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Rebecca Smye-Rumsby
Design . Technology . Project Teacher
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Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership
Demonstrate commitment to tangata whenuatanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Actively learning and aiming to integrate kupu into learning contexts. aiming to correctly pronounce learners' names . supporting students in practising the Waiata . learning Maori songs and actions . reinforcing cultural expectations such as addressing students sitting on tables . creating opportunities for learners to express their culture and identity within a range of contexts . attending events that include Maori learners and celebrate Maori culture.
Practice
Examples
'Understand and acknowledge the histories, heritages, languages and cultures of partners to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.'
Taonga Pūoro Workshop
This included:
-Support and advice for implementing taonga pūoro unit standards
-Assessment support materials
-An opportunity to make and play taonga pūoro
-Opportunities to talk with taonga pūoro Whakaruruhau
-Information about pathways to NCEA and the Ngā Toi qualification
'Practise and develop the use of te reo and tikanga Māori.'
-Attending Maori celebrations and participating in Powhiri
-Creating opportunities for learners to explore their heritage within their SPINs and MODULES
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