State Highway 10, Awanui
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
“Ko Māmaru te waka
Ko Rangaunu te moana
Ko Pūheke te maunga
Ko Mangatakauere te awa
Ko Karepōnia te marae
Ko Patukoraha te hapū
Ko Parata te rangatira
Ko Karepōnia te kōhanga
Ko Ngāti Kahu te iwi”
Ko Te Kōhanga Reo o Karepōnia tētahi kōhanga reo noho marae, e tū pā tata atu ana ki Awanui. Kua rerekē ētahi o ngā tūranga mahi whai muri i te arotakenga o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te Kohi-tātea o te tau 2020. Nō nā noa tō rātou kuia me tō rātou kaiako matua i huri ai ki tua o te ārai, ā, e ngau tonu ana te mamae ki te whānau. Kua whakatūngia tētahi kaiako hou, ā, kua piki ake ngā tatauranga tamariki ki te kōhanga reo.
He pēhea rawa te whakapuaki mai a ngā mokopuna i tō rātou tuakiritanga me tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga?
E whakawhanake ana ngā mokopuna i tō rātou āheinga ki te whakapuaki i tō rātou tuakiritanga me tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga.
E tau ana ngā mokopuna ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro ki tō rātou taiao ako. Ka whai wāhi atu rātou ki ngā tikanga whakatau manuhiri, ā, nā konā rātou ako ai i tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua, i ngā tikanga, i ngā kawa hoki o tō rātou iwi. Ka whakatauira ngā whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā tikanga hei tangata whenua i roto i ngā pōwhiri. Ka pārekareka ki ngā mokopuna te whai wāhi atu ki ngā waiata tautoko, ā, kua taunga rātou ki tō rātou marae me ngā whakaritenga i te pōwhiri, tae atu ki te wā harirū. Kei te māia haere rātou ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro mā te reo Māori. E whakamahi ana ngā kaimahi i te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki e hāpai ana i te whai māramatanga o ngā mokopuna ki te reo Māori, tae atu ki te tāruarua, te patapatai, me ngā waiata, ngā kīwaha hoki. Ka whakamihi rātou i ngā whakamātau a ngā mokopuna, ā, ka akiaki i te mana āhua ake o ia tamaiti. Ka kitea te māramatanga o ngā mokopuna ki a rātou anō, ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae hoki.
E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki te hōhonutanga o ngā wheako ako e whakapūmau ana i tō rātou tuakiri. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi whakaongaonga me ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou mōhiotanga me ō rātou whakaaro. Ka whakamahi rātou i te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki hei whakapiki ake i te whai wāhi mātātoa mai o ngā mokopuna. He pai ngā taunekeneke, he whānui hoki ngā pātai, ā, ka poipoi, ka whakapakari, ka whakawhānui hoki i te whai wāhi nui a ngā mokopuna ki te hōtaka akoranga. Ka kitea te ngākau nuitanga o ngā mokopuna ki te mahi poi, ki te haka, me te waiata ā-ringa. E whakatairanga ana ngā kaimahi i te Ngāti Kahutanga mā ngā waiata, ngā kōrero tuku iho, ngā waiata koroua me ngā pakiwaitara. Ka hāpai rātou i ngā pēpi me ngā tēina, ā, ka kitea tō rātou māramatanga ki te āhua o ā rātou mahi ā-ringa, o ō rātou kanohi, me ō rātou oro. Ka whakapūmautia ngā tātai whakapapa, ngā hononga ā-pepeha hoki mā te kaha o te whakawhanaungatanga. E rongo ana ngā mokopuna i te harikoakoa i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke hei tuakana, hei teina puta noa i te rā, ā, ka tākaro ngātahi, ka ako ngātahi hoki rātou. Kei te mauritau, kei te harikoa hoki ngā mokopuna i roto i ā rātou akoranga.
