Vision
Parnell District School pupils will be confident and active participants in gaining knowledge and skills, and knowing and valuing:

• Who they are
• Others and how they relate to them
• The world, their place and role in it
• Continuous learning
• Critical Thinking

Learning programmes will be designed to promote:
Knowledge.

• Critical literacy and numeracy

• Artistic literacy
• Historical and current perspectives and issues
• Bi-culturalism and Multi-culturalism
• Self knowledge
• Scientific and Technological knowledge

Skills.

• Communication
• Social – cooperation, conflict resolution / mediation, independence
• Problem solving
• Critical thinking
• Goal and objective setting and self-evaluation
• Physical
• Action learning
• Artistic

The staff
will be role models, leading and working with children using:
Personal qualities:

• Humour and positiveness
• Integrity and honesty
• Emotional warmth
• Enthusiasm

Professional qualities:

• Commitment to continuous review and improvement of practice
• Collegiality
• Accountability
• Social and educational vision

Teaching skills and knowledge:

• Classroom and pupil management
• Best practice pedagogy
• Reinforcement and feedback

Attitudes and values.
The Parnell District School and Community believe in these core values and seek to have them taught and modelled in the daily life of the school:

• Empathy, care and respect for others, communities and the environment
• Appreciation and valuing of other cultures
• Courtesy
• Honesty
• Confidence and willingness to take appropriate risks
• Responsibility
• Desire to learn
• Perseverance
• Valuing and fostering of each others differences and passions