What is The Literasaurus?

'The Literasaurus' is an initiative created and maintained by teachers and learners as part of the Te Roopu Pourewa Community of Learning in Auckland's eastern suburbs.  Currently, our roopu consists of four full primary schools: Kohimarama School, Orakei School, St Thomas’s School and Stonefields School.  These serve as feeder schools for Selwyn College and, as such, Selwyn is deeply invested in promoting a cohesive community with shared understandings and ideals.

Through the shared expertise of the community, 'The Literasaurus' aims to exemplify curriculum progressions and thereby support learner agency.  By comparing and contrasting their own learning against moderated examples, students will be able to more easily recognise where their own gaps lie and set goals accordingly.  Approved resources allow students to take control of their own learning and work towards achieving goals independently or collaboratively.


The Te Roopu Vision Statement

The vision of Te Roopu Pourewa is to create a community of learners in which we work together to build the capacity of each individual to become a confident and passionate life-long learner who will enjoy success and fulfilment in learning and life. This will involve embedding strong relationships between the schools in our roopu and with our parents and whanau so that as each learner progresses through Years 1-13 their personal talents and competencies are developed in a manner that enables them to see their next steps and choose their future pathways.

This means learners who:  pursue personal excellence  are reflective and resilient  value diversity and inclusiveness  are respectful and collaborative  are connected and communicate effectively  demonstrate leadership and contribute positively to their communities