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What is a parent teacher conference?

Grounded in the work of Carol Dweck, Ph.D., student-led parent teacher conferences support the development of a growth mindset, or the student’s love of learning and the development of resilience needed for “great accomplishment.” These conversations between students, parents and teachers focus on student strengths, areas of opportunity and goals.

What is the Academy of the Sacred Heart?

The Academy of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic, independent school that offers students the opportunity to learn and grow in a safe and happy environment. Our preschool through eighth grade program focuses on building strong academic skills while fostering independent learning and communication.

Impact Projects

Our response to the key competencies with the New Zealand Curriculum document. Students are required to develop a project based on their own strength and passions.

Tutorials

We recognise the need for every student to have an adult who knows them well, and who can get to know the families well. We talk about the ‘holy trinity’ – Family / Student / Tutor relationship, and how important these are to ‘educationally powerful connections and relationships’ that will make a difference for the students.

Become the expert you need to be

We describe the subjects as “Specialist” subjects because this is the time in the week when the students are taught explicitly the skills, knowledge and dispositions required to function fully in the specialist discipline areas. e.g. How do you investigate as a Mathematician or an artist? How do you become a scientist?

News and Events

Albany Senior High School School Newsletter Nurture. Inspire. Empower. PPTA PUM – early finish this Thursday Kia ora e te whānau, Just an FYI