Quotes from Students about the  School Values

We asked some CNPS students to describe the school values and what they mean to them. We have posted these on the school website. They are lovely.

Trust

 “Respect looks like teachers trusting students to move throughout the campus themselves and bringing equipment. Trust is built over time by looking after things and keeping them safe. Being trustworthy includes not breaking trust once you’ve built it. We build trust at CNPS by acting responsibly and showing respect for all students, teachers and staff.”

Archer and Grace

Resilience

"Resilience looks like when something gets hard, you don’t stop doing it. If you hurt yourself, don’t give up, get help from friends or a yard duty teacher. If someone finds a task hard, they keep trying until they find the answer. Ignore negative thoughts and think positively like “keep trying your best.” Our growth mindset can help us be resilient by trying our best to stay positive and not thinking anything’s too hard, keep trying.”

James and Nina

Respect

"Respect looks like respecting people’s property by looking after things if they let you borrow them. We at CNPS look after each other if we get hurt. We say our Acknowledgement of Country in the mornings to pay respect to Indigenous Elders past, present and future. Respect means to take of yourself, other people and living and non-living things. Respect looks like caring and putting things back where they belong.”

Pip and Claude

Inclusion

"Inclusion looks like letting people join your games, coming up to people and asking if they’re OK when they’re sad. At Carlton North, we include everyone even if they look different to us. We take care of the land, the trees and the animals like Bunjil, as well as the Earth like the Wurundjeri People.  We remember the people who died in wars. We close our eyes, make a picture in our head and wear our badges and poppies.”

Charlie and Winnie