E noho tūhonohono ana ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te whakamahere me te aromatawai. E whai kiko ana ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki, o ia rā hoki, ā, e hāngai ana ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo, ka ārahi hoki i ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi. Ka whakamahere ngātahi, ā, kua waihangatia hei poipoi i ngā tūmomo rōpū reanga. Ka whakamahere ngā kaimahi i ngā haerenga, i ngā kaupeka o te tau, me ngā tūmomo kaupapa nui a tō rātou marae mō tō rātou iwi. Ka whai wāhi ki ngā mahere me ngā tukanga aromatawai, ko ngā kaupapa whānui, ngā kaupapa whāiti, me ngā whāinga ako. Ka whakaemi ngā kaimahi i ngā tauira mahi a ngā mokopuna ki ā rātou kōnae ako ātaahua, ā, ka whakamahi i ngā mātai mokopuna ki te tohu i te ahu whakamua o te ako me te whakawhanaketanga o ngā mokopuna. E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna nā te papai o ngā mahi aromatawai me ngā tukanga whakamahere.
Ko ngā hononga ā-whakapapa, ā-marae, ā-hapū hoki e pou here ana i te rere pai o ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā ki te kōhanga reo. Tae atu ai ngā whānau ki ngā hui o ia marama, ā, ka whai wāhi atu ki ngā mahi whakahaere katoa ki te kōhanga reo, ka whakatau ngātahi hoki i ngā whakaritenga hei whānau. Ka whai wāhi ki aua mahi, ko te pūrongo i ngā wāhanga matua katoa, i ngā whakahaeretanga matua katoa hoki o te kōhanga reo. Ko tā te tūtohinga, he ārahi, he tohutohu i ngā whakahaeretanga katoa. Ka whakatutukihia tētahi rārangi arotakenga auau. E whakatakoto ana te mahere ā-tau i te ārahitanga mō ngā kawenga mahi katoa ki te tari. Ka ū te whānau ki te aroturuki i ngā wā katoa, i ngā take e pā ana ki te pūtea, ngā rawa, te marau, te hauora, me te haumaru. Kua ū te mahi ngātahi a te whānau ahakoa ngā taumahatanga, ā, kua whakapakarihia tō rātou āheinga ki te aro pū ki ngā take ka pupū ake. Ka poipoia ngā mema hou e rātou o te whānau whakahaere e tautōhito ake ana, ā, ka toro atu rātou ki te tautoko me te ārahitanga o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo i ngā wā e tika ana. Ko te aronga toi whenuatanga me te waiora o ngā mokopuna, kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga a te whānau.
Me whakapakari i te aromātai i ngā mahere me te hōtaka akoranga. Kua toro atu ngā kaimahi ki te tautoko me ngā whakaaro o tō rātou purapura, hei whakapakari ake i ā rātou whakaritenga aromātai. Kua tīmata noatia te whakawhanaketanga o aua mahi. E akiaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te whakamahinga a ngā kaimahi i aua akoranga hou, hei whakatinana i ngā mahi aromātai pakari. Ka whakatairangatia te ako a ngā mokopuna i te wā ka ārahi ngā whakaritenga aromātai i te whakapai tonutanga o te hōtaka.
Ko te māramatanga o te whānau ki ngā tukanga amuamu tētahi wāhanga hei āta tirohia. Ahakoa he kaupapa here, he tukanga hoki e pā ana ki ngā amuamu, ahakoa e āta whakaatuhia ana hoki, kāhore e whāia ana i ngā wā katoa. Ka whakatairangatia te haumaru me te waiora o ngā mokopuna i te wā e tino mōhiotia ana, e āta whāia ana hoki ngā whakaritenga a te whānau whakahaere.
Me whakapakari ake i te whakamahere rautaki. Ahakoa ka whakawhiti kōrero te whānau mō ō rātou wawata me ō rātou hiahia e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo, kāhore anō aua tūāhuatanga kia whakaōkawatia, kia whakamaheretia rānei. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te aronga o ngā mahere rautaki a te whānau ki anamata, mā te āta whakatakoto i aua rautaki, ā, mā te aroturuki anō hoki i te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i ngā whāinga.
Kāhore anō kia oti ngā arohaehae kaimahi. He mea nui kia whakaoti te whānau i ngā arohaehae kaimahi, hei āta tautuhi i ngā whai wāhitanga whakawhanaketanga ngaio e tika ana ki te hāpai i ngā kaimahi. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakatairanga ake a ngā kaimahi i ō rātou mōhiotanga me ō rātou pūkenga.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha a te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai pānga nui ai ki te waiora o ngā tamariki, arā, ki:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, ā, ka arotake i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.
Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri te whānau ki te:
āta whakatau i ngā whakaritenga e tika ana mō te whakahaeretanga o ngā pūmanawa tāngata, tae atu ki te arohaehae i ngā kaimahi me te whakaratonga o te whakawhanaketanga ngaio
[R47 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA7 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
28 Whiringa ā-rangi 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Awanui |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 18882 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 01H082 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 17 ngā tamariki, kia tokorima ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 14 ngā tamariki, kotahi kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 14 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Here-turi-kōkā 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 28 Whiringa ā-rangi 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2020, Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-rangi 2016; Arotake Mātauranga, Here-turi-kōkā 2013 |
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. ERO’s reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
“Ko Mamaru te waka
Ko Rangaunu te moana
Ko Puheke te maunga
Ko Mangatakauere te awa
Ko Kareponia te marae
Ko Patukoraha te hapū
Ko Parata te rangatira
Ko Kareponia te kōhanga
Ko Ngāti Kahu te iwi”
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kareponia is marae based and near Awanui. Changes to staffing have occurred since the previous ERO review of the kohanga reo in January 2020. The whānau is still adjusting to the loss of their kuia and the passing of their kaiako matua recently. There is a newly appointed kaiako and the kōhanga has seen an increase in enrolments.
Mokopuna are developing the ability to express their identity and belonging.
Mokopuna are comfortable to express themselves in their learning environment. They participate in formal welcoming protocols where they learn about their role as tangata whenua and the tikanga and kawa of their iwi. Whānau and kaimahi role model tangata whenua practices through pōwhiri process. Mokopuna happily provide waiata tautoko and are familiar with their marae and what to do during pōwhiri including hariru. They are becoming confident to express themselves through te reo Māori. Kaimahi use a variety of strategies that support mokopuna te reo Māori understanding including repetition, questioning, waiata, and kīwaha. They praise mokopuna for their efforts and encourage their individual expressions. Mokopuna show an understanding of who they are and where they are from.
Mokopuna are immersed in rich learning experiences that reinforce their identity. Kaimahi provide stimulating activities and opportunities for mokopuna to share their knowledge and ideas. They use a range of strategies to increase mokopuna active involvement. Positive interactions and open ended questions nurture, build and extend mokopuna engagement in the learning programme. Mokopuna demonstrate a love for mahi poi, haka and waiata ā-ringa. Kaimahi promote Ngāti Kahutanga through waiata, kōrero tuku iho, waiata koroua and pakiwaitara. They support the pēpi and tēina who use hand actions, facial expressions and sounds to demonstrate their understanding. Whakapapa and pepehā connections are reinforced through close relationships. Mokopuna enjoy happy tuakana-teina interactions throughout the day as they play and learn alongside one another. Mokopuna are settled and happy in their learning.
Planning and assessment practices are cohesive. Detailed annual, term, weekly and daily planning aligns to Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo and guides kaimahi practice. Planning is collaborative and designed to cater for different age groups. Kaimahi plan for haerenga, the seasons and various kaupapa important to their marae and local iwi. Kaupapa whānui, kaupapa whāiti and learning objectives are part of planning and assessment processes. Kaimahi collate samples of mokopuna work in attractive kōnae ako and use mātai mokopuna to show learning progress and mokopuna development. Mokopuna benefit from effective assessment and planning processes.
Whakapapa, marae and hapū connections underpin the smooth daily operations of the kōhanga reo. Whānau regularly attend monthly hui, are involved in all managerial aspects of the kōhanga and collectively make decisions as a whānau. This includes reporting on all core areas and operations of the kōhanga reo. The tūtohinga provides guidance and direction for all operations. A schedule of regular review is undertaken. An annual plan provides clear guidance for all administrative responsibilities. Financial, property, curriculum, and health and safety issues are consistently monitored by the whānau. Whānau have collectively worked through some extenuating circumstances that have grown their capability to respond to issues as they arise. Newer members are mentored by more experienced whānau whakahaere and they seek advice and guidance from the Kōhanga Reo Regional Trust team when needed. Mokopuna belonging and wellbeing are at the heart of whānau decision making.
Evaluation of planning and the learning programme require strengthening. Kaimahi have sought support and ideas from their Purapura to improve their evaluation practices. This is in the very early stages of development. ERO encourages kaimahi to use this new learning to implement sound evaluation practice. Mokopuna learning is enhanced when effective evaluation practices guide ongoing programme improvements.
