The Grey Lynn Way

GLS is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) School. PB4L underpins everything we do. It is interwoven in the values that shape and maintain our school culture.

Grey Lynn School aims to create a safe and happy environment within our school community. This includes a framework and school wide processes that are consistent and coherent and reflect our vision and values known as The Grey Lynn Way. 

The Grey Lynn Way is about ...

• fostering a culture of mutual respect and achieve high expectations for student behaviour and learning 

• a school environment that is positive and supportive

• recognising and celebrating expected behaviours

• teaching expectations for learning and behaviour

• consistency and fairness when responding to inappropriate behaviour

Our system comprises of buttons with each of our values represented by a specific coloured button.

• Positive -Ngākau reka - Yellow 

• Inclusive - Tātou tātou - Orange

• Respectful - He mihi - Green

The Grey Lynn Way looks like ...

• School wide behaviour expectations based on our school values  Positive, Respect, Inclusive

• School wide recognition system - buttons and certificates to acknowledge, encourage, and promote these behaviours across the school

• Staff actively noticing and giving positive feedback to students demonstrating a value and this will sometimes be paired with a button

• School-wide celebration - buttons are placed in the tubes in the atrium. When all tubes are full, we will have a school celebration.

​Restorative Practice 

This practice is part of PB4L and focuses on positive relationships, a culture of care, mutual respect and taking responsibility for your own behaviour. So, when students make mistakes around their behaviour or learning choices in class or in the playground, in most cases, we approach the situation by having conversations and getting students to tell their story, explore the harm, repair the harm and reach an agreement. Sometimes this is with a teacher or with their peers. Below is an example of the restorative script . 

Restorative Script 

1. Tell me what happened.

2. What were you thinking/feeling at the time?

3. What do you think about it now?

4. Who has been affected? How have you been affected?

5. What's needed to make things right?

6. How can we make sure this doesn't happen again?