From the Principal
From the Principal
Kia ora koutou. I want to personally welcome you to Ōtūmoetai College!
At our school you will find a learning environment that will enable you to achieve your personal best in your academic studies, the arts, and any and every sporting or cultural pursuit.
Our teaching and learning programmes are based on the fact that the future will not mirror the past.
That is why we offer a dynamic blend of traditional and future-focused learning. You will engage in real world experiences and challenging situations designed to expand your thinking, question what you know, and spark your curiosity to keep learning.
Paulo Freire reminds us that “Education does not change the world. Education changes people. People change the world.”
In this spirit, we create a variety of learning contexts that support you to become a powerful thinker and learner, equipped not only with knowledge, but with the capacity to make a difference.
Everything we say and do is grounded in our school values:
We stand strong, strive for personal excellence, work together and
show respect for ourselves and others
We also embrace diversity, nurture resilience and foster meaningful relationships.
Here, you will learn to critique and construct new ways of knowing and being, thinking and doing, both independently and alongside others, within school and beyond.
Hei konā mai.
Russell Gordon
Principal