Karakia -
Mihimihi
Whakapapa
The importance of knowing where you connect to and fit in a place.
"Without fluency in my whakapapa and identity, my existence has no depth".
A statement from a year 8 graduate at the time of departing Thames South School in 2017.
ahurea maha - multicultural
Maaori Maps - hapu iwi based Marae
Maaori Maps
Simple classroom phrases:
Whakarongo mai
Whakarongo atu
Me inoi tatou - to start Karakia
Classroom Paepae
Whakatau (children leading it)
kaikarakia - lead the karakia
kaikōrero - the speaker
kaiwaiata - everyone
Tipua - spiritual guardians special creatures eg Ruru specific to your place.
We need to start moving away from the deficit theory (a term used to describe the system's tendency to focus on a student's weaknesses rather strengths)
Roles can be anyone from a Koro to a famous maaori.
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