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In a world when the messaging to girls is so subtle, especially in this age of digital media, our messages from school must be clear.
Our Saint Kentigern values programme taught through Chapel, Christian education and homeroom is extremely effective at ensuring that the girls have clear guidelines and high expectations.
Your daughters are the future.
After 28 years I am still working in education because I believe that teaching is so purposeful. I drive to work every day feeling like I can make a difference. I enjoy seeing the great progress made by students; the delight on their faces when they have a ‘light bulb’ moment. As teachers, we are the role models and certainly this is a responsibility that I take seriously. I believe in mutual respect. It is important that the girls respect each other and their teacher. It is of equal importance that as teachers we also show respect to the students. It is hard to believe that this is my 14th year as a Principal. Saint Kentigern Girls’ School is my third principalship. Each school and each community was quite different. I am able to use the wisdom of this considerable experience to guide our school to make considered curriculum decisions for the future. Respect, integrity, service, excellence and love. These are the values of Saint Kentigern that we are passing on to our girls. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, ‘What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us’.
Ms Juliet Small
Girls' School Principal
Ms Juliet Small has been Principal of Saint Kentigern Girls’ School since 2016 and in that time has strengthened and grown the culture and status of the Girls’ School as an Independent, Presbyterian primary school in Auckland New Zealand, offering a premium education for girls in Years 1-8 (Ages 5 to 12).
Ms Small has a wealth of teaching and school leadership experience. She has taught across all age groups, from new entrants to intermediate level at schools in London, England and Hamilton, Invercargill and Auckland, New Zealand. She has been a Principal for 17 years and as such she has demonstrated her ability to articulate her vision, be a collaborative leader and resource strategically to deliver quality teaching and learning. She has a track record of strong student achievement results, and recruiting and retaining confident, capable staff.