn from them and try not to do it again.

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Opportunities - Long Bay College prides itself in offering as many courses and extracurricular activities as possible. Through a wide range of academic, social, sport, technical, and arts opportunities, we help students experience and find what they truly enjoy.

Community Contribution - Both between schools and inside our own school, we aim to work together as a collective. There is a quote that says "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts". This means that by working together effectively, we can achieve much more than what we would as individuals.

Communication - We strive to be able to talk to anybody else in our community with confidence. Year 9 students should feel comfortable talking to senior students, and by doing so they learn from people who have experience. Seniors talking to juniors will also gain new insight into the future of their school, and hear from the people who look up to them.

Innovation - Every day, we are looking for new ways to do things, and improve our school. There is always more than one way to go about solving a problem, and by doing it in a way you might not suspect, discoveries can be made which change school life for the better.

Aspiration - Through our motto: "Confidence with creativity", we bring the future into our vision, laying down pathways for students which they can aspire to. The opportunities that Long Bay College provides are what shows students what they have the power to be.

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We have a strong focus on the Key Competencies and have high expectations on everyone to do their best in their learning and behaviour. We aim to have a growth mindset. We are encouraged to get out of our 'comfort zones' and try new things. We believe in ourselves and take pride in everything we do.
We offer a wide range of sporting, cultural and Arts experiences. We love to compete, but have a strong sense of fair play.
We have a strong sense of community, and have regular whole school events where children from all year groups do activities together.
Developing leadership is a strong theme at our school. By Year 6 students take responsibility for running lunchtime clubs and activities for younger students.
We are an inclusive school . We have students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, and we value our differences as well as our similarities.

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We are a culturally diverse community. We celebrate our differences as well as our uniqueness.
o  We are Powerful Learners because we challenge ourselves in our learning. We can talk about what we know and where we need to go next to move our learning on.

o  We are Risk Takers because we try new things even when we find them difficult at first. We understand the importance of the ‘learning pit’ and how it helps us move our learning on.

o  We are Innovators because we think about different ways to solve problems and come up with different solutions.

o  We are Decision Makers because we make cool choices, have a growth mindset and are not afraid to make mistakes.

o  We are Explorers because we are curious about the world around us and are not afraid to ask questions.

Values important to us include: respect, integrity, resilience, perseverance and potential

We have versatile learning spaces, which are flexible according to our needs and different learning styles.

We encourage healthy competition and understand the importance of good sportsmanship.

Our school provides opportunities for leadership and encourages our students to take on roles of responsibility. We do this through choosing house captains, student leaders, road patrol monitors, activators and wet day monitors. Our senior children are expected to be excellent role models for the younger children, supporting them where needed. We foster a tuakana- teina relationship in our students.

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Torbay Primary                       Learner Powers                Reflective, Resilient, Innovative, Curious, Collaborative Every student uses these powers in a valuable way. These are part of our school culture-who we are and how we learn.                                            CARE Values                Commitment, Aroha, Respect and Responsibility, Excellence. These  create a standard that all the kids look up to.                             Environment                                   We are very proud of our grounds because everybody collaborates to help look after them. Students especially love the library, reading container and the pool.      Learning spaces                            We have joint learning spaces - two classes and two teachers in senior classes and we are waiting on the builder for the  junior classes.                                      Sport                                   Everybody has an opportunity to be in a Torbay sports team.    

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Torbay Primary                       Learner Powers                Reflective, Resilient, Innovative, Curious, Collaborative Every student uses these powers in a valuable way. These are part of our school culture-who we are and how we learn.                                            CARE Values                Commitment, Aroha, Respect and Responsibility, Excellence. These  create a standard that all the kids look up to.                             Environment                                   We are very proud of our grounds because everybody collaborates to help look after them. Students especially love the library, reading container and the pool.      Learning spaces                            We have joint learning spaces - two classes and two teachers in senior classes and we are waiting on the builder for the  junior classes.                                      Sport                                   Everybody has an opportunity to be in a Torbay sports team.    

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From our Teachers… What makes LBP special/unique? Long Bay Primary is warm, welcoming, open and community focused. Supportive staff who work as a team and a great sense of humour. It is a school keen on including its community with the direction and growth of the school. We value parent voice and...

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1. Doers not Sayers, We achieve instead of saying and not doing.
2. Open space learning, We have open classes, so people of all ages can work together collaboratively.
3. Self Motivated, We don't let others put us down and keep going.
4. Perseveres, We don't let things get in the way of our learning.
5. Multi cultural, We have a wide variety of students from all around the world.
6. Competitive, We are fair players, although we do love a good challenge.
7. Badges are awarded to show achievements from the students, which could lead to a well earned award