New vision for Woy Woy

Woy Woy Public School's new vision is: "Challenge and support every student to achieve their personal best".

The vision statement was decided after a number of surveys and interaction with the school community were undertaken.

"Parents, teachers, students and class groups gave very clear and workable feedback on what our school vision should contain and be about," said principal Ms Ona Buckley.

"The task of formulating a vision for our school was made easier by everyone's terrific response.

"When looking at how the results panned out from the surveys, it was easy to spot the main themes that everyone considered important.

"The Vision team's job was then to come up with a statement that embedded what everyone articulated.

"A vision statement underpins the school's purpose and educational goals for the children in its care.

"A vision statement should be short and snappy but explicit in its intent," said Ms Buckley.

"This statement was seen to include all the elements that everyone expressed as important to be part of a vision statement.

"For a student to achieve their personal best they need an environment that is both challenging and supportive.

"It is challenging in that they are encouraged to strive and aspire, that they receive a quality education in an environment where they feel confident and self secure and supported so that they develop positive relationships and feel happy and safe to take risks in their learning and be exposed to a diverse range of opportunities."

Newsletter, 28 Nov 2011 Ona Buckley, Woy Woy Public School