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Te Whare Wānanga

Te Whare Wānanga. (HOUSE OF LEARNING). What is a Whare W ä nanga?.

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Te Whare Wānanga

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  1. Te WhareWānanga (HOUSE OF LEARNING)

  2. What is a Whare Wänanga? • According to the 1989 Education Act, a Wänanga is characterised by teaching and research that maintains, advances, and disseminates knowledge; develops intellectual independence and assists the application of knowledge regarding ahuatanga Mäori (Mäori tradition) in accordance with tikanga Mäori (Mäori custom). • There are currently three official Wänanga institutions in Aotearoa: (The University of Waikato, or Te Whare Wänanga o Waikato, is considered a University and not strictly a Wänanga). Te wänanga o Awanuiärangi, Te wänanga o Raukawa, and Te wänanga o Aotearoa.

  3. Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiarangi What does it offer? • There are 6 different schools within the Te Wänanga O Awanuiarangi, these include Undergraduate, Graduate, Iwi Development, Research Centre, eWänanga – Centre for creative teaching and learning, and Ataarangi. These offer various types of courses, certificates, diplomas and degrees. • Within the school of Undergraduates a variety of different programs are offered including Teaching, Environmental Studies, Mäori Health Sciences, Computing courses as well as a range of bridging programs. Every course having a different pre-requisite. • The indigenous Graduate School was set up with a vision to produce more Mäori scholars and researchers. The school is seen as a development for the education of Mäori nationwide. It offers a range of programs ranging from Masters to Doctoral level. • The Iwi development school is catered for second-chance learners, where if students do not meet the program criteria the school will give them alternative pathways to achieve them. It gives a lot of support to the students as the programs are run at the Marae, surrounded by family and friends. The range of programs offered aim to enhance cultural identity and assist in the cultural development of the hapu and iwi. • eWänanga school has the concept of e-learning. This is where students can study at home using Moodle being fully interactive with other students in the course and the lecturer. Material such as lectures and digital resources are available to upload and download. This is very suitable for students who can not leave home because of family or can not get study leave. This is getting a lot of interest from international students as well. • Ataarangi is a school with Te Reo programs. It was set up by Katerina Mataira and Ngoi Pewhairangi in 1979. It uses the Caleb Gattegno's “silent way method” to teach Te Reo, incorporating humanistic principles about the Maori value system. The method uses rakau or Cuisenaire rods for learning and has been known to be very effective.

  4. Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiärangi History and Background • Awanuiärangi motto: “To pursue knowledge to its greatest depths and broadest horizons”. • Founded in 1992, became an official Wänanga in 1997. • Was founded due to the importance placed on education in providing positive pathways for Mäori. • Awanuiärangi is strongly linked to the Whakatane area but their doors are open to all New Zealanders, Mäori and non-Mäori over the age of 16. • The name Awanuiärangi is linked to the whakapapa (genealogy) of the Mataatua canoe which landed at Whakatane. • Recognizes that most of the Wänanga’s students are “second chance” learners so not all students begin highly qualified. • Provides pathway courses to enable less qualified students to work their way up to more prestigious courses. • Has marae based learning programs so Mäori can learn in familiar environments. • Awanuiärangi is committed to providing on-going learning opportunities, as reflected in its Marae Based Education programs. The programs aim to enhance cultural identity and assist the cultural development of hapü and iwi.  • Awanuiärangi provides Mäori of young and old a place of learning where study can be centered around non-traditional education such as strengthening cultural heritage and hapu, but students can also work their way toward more traditional degrees even to a doctorate level.

  5. Te Wänanga o Awanuiärangi locations

  6. Te Wänanga o Raukawa This educational facility enhances your understanding of your whanau, hapu and iwi. For the students the completion of this qualification ensures they know themselves as Maori;   for the advancement of knowledge and for the dissemination and maintenance of knowledge through teaching and research. History • First off, their major post-European initiative involved the prominent church of the area, Rangiätea,  which was established in the 1850’s but burnt to the ground in 1995. In November 2003 a replication was set up. • In 1936 the ART Confederation (a group of Iwi) built the marae matua – the parent marae named Raukawa. The Native Purposes Act (1936) allowed the creation of the Raukawa Marae Trustees. • In August 1975, the Raukawa Marae Trustees began a 25-year tribal development experiment, known as Whakatupuranga Rua Mano – Generation 2000. Te Wänanga o Raukawa was born out of this revival to assist the ART Confederation to achieve its educational aspirations. • The Raukawa Marae Trustees, resolved to establish Te Wänanga o Raukawa in April 1981 under the founding kaupapa: “For the advancement of knowledge and for the dissemination and maintenance of knowledge through teaching and research”. • In 1993 Te Wänanga o Raukawa was recognised by the Crown as a Wänanga under their new legislation known as the Education Amendment Act 1990. By this time Te Wänanga o Raukawa had been fully operational for over a decade.

