Tribes At WPS

Through participation in the Tribes program, students learn a variety of collaboration skills so they can work well with other students in long-term class groups or tribes. Students learning to help each other work on tasks, set goals, solve problems, monitor and assess progress and celebrate each other's achievements.

Wendouree Primary School is a Tribes Learning Community, a caring and safe environment in which kids are encouraged to achieve at their full potential.


Tribes is a step-by-step process to achieve specific learning goals. Students in each classroom adhere to four Tribes agreements:

• Personal Best
• Attentive Listening
• Appreciations, No Put Downs
• Mutual Respect
• The Right To Participate

The purpose of the Tribes process is to assure the healthy development of every child so that each one has the knowledge, skills and resiliency to be successful in a rapidly changing world.

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