In the end, school culture isn’t made by mission statements, strategic plans, programs, or structural changes. School culture is built on behaviors, one action or interaction at a time. It’s what people consistently do that shapes the culture. #edchat #FutureDriven

Get excited team.... 🎉🎉 Educamp Wai is back... Date is locked in for Saturday 15th September - mark it in your calendar to make sure you are able to attend this awesome day of learning! #EducampWai #Educamp

Earthquake recovery devices. DPS kids learning to be critical thinkers with mBots. Core Beliefs. Inquiry Learning.

#EducampWAI website up and running! If you are keen on an awesome day of professional learning for a small koha....check it out! SIGN UP HERE #https://educampwai.blogspot.com/p/sig.html

Maker Learning. Teachers trailing new ideas...learners benefiting from exploring new materials. Gareth Sinton

Design Thinking session with Laura McBain. #designthinking. Ideate with 'yes and' not 'yes but'

Shadow a student challenge. Really understanding your learners experience of school. Design thinking with Laura McBain

Making and Critical Thinking in action during a wet lunch time today. By learners have choice in their making and effective teaching around the core beliefs this self driven application is possible. DPS_Maker

We need to be responsive to their needs...like their ability to be risk takers....and the play environment will help identify these.

Chapter Chat is driving maker learning that involves a lot of fun, stretches learners and comes with high expectations. #makingatdps

Great community event with Nathan Wallis this evening at DPS. Developing pro social behaviours through providing safety, validation and cognitive training.

Not long until #EducampWai. Sign up here!!! Lots of great learning up for grabs... not to mention; pizza, beer and prizes...get involved! Wai ED Palmy ED Welly ED educampwai.blogspot.com/p/sig.html?m=1

Students completing their final practice for their student led conference workshop. Looking forward to #connectinspirelearn tomorrow! Gareth Sinton @TrudySears10

DPS students out today giving back to our neighbours. Learning to be great citizens.

When learning is Hard Fun we are seeing great outcomes. Makey Makey, Scratch and student choice driving our core belief learning today.

Great to see our teachers showing our students that they are learners too. Scooter safety at DPS.

Students problem solving about lost property which lead to creative thinking. Critical Thinking and Creativity working together. Douglas Park School

Thanks markherringnz👨‍💻 and @Cyclonenz for a great Apple NZ Educators call last Thursday. It was awesome to connect with other Apple educators and come away with this nice prize. Thanks team!

Great day, full of learning. Thanks to #educampWAI breakout facilitators - appreciated your efforts. #educampwai

Enjoyed having Taradale School in to visit today. Always good having to explain thinking, direction and purpose of our school's decisions.