Welcome to swell

In 2007 the eleven schools in the South Wellington primary schools cluster  entered into a partnership with the New Zealand Ministry of Education as part of the 'Extending High Standards Across Schools' initiative. Over four years the cluster will work together on a project to establish the swell network of learning communities as a vehicle for raising the tide of achievement in South Wellington schools. This  website is the collaborative centre for the swell network.

swell project goals

At the end of the project we intend to be an effective network of learning communities, promoting and sustaining the learning of all (children, teachers, whanau) in the SWELL community, with the collective purpose of enhancing the engagement and achievement of students.

In particular we will have …

• Established sustainable systems and procedures for sharing expertise in and amongst schools in the SWELL community; and,
• Established sustainable systems for the collaborative development of expertise by schools in the SWELL community.

Whilst developing the systems and procedures for the SWELL network of learning communities we will have …

• Raised the capability of teachers and students to implement authentic learning;
• Raised the capability of students to manage self;
• Raised the capability of students to participate and contribute; and,
• Reduced the disparity in achievement between high and low achieving students in our schools.

swell network leaders

Mark Potter Berhampore School

Chris Bryant Brooklyn Primary School Director / Facilitator

Barry Schon Houghton Valley School

Perry Rush Island Bay School

Rhys McKinley Newtown School

Karen Hardie Owhiro Bay School

Danae Heinz Ridgway School

Doreen O'Sullivan St Anne's School

Jacinta Simpson St Bernard's Parish School

Alan Fleming St Francis de Sales School

Mike Debney South Wellington Intermediate School

Dean Stanley One of the Original SWELL people

Why swell?

The following video helps explain why the cluster has chosen to establish the swell network. It gives an insight into the project leaders' visions of how the network will function to help raise the tide of achievement in South Wellington schools.
 

Making contact with the swell network

The swell network is administered out of Brooklyn school. To make contact with the swell team you can use the following contact details

Mail:  The swell network, 58 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, Wellington 6021, NZ

Phone:  +64 4 389 6758

Cell:  027 389 6758

Fax:  +64 4 389 6610

Email:  office@brooklynprimary.school.nz

swell network collaborative centre

This  website is the collaborative centre for the swell network. It is divided into three sections.

SWELL network activities:  This section includes the action plan for the swell project and lists the upcoming swell events (more)

SWELL research projects:  This section includes the plans and results of the research undertaken by the swell network (more)

SWELL resources:  This section includes the resources that are generated as a result of swell  network activities and research (more)

  
Where is swell?

The swell network consists of eleven schools in the South Wellington primary schools cluster. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and the South Wellington cluster is located in an around Wellington's south coast.

The cluster is close to the head of Te Ika a Maui (the fish of Maui) and borders the spot where the taniwha Whataitai died when trying to break out of the lake which became Te Whanganui a Tara (Wellington Harbour).

swell Schools

Berhampore School
Address: 105 Britomart Street, Berhampore, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 389 9391
Email: principal@berhampore.school.nz

Brooklyn Primary School
Address: 58 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 389 6758
Email: office@brooklynprimary.school.nz
Web: www.brooklynprimary.school.nz

 
Houghton Valley School
Address: 110 Houghton Bay Road, Houghton Bay, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 939 3318                          
Email: admin@houghton.school.nz
Web: www.houghton.school.nz

Island Bay School
Address: Thames Street. Island Bay, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4  939 3010                       
Email: principal@islandbay.school.nz
Web: www.islandbay.school.nz

Newtown School
Address: Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 389 6667                         
Email: admin@newtown.school.nz
Web: www.newtown.school.nz

Owhiro Bay School
Address: Happy Valley Road, Owhiro Bay, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 383 7189                          
Email: office@owhiro.school.nz

Ridgway School
Address: Mornington Road, Brooklyn, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 939 8771                         
Email: office@ridgway.school.nz
Web: www.ridgway.school.nz

St Anne's School
Address: 14 Daniell Street, Newtown, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 389 3705                        
Email: st.annes@xtra.co.nz

St Bernard's Parish School
Address: 60 Taft Street, Brooklyn, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 389 9377                         
Email: office@stbernards.school.nz
Web: www.stbernards.school.nz

St Francis de Sales School
Address: 11 Mersey Street, Island Bay, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 939 7370                        
Email: sfds@sfds.school.nz

South Wellington Intermediate School
Address: 30 Waripori Street, Newtown, Wellington, NZ
Phone: +64 4 939 9872                        
Email: swis@paradise.net.nz
Web: www.swis.school.nz