Te Reo

“Ko ngā pae tawhiti whāia kia tata, ko ngā pae tata, whakamaua kia tina.”

“The potential for tomorrow depends on what we do today.”

Our Aims: 

• To work alongside expert teachers to extend students who excel in te Reo.  
• Our Kapa haka coordinator, to provide opportunities for the roopu to perform at festivals, powhiri, school events the use of basic te reo Māori, waiata and Tikanga in a range of situations.
• To teach from level 1 of the curriculum and stepping into level 2 as we are able to. Te Reo Māori in English – medium schools. 
• To use Wai Ako to incorporate te Reo into daily use in the classroom as much as possible.   https://www.waiako.com/ 
• To use the approach of tuakana/teina to assist student led learning across the school through Wai Ako. 
• To recognise that teachers too are learners in this process.  
• To ensure that Māori culture is valued in our school and that Māori children succeed as Māori.
• To develop an environment that reflects our culture.

 Understanding that:

1.  Languages are also vehicles of culture. 
2. Through language we can understand and respect the values and culture of people.
3. The belief about the well-being of te reo Māori – that the more we learn and speak it the more it will flourish.