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Te Kooiwi-roa o Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi

The spine of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi refers to a tribal graduate; where each person has a place, each person has a purpose and each person is valued.  Here we are able to tell our stories, honour our tuupuna and build a sustainable future for tamariki mokopuna.

Ngaa moohiotanga o Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi

This term refers to knowledge that belongs to Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi.  Maatauranga is knowledge that comes from outside of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi.

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Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Curriculum Overview

Te Take: Rationale

 

Despite innumerable initiatives since the 1961 Hunn Report, the outcomes in education for Maaori learners continues to lag behind those of non-Maaori.  Many Maaori learners who have succeeded in the schooling system consider that the cost for them was ignorance of their own cultural knowledge and language.  This project provides an opportunity for Maaori and non-Maaori learners to engage within an authentic cultural context that supports the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that are important for the 21st century and for all New Zealanders today.  It positions Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi cultural knowledge in a legitimate space, within the constructs of the formal curricula of New Zealand education.  Furthermore, it paves the way for local knowledge to be recognised and validated within tribal areas.  In acknowledging the body of knowledge and skills important to the successful achievements of learners in education centres, Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi offers a meaningful context for that learning, and will develop Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi pedagogical principles and practices to engage uri within, and outside of, the classroom.

 

This project, sponsored by the Ministry of Education, will contribute to the Ministry’s strategic intent for Maaori learner outcomes:

  • Maaori enjoy and achieve success as Maaori
  • Maaori learners work with others to determine successful learning and education pathways
  • Maaori learners excel and successfully realise their cultural distinctiveness and potential
  • Maaori learners successfully participate in, and contribute to, te ao Maaori
  • Maaori learners gain universal skills and knowledge needed to successfully participate in, and contribute to, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the world

 

For Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, our curriculum will result from a foundation that includes the following whenu (strands) identified in Te Kooiwi-roa o Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Education Framework;

  • Whakapapa (Identity) - all uri know who they are, where they come from and the importance of relationships with others
  • Te Reo (Language) - all uri are linguists of the language of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, English and other languages
  • Koorero o mua (Historic recollection) – all uri have a connection to, and can retell, the stories of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, important ancestors and sites of significance
  • Te Taiao (Environment) – all uri understand their relationship with Ranginui, Papatuuaanuku and their children
  • Maatauranga (Academia) – all uri are able to walk with confidence in both worlds
  • Te Ao Hurihuri (Modern world) – all uri gain the knowledge and skills needed to successfully participate in their changing world

 

Within the scope of these two paradigms is a synergy of priorities that have the potential to transform the learning curriculum for uri of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi.

 

The Ngaa Rauru curriculum will be further developed in collaboration with whaanau, hapuu, Iwi, local koohanga reo, ECE, kura and schools.  Ngaa Rauru will;

  • Identify uri who have expert skills and knowledge to contribute to the project and ongoing development in future years.
  • Seek ways to develop partnerships with groups that operate within the rohe eg. DoC, WITT, STDC.
  • Align with existing mainstream and Maaori-medium curricula.
  • Achieve the aspirations of whaanau, hapuu and Iwi through monitoring and regular review and by tracking progress towards strategic outcomes.

‘Ngaa Rauru continues to explore a range of pathways to improve student and whaanau engagement facilitating co-design immersive technology workshops with rangatahi.  To understand the breadth of work undertaken, read the article linked here.’

Transformative Opportunities

This project supports an opportunity for Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi to transform the present system by increasing iwi influence, authority and autonomy in education within their tribal boundary.  The success of the project relies on the collaborative engagement of whaanau, hapuu, Iwi and education centres within Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi.   This is paramount if Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi uri are to realise their hopes, dreams and aspirations.

In years to come, it is envisaged that Ngaa Rauru will embark on a more responsive model of learning that takes into account the moving realm of technology to connect with our Iwi affiliates across Aotearoa and the globe.