Welcome to Bluestone School
Principal’s Welcome
Bluestone School was created in 2005 following a district wide Education Review. Timaru West School and Timaru Main School were merged and Year 7 & 8 students returned after the only local intermediate was closed. Bluestone is a decile 5 school with a current roll of around 500 students.
The name Bluestone relates back to when Mount Horrible erupted and it oozed a layer of basalt or bluestone over the local area. This is depicted in a mural painted by senior students.
Both Timaru Main and Timaru West had bluestone featuring in early building designs. Bluestone is now exported from our area and features in many modern buildings and pathways. So it seems appropriate that the current school carries the name of Bluestone to represent the solid foundation on which it is built, and to represent the bringing together of the best of the past with the best of the present.
In the building of Bluestone innovations that benefit and enhance student learning were researched and incorporated in the design. Quality acoustics and soundfield systems enable students to hear clearly. Natural light features. Air conditioning keeps temperatures and air quality at appropriate levels. Sub conscious learning is promoted in students through the placement of a number of features around the school. Exposed panels show the services required to make the school function. A cubic meter of concrete helps students comprehend a difficult concept to young minds. A sundial and directional arrows reinforce understandings of time and place. Rows of pavers across paths at regular intervals introduce distance. The school environment is attractive and purposeful.
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