Mission and Core Values

The Mission Statement of the Lutheran Primary School is:

"To provide a caring, Christian environment in which the congregation, teachers, parents and students actively collaborate to ensure every child is provided with the resources and opportunities to reach their potential in spiritual, intellectual, physical, cultural, social and emotional areas of their lives."

Aims:
  1. To help children come to know of Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour.
  2. To provide for each child, a wide range of experience and activities, which will stimulate a continuing interest in learning.
  3. To provide a Christian atmosphere where each child is individually encouraged to develop his or her God given talents.
  4. To promote an atmosphere, in which learning is valued, excellence is encouraged and honest effort is recognised and praised regardless of academic capabilities.

The School’s Mission Statement stresses the need to provide a caring Christian environment in which teachers, parents and students actively collaborate to ensure that every child is provided with a range of opportunities so that they can reach their potential in spiritual, physical, cultural, social and emotional aspects of their lives.

The School is committed to providing a complete but distinctive education, and to express this in loving service to others. Thus, the School seeks to prepare its students for a life of service in the family, in their vocation, in their church and in their community.

Students are encouraged to develop an active living faith, a commitment to a life of service to others and a positive self-concept as well as to fulfil their physical, spiritual and creative potential and expand their individual talents. It is anticipated that they will learn self-discipline and how to achieve effective relationships.

Our Core Values

A Christ Centred School
Because Lutheran Primary School Wagga Wagga is a Christian school owned and operated by Bethlehem Lutheran Congregation we share in the mission of the Christian church expressed by our Lord in John 20:21; "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you;" Matthew 28:19, "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit;" and Mark 16:15, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation." Our foremost desire, therefore, is to make and keep the mission of Jesus Christ central in all aspects of every school activity, both inside and outside the classroom. Our aim is to help people grow and go in Christ.

A Christian Community
Everyone associated with our school - students, staff and families - is God’s creation and therefore equally precious. This essential truth is expressed in our school via our intention to live as a microcosm of the Gospel: a worshipping community where all involved with the school both share and experience God’s forgiveness in Christ; and where the contribution of each person is encouraged, valued and appreciated. Our aim is a school characterised by genuine Christian community; a school permeated by Jesus Christ and his love.

Servants and Service
Through practice of the Christian model of servant leadership (Matthew 20:26-28) our school endeavours to prepare and equip students and others for the good of the greater community in which they are to take their place and use their God given gifts in service to others to the hour and praise of God.

Excellence in Education
Our school is committed to academic excellence. We are also committed to planning and providing a broad curriculum, which will contribute to the development of each student’s uniqueness and cater for a wide range of abilities including giftedness. We also strive to support our staff through appropriate remuneration, favourable working conditions and opportunities for training and professional development.

Facilities and Resources
Our aim of achieving excellence extends to the facilities and resources our school provides, within the means available, for the entire school.

Our core values and beliefs permeate all School activities. These core values are founded on the centrality of the Gospel, the worth of the individual and the importance of relationships, service to others, the pursuit of excellence, respect for the environment and a sense of community.