Developing Friendly, Active
and Responsible People

Our Mission

Our mission is:   "Developing friendly, active and responsible people"

Friendly

• Helping people understand, care about and help others
• Helping people to appreciate their worth and have confidence 

Active

• Helping people to look after their health and develop a positive attitude to physical activity
• Helping people lay a foundation for sporting and life skills

Responsible

• Helping people learn to make choices that give joy and happiness in the long term
• Helping people to understand the desirable or undesirable consequences of their actions
• Helping people to love to learn and accept challenges

Vision

Our vision is to:

• Be a recognised leader in the provision of our products and services in Tasmania and nationally
• Develop fresh and innovative approaches of our services, products and programs
• Assist our staff to discover and implement creative and customized programs and services
• Create a vibrant, developing organisation that fosters teamwork, quality management and lifelong learning
• Develop a multi-disciplinary team of staff to increase our scope and further develop our mission
• Help our staff identify and meet their learning needs, in an environment of encouragement and incentive

Unifying Principles

Our 6 Unifying Principles:

1. Respect: 
2. Safety: Safety is at the forefront of our operations
3. Integrity: trustworthiness and a solid character
4. Teamwork: Teamwork making the dream work. 
5. Open Communication: Communication is open and honest
6. Growth and Initiative: the ability to keep growing and learning

Teaching Principles

• Respect: Respect between teacher and student. Humiliating, embarrassing, demeaning or hurtful behaviour is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.
• Keep young people safe: Done through vigilance, awareness and safety training.
• Clearly communicate expectations: Tell the children what you expect of them.
• Catch the children doing things right: Focus on things that have been done right rather than things done wrong.
• Discipline with natural consequences: Discipline through educating children of the natural (unpleasant) consequences of poor decisions, not "punishment".
• Be enthusiastic: It shows you care and inspires others to care.
• Offer daily challenges: Going beyond the perceived limitations is the only way to stretch and grow.
• Offer daily successes: "Sense of accomplishment" is one of the most powerful motivators to "try again when the going gets tough".
• Constant Activity: Children learn by doing, not by sitting or standing in line.
• Creativity, variety and fun: Children learn best when there is an element of fun built into the training environment.
• Caring and Understanding: effort dedicated towards helping children learn, understand and grow.