Our Vision

Vision

All students of Abbotsford Primary School will be kind local citizens and caring global thinkers.

Mission

Abbotsford Primary School’s mission is to offer a world-class, holistic, Chinese/English bilingual education that is informed by global best practice and tailor-made for Abbotsford’s local context.

Objectives

As a bilingual school with a multicultural makeup, Abbotsford Primary School endeavours to:

Equip students with the capabilities to navigate seamlessly across linguistic and socio-cultural borders (“Learning about diversity”)
Empower students to be leaders of their own learning (“Diversity in learning”)
Inspire students to build and maintain global connections (“Globally informed”)
Instil a culture of empathy and mutual respect for all students to embrace their unique identity (“Locally rooted”)

These objectives together form the two mottos that underpin the work we do:

“Diversity in learning; Learning about diversity” “多元学习 ‧ 学习多元”
“Globally informed; locally rooted” “世界接轨 ‧ 在地深根”

Values

“Learning about diversity”

学习多元

“Diversity in learning”

多元学习

“Globally informed”

世界接轨

Curiosity

好奇

Challenge

挑战

“Locally rooted”

在地深根

Connectedness

连结

Care

关怀

Why are these values important for achieving our vision and mission?

Curiosity is the key driver of global citizenship, as it opens our mind and heart to the endless possibilities of this world.
Seeing learning as an enjoyable challenge motivates us to step out of our own comfort zone and tackle difficult skills (like Chinese!)
A strong sense of connectedness helps us to feel we belong and that we are all responsible for our school community.
Caring for all members of the school community ensures that Abbotsford Primary School remains a vibrant, safe and inclusive environment for learning.

Curiosity means:

Regarding differences as opportunities to understand new perspectives
Being open-minded and not making assumptions about how the world ‘should’ work

Challenge means:

Embracing every opportunity to grow, even when it seems difficult
Comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today

Connectedness means:

Being inclusive of others in the school community, valuing each other’s backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
Showing responsibility for the school community and contributing in your own way

Care means:

Treating others the way you want to be treated
Going the extra mile to provide equitable access and giving a helping hand to those in need

Strategic Development

School Strategic Plan

To find out our vision and values for the past four years and how we have worked to achieve the vision, please see 2017 - 2020 School Strategic Plan.