Good learners at Waihi College are characterized as confident, positive, motivated, reliable, resourceful, enterprising, and resilient. They are connected members of the community who are actively involved, participate, contribute, and are lifelong learners who are critical and creative thinkers seeking and creating knowledge. Students identified good learners as those who listen, know information, read, work hard, do research, keep books tidy, ask questions, are good listeners, behave well, are determined and cooperative, and get good marks. Teachers responsibilities include ensuring students listen, keep books tidy, and develop the characteristics of good learners.

1. What does it mean to be a
good learner at Waihi College?
What are the characteristics of students who are good learners?

3. Confident
Positive
MotivatedReliable
Resourceful
Enterprising
Resilient
Connected
Relates Well Effective
Members of Community
Citizens
Actively Involved
Participates Contributes
Lifelong Learners
Literate & Numerate Critical & Creative Thinkers
Seekers/Users/Creators of Knowledge Decision Makers

4. What words do you think the
students will use for identifying
good learners at Waihi College?
What are our responsibilities at teachers for this?

5. The Students Said…
Listening.
Knowing stuff.
Listen.
Read
Work.
Research.
Read.
Tidy Books.
Ask Questions.
Good Listener.
No back chat.
Listening.
Determination.
Good Knowledge.
Well Behaved.
Cooperative.
Determination.
Good Marks.

6. The Teachers Said…
Listening.
Tidy Books.