Nau mai, haere mai, and welcome to Māngere Bridge Kindergarten!

Ko Tainui te Waka

Ko Te Pane o Mataoho te Maunga

Ko Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa te Moana

Ko Te Waiohua te Iwi

Ko Te Piriti o Māngere te kura kohungahunga

Freedom to learn – At Māngere Bridge Kindergarten we celebrate the freedom to explore and discover through creativity and wonder. Our environment encourages tamariki to test ideas, to innovate, to problem find and problem solve. We value tamariki learning through risk and challenge, having the opportunity to lead, ask questions and take ownership of their learning. Our mahi as Kaiako is powered by the curious minds of our tamariki and their growing working theories of the world around them.

Learning on the farm – Ambury Farm is just over the back fence, and is where we have ‘Kindergarten at the farm’ every Monday. There, we embrace all the opportunities the experience brings, connecting us with taiao, making links to our community and learning about sustainability and the importance of manaaki whenua.

We’re an Enviroschool – As an Enviroschool, our commitment to care for our whenua is embedded in our practice and curriculum. We are conscious of the well-being of Papatūānuku, and work collectively to make active changes, and think how we can create a better future for our whenua therefore a better future for our tamariki.

Ready for school – We have great relationships with our local Kura, and through our own research have developed a strong transition programme that supports our tamariki and whānau.

We celebrate the beauty of diversity and appreciate that each tamaiti have their own unique kete of knowledge that we can learn and grow from as a community.

If this sounds like you and your whānau, and would like to experience the Kindergarten difference, get in touch and pop by for a visit!