Clarkville School is a member of the Katote Community of Learning (COL). We are fortunate to join other schools which have been part of the original Katote Cluster:  Kaiapoi Borough, Kaiapoi North, Pegasus, Woodend, St Patricks, Ouruhia, Tuahiwi, Kaiapoi High School and contributing Early Childhood centres. Being part of a COL brings the benefits of collaboration across all schools, making the most of the expertise available. The COL incorporates Early Childhood through to High School, allowing for best practice in transitions for our students.

Success in Katote means...

Inspiring our curriculum practices through -
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• Curiosity & Innovation Learner ownership - Ako
• Strong relationships and pedagogical understanding
• School readiness to learn and implement

Supporting wellbeing through -
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• Respectful Relationships and Communication: valued and listened to
• Being able to collaborate, negotiate and restore
• Learners abilities being developed in a holistic manner
• Connecting and collaboration between staff and services to improve outcomes
• Transitions that support each child’s needs 

Enhancing our social and learning responses through -

• Equity of access to learning opportunities
• Effective and informed school responses and systems
  
• All students making progress
  
• Personalisation and differentiation
  
• Appropriate learning pathways

  
• Behaviour is looked at as a video not a photo

  
• A meaningful partnership between whanau and school


Engaging through culturally inclusive practices

• Inclusiveness through actions, language and environment

  
• An appreciation of different perspectives and valuing contributions
Deliberately strategies to strengthening relationships and connection with families and whānau
  
• Learners have a sense of identity