Kā Puananī o Te Reo One Day te reo Māori School of Excellence

1. Kā Puananī o Te ReoOne Day te reo Māori School of Excellence

2. Selection Process of Students • Expression of interest • Application form • Language proficiency assessment

3. 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

4. Matauranga TūhāhāAn Indigenous Knowledge Base Te Tiriti Ngā Atua Whakapapa Te Ao Whanaungatanga Te Reo Rangatira Ngā Kete Mana Tangata

5. 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 Reo • Practices traditonal pedagogies • Encapsulates whakapapa, waiata, whakatauākī, kīwaha, karakia as traditional contexts • Draws on the knowledge content from specifically Ngai Tahu stories and knowledge – Te Kete o Rakaihautu • Language content generally at an equivalent and higher than 200 level university study

6. 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