OUR MAHU STORIES
WALKING THE TALK
OUR PRIDE VALUES IN ACTION
At Our Place we encourage, model and learn about a set of values that we believe are important for our people.
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If we ALL focus on getting the little things right, the big things will come...
PURSUING EXCELLENCE
Mahuhukiterangi
Challenging.
Excelling.
Belonging.
Our Place.
Take a wander through our website, like our Facebook page;
notice, recognise, take PRIDE and share what's happening around our place with our people.
Albert Einstein reminds us not to judge too harshly:“Everybody is a genius but if you judge a fish by it’s ability to climb a tree it will live it’s whole life believing it is stupid.”
DETERMINATION and RESILIENCE
RELATIONSHIPS
Work hard to make friends with someone you don’t think you have anything in common with.
CURIOSITY + INNOVATION:
speak up and stand up!
How can we be innovative and curious in relationships, particularly around bullying? Mahurangi College proudly supports Pink Shirt Day.
“The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has it’s own reason for existing.” Albert Einstein
Make it a goal this week to show respect for others in the groups, teams and relationships you have with them.
“Be kind, don't judge, and have respect for others. If we can all do this, the world would be a better place. The point is to teach this to the next generation. “
Jasmine Guinness
respect:
show respect for others
RESPECT YOUR RELATIONSHIPS:
RECONNECT WITH A FREIND
"Kia ora e hoa"
"Hi friend" or "thank you friend"
Make it your goal to make a new friend today or reconnect with a friend you haven't seen in a while.
“We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.” Eleanor Roosevelt
“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.”
Carol Burnett
RESPECT for self:
SHOW YOURSELF COMPASSION BUT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS
Take the #TAKE3 challenge - show respect for our environment and ourselves. Pass it on!
“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.”
Jacques Cousteau
RESPECT OUR ENVIRONMENT:
GO LITTER FREE!
What can you do for someone else not expecting anything in return?
This week, find an opportunity to pay it forward to at least two people.
“Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.”
Frank A. Clark
KINDNESS:
PAY IT FORWARD
RESPECT:
PRACTICE LISTENING WITH CARE
We all live such busy lives that we often only listen with one ear, we need to give the time to listen with both ears to others.
‘E rua ōku taringa, kōtahi tōku waha.'
You have two ears for listening and one mouth for talking.
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
Aesop
EMPATHY + KINDNESS:
PRACTICE RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
respect:
GRATITUDE
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. “
William Arthur Ward
Tell someone how grateful you are for the things they do.
respect:
manners
“The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.” Fred Astaire
