PictureLiz Rhodes - Principal

Principal's Welcome​

​Welcome to Brooklyn School. We are an urban full primary school (Year 0-8) situated up on the hill in the heart of Wellington. We are proud to be able to share our wonderful school with you. We are a supportive school community committed to ensuring that all children in our care experience the very best start to their schooling career.  

Our mission statement captures our approach to learning: Mauria te taki - Take Up the Challenge – “We will promote life-long learning and enable all our students to reach their full potential by providing high quality teaching and learning opportunities; relevant learning experiences; a safe and supportive learning environment; and fostering positive attitudes to learning”.
 
It is our goal to nurture children for their unique strengths and talents at Brooklyn School. We approach students believing that 'one size does not fit all' and we aim to meet individual learning needs. This approach can be seen in everything we do whether it is how we teach in classrooms, the opportunities children have to learn in a wide range of learning opportunities, extension/enrichment for gifted and talented pupils and strong remedial programmes for those needing targeted support, or parent run club/teams and electives.   

As a community we value strong partnerships with our stakeholders. At Brooklyn School you can expect to find a warm welcome and sense of belonging. At Brooklyn School we believe in ‘taking up the challenge’ and we are proud of the staff who constantly challenge themselves to provide the best possible learning for our students. They are professional, talented, reflective and caring.

Brooklyn School children are enthusiastic, funny, sensitive, caring, smart and talented. We are excited each day by their potential and are committed to do everything we can to ensure it flourishes. We invite you to enjoy our website and visit us soon.  

Liz Rhodes 
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Principal

Liz Rhodes

Associate Principals

Clint Brandon 
Margaret Zlatkov

Office Management

Fiona Lowndes - Office Manager 
Joanne Goulin - Accounts Manager

Tui Teaching Staff
Years 0-2

Room 1   Margaret Zlatkov - Associate Principal
Room 2  Brigid Wylie
Room 3  Carla Macleod
Room 4  Karen Overell - Syndicate Leader
               Alice McCullagh
Room 5  Danny Johanson

Kiwi Teaching Staff
Years 3-4 

​Room 14   Victoria Sharp
Room 15   Isabella Wicks
Room 16   Hannah Steel - Syndicate Leader
​Room 18   Ee Huey Lim

Takahe Teaching Staff
Years 5-6

Room 6   Liz Blackwell - Syndicate Leader
Room 7   Hilary Lintott
Room 8   Debra Burson
Room 13  Glen Burdon

Moa Teaching Staff
Years 7-8

Room 9   Jess Twidle
Room 10  Jo Wheeler - Syndicate Leader
Room 11   Kathryn Harris
​Room 12  Kurt Norton

Other Teaching Staff

Jane Beagley - Teacher/Librarian
Mel Beirne - Learning Support 
Kirsty Parun - Teacher Release
Mary Urquhart-Hay - Teacher Release/Tui Literacy Support
Matthew Breach - Teacher Release/Te Reo specialist

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