Ficino School, a philosophically inspired private school in Auckland
New ZealandPrivate school education (Preschool to Year 8)
- WordPress build
- Multi-level information architecture
- Tour booking and enrolment flow
- Kindo and AccessIt integrations
The challenge
Where we started.
Ficino School needed a website that could carry an unusual story to two very different audiences at once. As a philosophically inspired private school running a preschool, primary school, and intermediate across one Mt Eden campus, it had to explain a distinctive educational approach (one built around attention, character, and a blend of the Cambridge Primary Programme and the New Zealand National Curriculum) while still functioning as a practical front door for prospective parents weighing enrolment. The site had to feel calm and considered, reflect the school's values of respect, truthfulness, courage, and responsibility, and guide families clearly from curiosity through to application without losing the warmth that defines the school.
Our approach
What we built.
WitsCode built the site on WordPress with a deep, level-based information architecture that lets each part of the school speak for itself. Top-level sections cover About Us (vision and values, our people, governance, location, affiliations, testimonials), the three school levels (Preschool, Primary, Intermediate), Learning, School Life, and Enrolments, so a visitor can move from the school's philosophy to the daily reality of a school day to the steps for applying. The school's motto, "Rejoice in the Present," and its four pillars of academic excellence, strength of character, power of attention, and service run through the content as an organizing thread.
The enrolment experience is the practical heart of the site. WitsCode laid out a clear five-step application journey, from submission through acknowledgement, selection, formal offer, and acceptance, and paired it with a tour booking tool and a prospectus families can request and download. Around that, the build supports a News and Principal's Messages section, a calendar and term dates, scholarship and fees information, and quick links to everyday resources.
The site also wires in the third-party systems a working school depends on, including the Kindo school shop for online purchases and AccessIt for student library access, alongside Facebook and Instagram links and clear contact and location details for the Mt Eden campus. The build serves enrolled families and prospective parents without compromise.
Outcomes
What followed.
- Presents the school's preschool, primary, and intermediate levels within one coherent, easy to navigate site
- Communicates a distinctive educational philosophy alongside practical day-to-day school information
- Guides prospective parents through a clear, step-by-step enrolment journey with tour booking and prospectus access
- Gives the school a place to publish ongoing news and principal's messages to its community
- Connects everyday tools such as the Kindo shop and AccessIt library directly from the site
Stack
What we used.
- WordPress
- Kindo
- AccessIt
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