Mount Waverley North Primary School is proud of its co-operative, vibrant, multi-cultural Learning Community. The Parent Community is a highly supportive and valued resource for the school, its staff and its students. We promote a learning environment that engages all students, families and staff in working together as a learning community. The following values are important in achieving this: Teamwork - Working together to solve problems and complete tasks. Respect – Having regard for yourself and others and for the property of others. Relationships – The development of a strong school / family partnership through open communication. This includes the development of partnerships outside the school community which are mutually beneficial. Integrity – Being honest, sincere, fair and true to oneself. Initiative –Responding to opportunities and problems with enterprise, foresight and creativity, with a focus on reaching a solution. We encourage students to partake of water and healthy food between recess and lunch sessions and introduced Tribes in 2009, which is a program that supports our philosophies in Student Welfare and Student Learning. Mount Waverley North Primary School strives to provide a learning environment that facilitates the healthy and whole development of every child so that they have the knowledge, skills and resiliency to be successful in a rapidly changing world. We offer a challenging, meaningful and authentic curriculum in an environment of care, collaboration, enterprise and mutual respect. Mount Waverley North Primary School's motto is 'Knowledge for Life' and its prime focus is to enable its students to achieve success, particularly in numeracy and literacy, develop a strong feeling of confidence and self-worth and develop skills that enable them to contribute positively to society. In addition to our core curriculum, students experience the following extra curricula activities: - A comprehensive arts program, in which children experience both visual and performance arts and are..