Aspire
Our Vision for Learning
Aspire
Our Vision for Learning
Our Vision for Learning has been developed through extensive input and feedback from our staff, students and parents. Mazenod College is a welcoming, learning community, following Jesus Christ in the footsteps of St Eugene de Mazenod. Working with the Missionary Oblates we seek to inspire both ourselves and others to 'Learn what we are in the eyes of God'.
Our Vision for Learning has been developed through extensive input and feedback from our staff, students and parents.
Mazenod College is a welcoming, learning community, following Jesus Christ in the footsteps of St Eugene de Mazenod.
Working with the Missionary Oblates we seek to inspire both ourselves and others to 'Learn what we are in the eyes of God'.
Wellbeing
Student voice and agency empowers young people.
Teachers as Leaders of Learning
As teachers at Mazenod we live out our vision when we:
Give students authentic voice in their journey
Nurture the skills for all to be agents of their own wellbeing
Create environments that support respectful relationships
Provide experiences that foster student engagement and belonging
Students as Mindful Learners
Our vision for our students is for them to learn to be:
Reflective
Strength-oriented
Future-ready
Compassionate
Engaged
Responsible
Safe risk takers
Hope-filled
Community
Our community is a safe place where young people grow and understand themselves and their world.
Teachers as Community Leaders
As teachers at Mazenod we live out our vision when we:
Nurture a caring, compassionate and connected learning community
Enable the voices of all to be respected and valued
Provide opportunities that connect to real world learning
Foster collaborative connections to various community groups
Identify ourselves as members of the Charism of the Mazenod community
Students as Community Members
Our vision for our students is for them to learn to be:
Respectful of self and others
Emotionally intelligent and empathetic to the lives of others
Collaborative and encouraging of others
Merciful and compassionate
Socially and civically responsible
Appreciative of their character strengths and how they can contribute to community
Appreciative of their value as representatives of the Charism
Community
Our community is a safe place where young people grow and understand themselves and their world.
Teachers as Community Leaders
As teachers at Mazenod we live out our vision when we:
Nurture a caring, compassionate and connected learning community
Enable the voices of all to be respected and valued
Provide opportunities that connect to real world learning
Foster collaborative connections to various community groups
Identify ourselves as members of the Charism of the Mazenod community
Students as Community Members
Our vision for our students is for them to learn to be:
Respectful of self and others
Emotionally intelligent and empathetic to the lives of others
Collaborative and encouraging of others
Merciful and compassionate
Socially and civically responsible
Appreciative of their character strengths and how they can contribute to community
Appreciative of their value as representatives of the Charism
Stewardship
We are developing young people who are stewards of our faith, culture and environment.
Teachers as Stewards of Our Mission
As teachers at Mazenod we live out our vision when we:
Nurture the Catholic faith identity of the College
Connect the College to the heritage and cultures of those in our community
Care for the vulnerable and marginalised members in collaboration with our community
Care for God’s gifts, particularly the environment in a collective spirit of sustainability
Students as Legacy Builders
Our vision for our students is for them to learn to be:
Engaged in a relationship with Christ
Positively responsive in the celebration of cultural diversity
Respectful and empathetic towards others in a state of graceful action
Proactive decision makers in the care of the environment to ensure sustainability
Active contributors in the culture of the College
Stewardship
We are developing young people who are stewards of our faith, culture and environment.
Teachers as Stewards of Our Mission
As teachers at Mazenod we live out our vision when we:
Nurture the Catholic faith identity of the College
Connect the College to the heritage and cultures of those in our community
Care for the vulnerable and marginalised members in collaboration with our community
Care for God’s gifts, particularly the environment in a collective spirit of sustainability
Students as Legacy Builders
Our vision for our students is for them to learn to be:
Engaged in a relationship with Christ
Positively responsive in the celebration of cultural diversity
Respectful and empathetic towards others in a state of graceful action
Proactive decision makers in the care of the environment to ensure sustainability
Active contributors in the culture of the College
Learning
All people are capable of learning growth. Learning is a lifelong pursuit and an engaged, empowered, challenging process that should engage and empower people to be curious, enterprising, creative and collaborative critical thinkers.
Teachers as Leaders of Learning
As teachers at Mazenod we live out our vision when we:
Develop expertise through ongoing professional learning and growth
Foster growth mindsets
Build positive relationships
Model learning, resilience and adaptability to future demands
Collaborate to build collective efficacy
Meet the diverse needs of students
Develop innovative learning opportunities
Make learning intentions and successes clear
Engage students in creative and collaborative learning
Foster critical thinking
Provide and use feedback to inform learning and teaching
Foster opportunities for student entrepreneurship
Students as Empowered Lifelong Learners
Our vision for our students is for them to learn to be:
Resilient and confident; Emotionally intelligent; Adaptable; Collaborative; Reflective and critical thinkers; Enterprising; Creative; Curious; Inventive; Literate; Numerate; Financially literate; Digitally empowered.
Learning
All people are capable of learning growth. Learning is a lifelong pursuit. Learning is an engaged, empowered, challenging process.
Learning should engage and empower people to be curious, enterprising, creative and collaborative critical thinkers.
Teachers as Leaders of Learning
As teachers at Mazenod we live out our vision when we:
Develop expertise through ongoing professional learning and growth
Foster growth mindsets
Build positive relationships
Model learning, resilience and adaptability to future demands
Collaborate to build collective efficacy
Meet the diverse needs of students
Develop innovative learning opportunities
Make learning intentions and successes clear
Engage students in creative and collaborative learning
Foster critical thinking
Provide and use feedback to inform learning and teaching
Foster opportunities for student entrepreneurship
Students as Empowered Lifelong Learners
Our vision for our students is for them to learn to be:
Resilient and confident
Emotionally intelligent
Adaptable
Collaborative
Reflective and critical thinkers
Enterprising
Creative
Curious
Inventive
Literate
Numerate
Financially literate
Digitally empowered
We believe that all our students are blessed with gifts and talents and at Mazenod we work to teach and learn in a Christ-centred and child-focused community. We are called to develop our students to be future-ready young men who will make a positive contribution to our world.
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