Ko TeAroha taku maunga
Ko Waihou te awa
Ko Ngatimoi te marae
Ko Ngati porou te iwi
Ko Workman te whanau
Our trip to the Marae during the holidays was really refreshing. Not only was it an unbelievable locatio but the bonding as a staff and combination of new and old learning I feel would have been beneficial for everyone.
What has changed since returning from Maketu Marae
I was able to demonstrate presenting my own mihi with more confidence and I have integrated a Maori Waita everyday which the children have loved learning and making up their own actions for.
My goals and next steps in my practice from this new learning was to use Maori comands more naturally within the classroom. For example using the terminology Tuakana Teina instead of buddy reading.
