The majority of our international students do not speak English when they arrive at Ashburton. These factors present us with challenges that are met with great success. In addition to a dedicated principal, staff, and willing students, Ashburton Elementary School is supported by an active, interested, and committed parent community. Academics are our primary focus at Ashburton Elementary School tempered with learning other lifelong values. Established to help stress the qualities of being Successful, Helpful, Imaginative, Neighborly, and Enthusiastic, it is a program to recognize students who contribute to our school community in a positive manner.
Students also participate in peer mediation and are trained to serve as Peacemakers.
Student Council involves students in all grades with the leadership from our fifth grade students. One aspect of Ashburton that makes us unique is a schoolwide ownership of and commitment to technology. We have a 29 station Macintosh computer lab and a Macintosh computer in each classroom, including the reading, resource, ESOL, and art rooms. The Media Center Research Hub has 10 computer workstations. All classes, including our preschool, are scheduled for time in the computer lab.