Our School's Values
Our Mission Statement
At Gardenvale Primary School, our goal as an effective learning community is the achievement of excellence and the fulfilment of potential, in a happy, caring and safe environment. We celebrate our cultural diversity and we strive to actively engage our students in a wide variety of meaningful learning experiences.
Our School Motto
The school motto is "Onward and Upward"
Every member of the school community has a right to fully participate in an educational environment that is safe, supportive and inclusive and the right to be treated with respect and dignity. This is facilitated through a whole school approach based on the latest evidence and the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) Student Engagement and Inclusion Guidelines.
At Gardenvale Primary School we have a mascot called HERRRBY who assists in delivering, instilling and promoting the GPS 'Values' which are; Honesty, Empathy, Respect, Resilience, Responsibility Be Yourself.
In the past, HERRRBY has lead the way in fighting "Cyber Bullying" and encouraging everyone to "Go Green". In 2021, as a result of the current global pandemic, HERRRBY is focussing on "Supporting Everyone" at Gardenvale Primary School.
For a more detailed overview of our values program, please visit the "Our Learning" tab on the HOME page and then click on the WELLBEING link.
Each letter of Herrrby's name stands for the following:
HONESTY
Being truthful to yourself and others
EMPATHY
A sincere attempt to understand someone else’s feelings
RESPECT
Treat everyone as you would like to be treated
RESILIENCE
The ability to bounce back
RESPONSIBILITY
Taking appropriate action when required
BE YOURSELF!
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken"
- Oscar Wilde
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HERRRBY SONG:
Verse 1
Here’s a little song and it won’t take long
You will learn about HERRRBY and how to get along
Take a friend by the hand and together make a stand and say
HERRRBY’s the way…today.
CHORUS
HERRRBY stands for honesty, always tell the truth
E for Empathy means try to stand in someone’s shoes
Be Respectful, be Responsible, Resilient too,
Just be you!!
Be yourself, be yourself, be yourself.
Verse 2
When you’re out at play and a bully comes your way,
Think of this song and you’ll know what to say
Take a friend by the hand and together make a stand and say
Bully Go away
Bully No way
Go Away
CHORUS
HERRRBY stands for honesty, always tell the truth
E for Empathy means stand in someone else’s shoes
Be Respectful, be Responsible, Resilient too,
Just be you!!
Be yourself, be yourself, be yourself.
Be yourself
Be yourself, be yourself