Through Albany Junior High School and the Albany Learning

Pathway

From the launch pad into flight!

No bad North Shore schools – some better but all great

Albany Junior High School is both different and one of

the best

Why?

Your child will be actively encouraged to ‘find their element; academic, creative, physical, entrepreneurial, leadership etc.

Your child will feel safer, more secure, have a

sense of belonging and connection. We are more

‘invested’.

Personalised student achievement is our top priority

– including access to the highest levels beyond

AJHS

Your child will be developed into a leader! Through

PRIDE values and a balance of, “me, we, them, it”.

The main points…

What is the difference at Albany Junior

High?

• 2 years – change – low investment, effect of changing

schools = -0.34

• One of many

• Little personal tutoring

• Low investment in pastoral care

• Y 9 & 10 – the forgotten years

• Years 7 – 10 – no 13 year olds with 18 year old role models

• Normative transition to ASHS

• 4 years emotional investment in your child

• School within a school system

• PRIDE

What is the difference at Albany Junior

High?

• Team building camp each year

• Liggins Institute link for science

• Interaction with primary schools, Senior High and Massey

University

• Community projects

• Academies for like minds – Business, Sports, Music,

Leadership

• Digital connection – BYOSD, Google Classroom,

international collaboration

• International exchanges: China; Japan; France, Cairns, etc.

PRIDE

• Participation

• Respect

• Integrity

• Diligence

• Empathy

• Focus on Teaching & Learning

• Evidence-based practice for learning and achievement

• Evidence-based teaching and monitoring

• Assessment, analysis, and intervention – enrichment, enhancement, or extension

• 5 weekly monitoring

• Secondary level specialist teachers for maths (Y7+) and science (Y8+). Then options.

• College level+ facilities – labs, food tech, sports, PAC, etc.

• NCEA credits in Y10

• Business Academy, entrepreneurialism

• Financial literacy – lead school

• Live parental access to data and reports

• Graduated system of self management

• Goal setting for every child

• Whanau time – each day with the same tutor teacher for 20 minutes - used to formulate learning pathways

• Assessment is done for individuals and they are taught to act on those assessments

• Specialist teachers in all curriculum areas

• Flipped classrooms

• Parents kept informed at all times

• A wide range of experiences before having to pick

career-track options

• Element days

• Careers days

• Links with outside agencies and professionals -

‘give it a go’

• Equity of opportunities whether scientific, arts,

literature, mathematics, dance, sports, music, etc.

• We are a Leadership School – a focus

• (7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens)

• Leadership of self and/or others

• Whanau system - 4 times the opportunities

• Yrs. 9 & 10 especially are not the forgotten classes but are our leaders

• Supporters of leadership training e.g., Young Leaders Day

• Leader visits (careers day)

Highest NCEA results on the shore – we will let them explain for themselves

AJHS Principal

Stephen Kendall-Jones

principal@ajhs.school.nz

Mob: 021-554-640

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