Our Past
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Horizon School began as Mahurangi Christian School, which
-began in the minds of a group of homeschoolers in 1990 who decided there was a need for Mahurangi Christian School to be founded -was started by Robert Steedman who was the founder of Otamatea Christian School in Maungatoroto. -had, in 1991, 16 students under the leadership of head teacher, Maryanne Curry -began with one class in the Snells Beach Baptist Church building and one under the back of the building -was officially opened on June 5 1992, with 22 students on the roll and the numbers increased in the next 2 years to about 40, all using the A.C.E. curriculum -continued to use the A.C.E. curriculum in 1993 under the principalship of Vic Burrows -began using the Interact Curriculum under Jenny Begg, who was the principal in 1994-1996 -became an integrated school in 1995, under the guidance and proprietorship of the Mahurangi Baptist Charitable Trust All trust members were members of the NZ Baptist Union. -saw Ian Hawes as principal for a short time in 1996, followed by Pam Havill as acting principal until a permanent principal, Paul Monahan was appointed later in 1997. Paul would lead the school for 13 years. -had as many as 60 children attending from families involved with Lifeway College, a live-in community that was established next door in 1997 -grew in roll steadily to a peak of about 120 in 2006. At this time Mahurangi Christian School was the only school on the Mahurangi Peninsula. -built a new classroom in 1998, and between 2002 – 2006 saw various additions such as a toilet block, a library, 4 new classrooms, and improvements to the playground and field. -employed Helen Pearson as principal in 2011 |
Our Present and Future
Our school is in an exciting period of change and growth.
The following are some of the changes our school is undergoing in the next few months and years:
-change of proprietorship (ownership) from Snells Beach Baptist Church to KingsWay Trust/NZ Christian Proprietor Trust (2015)
-change of name from Mahurangi Christian School to Horizon School (2015)
-change of mission from Living life to the full as agents of God’s love to Loving Life, Living Faith, Looking Forward (2015)
-rebranding with new logo, signage, letterheads, prospectus etc (2015)
-new, updated website (2015)
-significant marketing budget being spent (2015)
-increase in land and facilities (2015) from Baptist church auditorium and classrooms to large and modern auditorium and multiple classrooms and offices and sports fields to grow into in coming years (purchased 2015 to begin use in 2016)
-make an application for change of class from Year 0-8 to Year 0-13 (2016)
-significant population growth in local area: investigate the opportunity for growth (2015-2025)
-a 20 year plan is developed for property for 500-600 student school (2015)
-significant roll growth is anticipated (2016-)
Our Future
Our area is growing and fast!
- AK Council projects Warkworth population will grown by 400%
- Snells Beach and Mahurangi Peninsula are set to double populations.
A New College is needed!
- Our only local secondary school is already at over 100% of its capacity.
- Travelling outside the area is the only current way to have choice in secondary education.
To cater to our rapidly growing area:
NEW COLLEGE IN THE PLANNING
More information available here
The following are some of the changes our school is undergoing in the next few months and years:
-change of proprietorship (ownership) from Snells Beach Baptist Church to KingsWay Trust/NZ Christian Proprietor Trust (2015)
-change of name from Mahurangi Christian School to Horizon School (2015)
-change of mission from Living life to the full as agents of God’s love to Loving Life, Living Faith, Looking Forward (2015)
-rebranding with new logo, signage, letterheads, prospectus etc (2015)
-new, updated website (2015)
-significant marketing budget being spent (2015)
-increase in land and facilities (2015) from Baptist church auditorium and classrooms to large and modern auditorium and multiple classrooms and offices and sports fields to grow into in coming years (purchased 2015 to begin use in 2016)
-make an application for change of class from Year 0-8 to Year 0-13 (2016)
-significant population growth in local area: investigate the opportunity for growth (2015-2025)
-a 20 year plan is developed for property for 500-600 student school (2015)
-significant roll growth is anticipated (2016-)
Our Future
Our area is growing and fast!
- AK Council projects Warkworth population will grown by 400%
- Snells Beach and Mahurangi Peninsula are set to double populations.
A New College is needed!
- Our only local secondary school is already at over 100% of its capacity.
- Travelling outside the area is the only current way to have choice in secondary education.
To cater to our rapidly growing area:
NEW COLLEGE IN THE PLANNING
More information available here