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Vision and Values

 
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Where Children and Families Grow Together

Each day we are inspired by children. 

We’re inspired to do our best to contribute to a better future. We focus on taking care of our precious natural resources, and nurturing the potential of our future leaders. We stay at the forefront of innovation and research, to make sure all that we offer is the best it can be.

Children are at the heart of everything we do.

Every decision we make puts children first, touching every part of centre life, including: 

  • The design and resourcing of our centres

  • The creativity and care we put in to the execution of our curriculum

  • The close, genuine relationships we have with families

  • Our passion for play

  • The respect and love we have for our wonderful staff 

  • Our commitment to sustainable practises

  • The tasty, nutritious food we serve every day

 
 

Together We Thrive

 
 

We aim to foster a thriving ecosystem with our whanau and the wider community. We believe there is strength in community, and in the sharing of time, ideas and connection.

‘Nothing Without Joy’ – Loris Malaguzzi

Everything we do is infused with joy. When we have fun, our children have fun, and a happy brain is a receptive brain. New Shoots centres are exciting, vibrant and constantly providing joyful moments for everyone who walks through our doors. 

 
 
 

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If you care about the environment, you’ve no doubt wondered ‘how can I teach my children to do the same?’. The best way to inspire children to look after our precious resources is to lead by example. Forget about educating them on the dreary details, instead focus on how you’re helping our environment thrive. We know life’s busy and often ‘easy’ wins over ‘what’s eco’, which is why we believe making little changes is the way forward (and more sustainable in the long run). Head over to our blog to read more.
Such a fantastic idea from the Kauri Room at New Shoots Hobsonville: "The idea of the toy swap came from our wonderful teacher Keren. We have been talking about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink. During a mat time conversation on the term 'reduce' Keren mentioned how our toys are something that we could reduce. To really care for what we have. And also that if we did not want the ones we have that they could be treasured by someone else. So the idea of the swap was formed. This week we will swap them. The children are so excited, both with what they have shared and what they can see in the box."
If you’ve been past New Shoots Pakuranga recently, you might have noticed some changes. The café is no longer there, and we’ve transformed the area into a new pre-school space, with an exciting outdoor learning programme. The children in this space closely connect with Papatūānuku in a 3 day a week outdoor “bush kindy” programme called Tane Mahuta. The other 2 days are spent doing meaningful, environmental project based learning back in the centre. Read more about the programme on our blog (link in our bio)
Spring is here, and the promise of sunny days ahead inspires us to get outside. It might look like a simple walk, play at the park, inspection of some rocks or a pause by the duck ponds but being outdoors provides our children with so much more than what we see as adults. Click on the link input profile to read our latest blog post on getting outdoors.