St Bede’s College Fide et Opere Through the Bedean Learning Environment... “We are all encouraged to reach our potential through our faith and by our actions while knowing we are valued, safe and supported”. Welcome Welcome to St Bede’s College. Established over 100 years ago the College exists to educate young men in Catholic, Marist traditions with Jesus Christ at its centre. I want you to Both our College motto, Fide et Opere, St Bede’s College has a strong wider by faith and by work, and our College by- community where organisations like be the best line “I want you to be the best possible its Foundation, Old Boys and PTA play possible version version of the person God created you to important roles in supporting the College. be” encapsulate the founding purpose of of the person Our rich history and tradition provide our College. an excellent foundation to embrace God created With this in mind we offer opportunities the challenges of the modern era and you to be. to develop and educate the whole prepare our boys to be Catholic leaders person, acknowledging that each wherever life takes them. - Fr Cormac Hoban SM student is unique in God’s eyes. Students are encouraged to embrace these opportunities and try new activities. St Bede’s College Prospectus - 1 Catholic Special Character Offering our boys the opportunity to boy in the College participates in. of Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist develop a life-long relationship with God Weekly opportunities to pray together and Confirmation. is essential to us as a Catholic College. include a Three Minute Rosary at Families are central to our faith break, Wednesday and Friday morning Faith is a part of our everyday life and community and are warmly welcome Mass, Friday Benediction and Sunday the boys are encouraged to live out to join us for our five College Masses Boarding Mass. their faith through the sacraments, held throughout the year. prayer and service to the community. An annual Sacramental Programme Boys are guided to realise that their This is supported by the Religious offers students the opportunity to God-given talents are to be developed Education programme which every prepare for and receive the sacraments for the life-long service of others. 2 - St Bede’s College Prospectus God loves each of us As if there were only one of us - St Augustine St Bede’s College Prospectus - 3 Growing Young Men St Bede’s College has a proud tradition of developing well-rounded young men of faith; many of whom have gone on to be leaders in their respective fields across New Zealand and the world. We have deliberate focus on educating the whole person through high quality pastoral and guidance systems, servant leadership programmes and positive psychology frameworks. Pastoral and Guidance (Mana Tāne teacher) role is to advocate Houses add to the pastoral support and St Bede’s prides itself on the for their students and in doing so, coach sense of community at St Bede’s through personalised care and support our them by getting to know them, caring creating opportunities for our seniors to students receive as they develop into about them and listening to them. Each mentor and model expectations to our young men of faith and action. Through Kaiako will move with their students as junior students through the Tuakana Teina communication with our staff, students they transition through the College. programme. and community we identified that more The Mana Tane programme is part of Transition ways were needed to teach and promote the College five-year strategic plan. The From the time our young men enter soft skills, to engage with, and develop focus is that every student will be able the College through to their departure deeper trusting connections with our to identify someone at school who cares as an Old Boy, careful consideration akonga (students) and provide support about them. and guidance around careers education is given at each key stage to ensure and pathways through school. The Mana House System transitions are as smooth as possible. Tāne (Growing Young Men) programme There is no better example of our school New entrant orientation and Tuakana was created to respond to this. culture than the competitive spirit and Teina programmes ensure new boys to pride the boys show to each of their St Bede’s feel welcomed and valued as Each boy is placed into a horizontal houses whether it be Benedict, Colin, Bedeans from their very first day. As our Mana Tāne group of 12-16 boys that Mannix, McCarthy or Redwood. As well young men make their way through the forms the foundation of their pastoral as competing across traditional events College, ongoing goal setting, mentoring care, academic mentoring and such as Athletics and Swimming, our and careers programmes engage and engagement with home. The Kaiako inspire them to be the best they can be. 4 - St Bede’s College Prospectus Student Leadership Service to Others a school wide effort dedicated to raising We take great pride in developing Through all aspects of the College money for young people living with Catholic leaders of the future within our our young men’s talents are fostered cancer. It had three components - the Marist tradition. Leadership opportunities and developed for the lifelong service CanTeen Concert, the Home Team and are provided across all levels of the to others. As well as daily teaching the Run For A Life runners - providing College as we create an environment and reinforcement within our learning everyone in the College the chance where students are supported to lead community our students are active in to be involved and raising many of and learn about themselves whilst the wider community through a range thousands of dollars over the years. they develop into leaders of our wider of social justice and service projects This was a marathon effort and a tough community. that make a difference to the lives of one which unfortunately due to new others. This is evident with our bi-annual Our Student Leaders foster the Catholic regulations, we are unable to continue run for CanTeen, our Student Volunteer spirit in our school and strive to make our in its current format. However, we will be organisation, World Challenge and our school a better place for those who follow continuing our support for CanTeen and Year 10 community service days. them whilst embedding the traditions and are reviewing the way in which we do values of those who have been before. CanTeen that, so we can continue to involve our whole school community and collectively Our students are privileged to have - Chosen Charity of St Bede’s College raise funds for this worthwhile charity. access to the Marist Youth Leader and Traditionally St Bede’s College has been Young Marist Neighbours programmes a major supporter of CanTeen running which supplement school leadership and a fundraising campaign for many years mentoring programmes. called ‘Run For A Life’. The campaign was St Bede’s College Prospectus - 5 Teaching & Learning Our vision is to create Catholic Marist • Embed - Senior students embed their • Promote innovation, thinking, problem leaders of the future who serve with previous learning and experiences solving and collaboration. a catholic heart, mind and hands. Our in courses that align to their specific • Foster self-regulation, awareness and teaching and learning programmes interests and future pathways. agency. are an important component of this. • Draw on and share the expertise and Programmes are designed to ensure Junior School resources of the local and global each boy engages with, and receives Students in collaboration with staff and communities including our Kahui Ako a holistic education that reflects their whanau design a course that reflects and Marian College. individual needs, interests, hopes and their interests, aspirations and next • Inspire young men to live by faith and aspirations. steps in learning through the selection of different learning packages from each by work. At St Bede’s the learning pathway is curriculum area. This allows students broken down into three broad concepts: to experience a robust and balanced Year 11-13 Students are encouraged and supported • Inspire - Courses are designed to curriculum whilst having the ability to to follow a personalised learning inspire a love of learning in different follow their passions and interests within pathway that builds on their strengths curriculum areas. In essence we each area. as we prepare them for a successful are trying to light a fire in students - Learning packages are designed to transition into the National Certificate of catch them, get them and keep them inspire a student’s love of learning Educational Achievement (NCEA) and engaged in learning. in context driven thematic learning their respective future pathway as a St • Explore - Having had the option to packages that: Bede’s old boy. select a range of learning packages • Culturally respond to the needs, hopes in Years 9 and 10, Year 11-12 students We are fortunate to have facilities that are and aspirations of each young man. begin to explore areas of interest in designed to support the development more depth as they look to specialise. • Capture the interests, imagination and of our Catholic leaders of the future. Our curiosity of each young man. teachers are subject specialists with a 6 - St Bede’s College Prospectus deep understanding of boys’ education who facilitate learning within a community that is continually evolving to meet the needs of each young man. Specific course information can be found on our College website. E-Learning St Bede’s is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) school where technology is blended into daily learning to enhance the teaching and learning process.