  7. Te Wänanga o Raukawa What does Te Wänanga o Raukawa offer? • 49 courses, ranging from Certificates to Doctorate level. • Includes areas such as Environmental Studies, Animation, Health, Teaching, Accounting and Entrepreneurship. • Te Reo Māori, Iwi and Hapū studies, computer studies – compulsory components. Te reo Māori studies – use it or lose it. He taonga te reo • Weekly language classes and three 6 day total immersion experience to speak, listen and observe. • Perspectives and views in the language – Maori knowledge. • Goal is for all students to leave bilingual. Iwi and hapu studies – gathering knowledge about their hapu and iwi • This takes up about a third of the program. • Provides students with a forum to study their own whānau, hapū and Iwi. • E.g.- marae, history, waiata, hapū, artists, taonga and much more. Computer Studies – get ready for the modern world • Students can type up assignments, access info on the internet, take care of laptop, communicate with other students online • Completion of course = certificate of basic knowledge Marae Based Studies (MBS) • Developed in the belief - “People will learn at home, about home by people from home” • One or more of the qualifications being delivered to students on the marae.

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  9. Te Whare Wänanga o Aotearoa History • Is the largest Wänanga in New Zealand, with 36,941 Tauira (students) enrolled in campuses across the country in 2007; compared with 12, 031 students at ‘Waikato in 2007*. • Founded under the name of Waipa Kökiri Arts Centre in 1984 in Te Awamutu, it was recognised as an official Wänanga in 1993 whence it was changed into its current name. • In co-operation with the New Zealand Police, Te Wänanga o Aotearoa also runs a skills and preparation pre-training course for students who want to enlist in the police force. • Unlike the other two wänanga, Te Wänanga o Aotearoa certificates only go so high as bachelors, not up to masters or doctorates. • The CEO, Rongo Wetere was involved in a debacle in 2005, where it was found that he had been giving contracts to his family members. He resigned at the end of the year over the conflict of interest. • The institution was under a financial crisis during that year, and the government appointed Brian Roche to control the finances. Since then, the Wänanga o Aotearoa has stabilised, and Brian Roche is now the Transport Agency Chairman, who just announced plans of the $4.5million Waterview motorway plans in Auckland. Save the trains! *Statistics retrieved from Wananga o Aotearoa Annual Report 2007, and University of Waikato Annual Report 2007, respectively.

  10. Te Whare Wänanga o Aotearoa Available Courses • As with most tertiary schools there are a range of courses and qualifications to enroll in, from part-time study to full-time study to home-based study; certificates (NZQA Levels 1-4), diplomas (Levels 5-6), and bachelors (Level 7), and 75% of the courses are free of charge. The 5 main schools of education are: • Tüäpapa - Foundation is an introductory program designed to encourage beginning students to grow and strengthen the skills to begin academic study. Courses include ESOL, mahi ora, mauri ora, and practical english. • Matauranga - Mäori Studies offers te reo mäori from NZQA Levels 1 to 7, iwi environmental management, te ara reo Mäori, te pinakitanga ki te reo kairangi, nautical studies, tikanga Mäori, tikanga marae, and rongoa Mäori appreciation. • Aronui - Humanities has courses in social work, early childhood studies, primary level teaching, adult education, applied sports, fitness, and a graduate diploma in professional supervising. • Toi - Mäori Arts provides theory studies and practical applications of the visual arts, performing arts, Mäori visual arts, tä moko appreciation, and te arataki manu korero. • Umanga - Computing and Business classes include computing and business administration, computing, money mangement, small business management, enterprise, and indigenous research.

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  12. Bibliography. • Google Maps. (2009). Mapdata Sciences Pty Ltd. Retrieved September, 20, 2009 from http://maps.google.co.nz • New Zealand Legislation Acts (2009) Education Act 1989. Retrieved September, 16, 2009 from http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0080/latest/whole.html#dlm175959 • University of Waikato. (2009). Annual Report 2007 Statistical Information. Retrieved September, 20, 2009 from http://www.waikato.ac.nz/annualreport/2007/ • Te Wänanga o Aotearoa. (2009). About Te Wänanga o Aotearoa. Retrieved September, 20, 2009 from http://www.twoa.ac.nz/home.php • Te Wänanga o Aotearoa. (2009). Annual Report 2007 Tauira Numbers. Retrieved September, 20, 2009 from http://www.twoa.ac.nz/downloads/07AnnualReport.pdf • Te Wänanga o Awanuiärangi. (2009). Te Wänanga Mäori Education Progammes. Retrieved September, 20, 2009 from http://www.wananga.ac.nz/ • Te Wänanga-o-Raukawa. (2008). Te Wänanga-o-Raukawa 2008. Retrieved September, 20, 2009 from http://www.twor.ac.nz/?q=node/1

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