Our Promise
To our children, we promise to:
Provide a safe, secure and supportive learning environment.
Value you for who you are, catering for your different passions, needs and interests.
Listen to you and give you daily opportunities to share your ideas and shape your experiences at school.
Help you to bounce back when you are feeling down.
Model the sorts of behaviour we hope to see you display.
Provide an inspiring and beautiful environment in which to learn.
Have fun…. lots of fun!
And to laugh with you every day!
To our families, we promise to:
Make you feel welcome and make your children’s experiences at school visible and knowable.
Create opportunities for you to connect with others and to contribute to the Highfield’s community in meaningful ways throughout the year.
Recognise you as your child’s first and most important teachers.
Communicate regularly and respectfully.
Love your child and celebrate the unique gift they are to our school community.
To our staff, we promise to:
Honour the gifts you bring to the community by ensuring your working environment is characterised by respect, kindness, professionalism and safety.
Sustain a friendly and professional culture throughout the school that is founded on excellence, collaboration and resists competitive approaches.
Provide opportunities for staff to influence the shape of the school’s future.
Provide on-going access to high quality professional learning opportunities.
Ensure the staff room is stocked with coffee, tea and treats as needed!
To the future, we promise to:
Recognise the children (from our youngest to our oldest) as citizens who have potential to powerfully shape the culture around them.
Support our students to think beyond themselves and consider the future from multiple perspectives.
Be open to change and willing to continually question what is the best approach for our students as individuals and as a group.
Continually re-examine our philosophy and practice to ensure it stands as a guard over our hopes and dreams.
Think and act sustainably and model sustainable practices in our school community to encourage others to do the same.