Kā Puananī o Te Reo

One Day te reo Māori School of

Excellence

Selection Process of Students

Expression of interest

Application form

Language proficiency assessment

Contributing Schools

Meeting held with Principals of Dunedin schools

Negotiation of collective resource support

Agreement to “travel” Ka Puanani around the contributing schools

E noho ana Ka Puanani i raro i te manaakitanga o ngā Kura Auraki

Matauranga TūhāhāAn Indigenous Knowledge Base

Ngā Kete

Whanaungatanga

Whakapapa

Mana Tangata

Te Reo Rangatira

Te Ao

Te Tiriti Ngā Atua

He Marautanga

Draws on the pedagogical content of indigenous Māori curricula, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and combines this with second language teaching techniques and approaches e.g. Kura ReoPractices traditonal pedagogiesEncapsulates whakapapa, waiata, whakatauākī, kīwaha, karakia as traditional contextsDraws on the knowledge content from specifically Ngai Tahu stories and knowledge – Te Kete o RakaihautuLanguage content generally at an equivalent and higher than 200 level university study

Uniqueness of Ka Puanani

• Acknowledges that whānau are the first teachers and life long teachers of their children – He aha te mea nui o te ao, he tangata, he tangata

• Embraces co-construction and collaboration as an important element of the teaching and learning cycle – Kotahitanga, Mahi Tahi

• Acknowledges Te taha tane and Te taha wahine as important elements for balance

• Allows students to experience the ethos of multiple schools and communities