APS Learning Ecology

School Values

Students from both classes got together and unpacked the school values. These values are intrinsic to our Learning Ecology, but what do they really mean to us?

Below are the student’s responses. We encourage you to continue the conversation at home in order to help build and strengthen positive relationships between home and school.

Essential Learning Agreement

We have been unpacking our learning goals and expectations. Focussing on the 5 Core values - RESPECT, RELATIONSHIPS, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE & REFLECTION, we designed an Essential Learning Agreement which included statements around the following prompts:

As learners we…

We strive to...

We value…

We believe...

We asked our students to reflect on what these mean and below are their responses:

What do you think? Would you agree? What would you have responded with? We encourage you to discuss with your child these statements.