Design school from scratch as a self-directed inquiry and discovery center.

Carefully select an inspiring principal.

Principal chooses top-quality staff committed to school’s philosophy.

Use $NZ400,000 establishment grant to provide world-class IT resources.

Plan computers, VCRc and multimedia tools to support learning philosophy.

Set up multiple-intelligence centers to cater to each learning style.

Start de Bono Six Thinking Hats in infant years to build creative skills.

Provide each teacher with a personal laptop computer and Internet link.

Make every learner a teacher.

Build warm personal and multimedia home-school reporting links.

Form business partnerships.

Link with schools around the world, from China to America.

Tahatai Coast Primary School, New Zealand. Papamoa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Highlights summarized from article, What’s So Special About Tahatai Coast? by principal Mark Beach and Raewyn Baldwin-Denton, June 1997; and an author visit to the school, August 1997. Mark Beach’s email address: markb@tahatai.school.nz