Te Ao Maaori

This is available to any aakonga Maaori. We work alongside whaanau and our rangatahi by utilising Kaupapa Maaori philosophies.

At Te Kura tuarua o Te Kauwhata we have Te Puaawai, our Maaori mentor group that supports all learners to engage in Te Ao Maaori practices. We have four different groups that are determined by each learners positioning in terms of Te Reo Maaori me oona tikanga. Most students self identify where they are placed and we work with them to strengthen their connection to self, whaanau, culture, land and whakapapa. We meet daily from 8.35 to 8.50. Every Monday our tuakana and teina combine for karakia, Pai Maarire and waiata.

 

At Te Kura tuarua o Te Kauwhata we have Te Puaawai, our Maaori mentor group that supports all learners to engage in Te Ao Maaori practices. We have four different groups that are determined by each learners positioning in terms of Te Reo Maaori me oona tikanga. Most students self identify where they are placed and we work with them to strengthen their connection to self, whaanau, culture, land and whakapapa. We meet daily from 8.35 to 8.50. Every Monday our tuakana and teina combine for karakia, Pai Maarire and waiata. 

These are dervied from two whakatauki; 

Our first whakatauki is E kore au e ngaro, he kaakano i ruia mai i Rangiaatea, ‘I shall never be lost, I am a seed sown from Rangiātea. (The metaphorical “seed” represents growth, development, and self-realization).

Our second whakatauaki is, “Kia tupu, kia hua, kia puaawai” (Princess Te Puea Heerangi). 

Our mentoring process begins with our teina and follows our students right through until their senior years. This approach allows us to build robust relationships with our learners and whaanau.