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Vision and Values
Our Vision: Learn, grow, love
Our Mission: To create a loving, kind environment where children are empowered to achieve success.
Our Core Values: Respect, Optimism, Wisdom, Determination, Enthusiasm, Love
At Rowde, our vision is to develop happy young people with enquiring minds, a spirit of curiosity, love and respect for themselves, others and the environment so that they will have the skills, resilience and adaptability to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Our Rowde school's Christian ethos, 'Learn-Grow-Love', is underpinned by Jesus’ mustard seed parable: from the smallest seeds grow the greatest shrubs (Mt13v31-32). Valuing our community, together, we embody our vision: “With God’s guidance; sowing the seeds of success; nurturing and inspiring pupils and adults to flourish."
Just like the mustard tree flourishes and grows to hold a valuable position in the garden, we want to see every pupil flourish in their learning, their relationships with others and their personal growth. We aim to give our pupils the best start, preparing them for their secondary education and their role in modern British society.
While the mustard seed is tiny, with soil, water, air and sunlight it grows, becomes strong and attracts the birds to rest amongst its branches. We believe that all of our pupils have the potential to do well, to succeed in their learning and to become a valued member of society, regardless of their starting point. At Rowde C of E Primary Academy, every member of our school community is valued and cherished; both as an individual and for the contribution they make to the school body.
At Rowde C of E Primary Academy, we teach, model and instil our Christian vision and associated values: Respect, Optimism, Wisdom, Determination, Enthusiasm and Love. Recently, we have connected each of our Christian values with a story from the Bible to really bring our values to life for even our youngest pupils. We use these stories, and key messages, in daily life at the school:
- Respect: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
- Optimism: Jesus heals Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:21-43)
- Wisdom: The wise and foolish builders (Matthew 7:24-27)
- Determination: A paralysed man (Mark 2:1-12)
- Enthusiasm: The holy spirit comes at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13)
- Love: Jesus washes his disciples feet (John 13:1–17)
You can read more about the values and the connected passages from the Bible, below.
