Spring Creek School facilities and benefits
We are open for enrolments for New Entrants to Year 6 children across Marlborough. Situated just 5 minutes from Blenheim, we are a small school that provides BIG opportunities for our children.
We have a strong and involved community. We are part of the Wairau Cluster of 7 schools (Spring Creek School, Grovetown, Tua Marina, Rapaura, Mayfield, Wairau Valley and Blenheim), which combine to provide extensive sporting and cultural experiences.
In addition, we attend all Marlborough School’s District events, giving children the opportunity to develop connections with other children in the district and to extend and challenge themselves.
We are also part of the SWaG small school group (Spring Creek School, Ward, Wairau Valley and Grovetown) who work closely together.
Our school reflects a cross-section of our wider community with a number of cultural groups being represented on our roll. We take pride in our cultural responsiveness and value every student.
Our spacious, grounds offer a magnificent play environment and opportunities for sport and recreation, and our classrooms provide stimulating learning environments for our students.
We have a collaborative classroom space that two classes are situated in. In addition, we have a multipurpose block of two classrooms and a break out space, used as the senior studio hub. Our modern administration block is situated separately, including our office area, principal’s office, conference room, resource area, and staffroom.
The school grounds are semi-rural with an abundance of space. We have an orchard and edible garden on school grounds, tiger turf all-weather court area with markings for multiple sports, a landscaped eating area, pump track, bike/scooter stands, and other hard court surfaces. We also have a popular adventure playground and sandpit. We are currently working on the redevelopment of the outside areas, so watch this space for updates and improvements.
Our traditions
Sharing Hui
Every second Tuesday morning from 9.00 to 9.30 am we come together as a whole school for a Sharing Hui. Classes take turns at presenting the hui in their learning space. We sing, listen to some important notices, give out awards, share learning, and have fun together celebrating the success and achievements of the Spring Creek Students. Parents and whānau are welcome to attend.
Mātauranga Māori Time (Including Kapa Haka)
Each week all children have the opportunity to be involved in Cultural Time. This incorporates many varied cultural opportunities including Kapa Haka, cultural games, weaving, gardening etc. We usually participate in the annual Taiopenga Festival early in Term 4.
A little on our history
Spring Creek School has a long and proud history, opening its doors for the first time in 1873.
