A Culture of Care

 
 

Our campus provides a safe, homely, inclusive environment where each girl can feel relaxed, peaceful and secure.

 

Girls live in a family-like ‘cottage’ or flat, with each girl having her own bedroom, which she is encouraged to decorate as she likes.

Staff purposefully promote leisure, fun, relaxation and a sense of ownership for students in their own home space.

The student is at the centre of all our planning with wellbeing prioritised.

 

Key approaches that underpin our culture of care include:

  • A positive approach to teaching positive behaviour for learning (PB4L)

  • A restorative and relational approach to mana enhancing practices

  • Wellbeing initiatives inclusive of self-regulation programmes (e.g. yoga)

  • Growth mindset work / journals

  • Warm, reciprocal relationships that nurture students to reach their potential

  • Student voice and choice driving programmes

  • Positive assertiveness training programmes (e.g. Teen Power)

  • Access to a counsellor

  • Social skills training programmes (Friendship Formula, Time to Talk, Socially Speaking)

  • Opportunities for therapeutic interventions e.g. music therapy, RDA, nature-based walks

  • Nourishing, healthy meals

  • Individual membership to our local swimming pool and fitness centre.

“Attending Salisbury has given meaning to her life that she never had before, and she has goals and aspirations for her own future, which is wonderful to see.”

Whānau

At Salisbury we recognise family and whanau are pivotal partners in our success story. We are skilled at working with families located across New Zealand and pride ourselves on developing positive and trusting relationships where information and knowledge is regularly shared and built upon. All girls at Salisbury have their own e-portfolio (Storypark) – a private space for girls and their families / whanau where photos, snippets, and updates are posted daily. We ensure families and whānau remain connected and cornerstone within the lives of each girl.

Maintaining a close connection with families while the girls are at Salisbury, we continually transfer programmes and routines that are found to be successful.

Salisbury also has a dedicated house on-site where whānau can stay when visiting their daughter.