Riverview Primary School, Kerikeri

Bible in Schools

Helping your child make good life choices, Bible in Schools uses the traditional Bible stories to reinforce the basic  Christian values being taught at Riverview School. The importance of H.E.A.R.T.W.I.S.E (Honesty, Excellence, Aroha, Respect, Tolerance, Whanau, Inquiry, Sustainability, and Effort) and related attributes are illustrated in some form in each halfhour lesson. Programmes include issues of reliability & trustworthiness, standing up for truth, self-discipline & self-control, doing one’s best, consideration of others with caring & compassion, unselfishness, general respect & good manners, respect for rules, and understanding and acceptance of cultural differences. 

The NZ Curriculum also places a value on the spiritual dimension and development of spiritual well being. Our voluntary teachers acknowledge and respect the variety of experience and beliefs represented by the children and their families, so they will present knowledge of the Christian faith without any expectation of commitment, as an aid to the development of the students’ own beliefs and values. 

The Churches Education Commission (CEC) oversees the programme, and is recognised and endorsed by the Ministry of Education and the School Trustees Association. All lessons include some reading and writing and, sometimes, mathematical codes and puzzles. The children also enjoy singing! 

For more information, call into the school office, or phone Heather Hackett, convenor, on 09 4077265