Whānau understanding of the complaints process requires attention. Whilst a complaints policy and procedure is in place and clearly displayed, this has not always been followed. Mokopuna safety and wellbeing is promoted when whānau whakahaere practices are well known and followed.
Strategic planning requires strengthening. While whānau discuss their aspirations and desires for the kōhanga reo, these are not yet formalised and planned for. Mokopuna benefit from strategic whānau planning that is future focused, well-planned and when progress toward achieving goals is monitored.
Kaimahi appraisals are incomplete. It is important for whānau to complete kaimahi appraisals in order to clearly identify relevant professional development opportunities to support kaimahi. Mokopuna benefit from kaimahi increasing their knowledge and skills.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children’s wellbeing:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
To meet compliance requirements, whānau must:
ERO and the Kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
Rita Walker
Toka-ā-Nuku – Acting Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
28 November 2024
| Location | Awanui |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 18882 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 01H082 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 17 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 14 children, including 1 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 14 |
| Review team on site | August 2024 |
| Date of this report | 28 November 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, January 2020; Education Review, November 2016; Education Review, August 2013 |
E noho marae ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Karepōnia, ā, e pā tata atu ana i Awanui. He nui ngā wero i roto i ngā tau e rua kua pahure ake nei, ā, kua heke te tatauranga ki te rārangi ingoa, kua pā hoki ētahi rerekētanga ki ngā tūnga kaimahi. Nā te kaha whai wāhi atu a te whānau me ngā kaumātua kua whakatutukihia aua wero.
He pai ngā taunekeneke a ngā tamariki ki waenga i a rātou anō.
Ko te wāhi ako o ngā tamariki, e hāpai pū ana i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki e whanake ai i te reo o ngā tamariki, tae atu ki ngā waiata, ngā karakia, me te whakatauira i te reo i a rātou e whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ana. Ka taea e ngā tamariki ngā pātai māmā te whakautu, ā, ka taea hoki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero māmā. E whanake ana ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki te manaaki me te whakaute i a rātou anō, i ētahi atu hoki. Ka whakatairanga ngā kaimahi i ngā hononga papai ki ētahi atu. Ka whakamihi rātou hei poipoi i te noho whakaute o ngā taunekeneke. Ka tū ngā tamariki hei kaiārahi ki te kawe i ngā karakia me ngā kaupapa ōkawa o te ata. He kaha ngā tamariki ki te manaaki.
E whai wāhi atu ana ngā tamariki ki ngā akoranga e whakatairanga i ngā mātauranga e pā ana ki te aronga toi whenuatanga me te tuakiri. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou pepeha. E hāpai ana taua tūāhuatanga ki te whakapūmau i ngā hononga o ngā tamariki ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i te whai wāhi atu ki ngā kaupapa i te marae, kia rongo ai ngā tamariki i te reo ake o te tangata whenua. E poipoia ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki te reo ōkawa e whakamahia ana, me te whakahirahiratanga o ngā kawa me ngā tikanga. E mōhio ana ngā tamariki ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae.
Ko te waiora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki tētahi aronga matua a te whānau. He pai ngā whakaritenga a te whānau mō te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. He pai te tae ā-tinana atu ki ngā hui, ka whakatau ngātahi, ā, ka whakawhārikihia ngā pūrongo mō te nuinga o ngā wāhanga whakahaere.
Ko tētahi mea nui ki te whānau, ko ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki. E whakamahi ana ngā kaimahi i ngā tauira whakamahere kāhore e āta whai pānga mārika ana ki ngā tūmanako o te marautanga a te kōhanga reo, mō ngā mahi whakamahere. Kāhore ngā mahere o tēnei wā e tāutu ana i ngā taumahi ako e hāngai pū ana ki te whānuitanga o ngā matea, ngā ngākau nuitanga, ngā reanga, me ngā āheinga o ngā tamariki.
Kua tīmata ngā kaimahi ki te whakapakari ake i ngā whakaritenga aromatawai. Kāhore i ngā tamariki katoa te whānuitanga o ngā mōhiohio ki ā rātou pūkete hei tohu i te āhua o te ako, puta noa i Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira. Kua tae ki te wā mō ngā kaimahi ki te tāutu i ngā huarahi e whai hua ake ai ki te whakatakoto haere i te ahu whakamua o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki me ō rātou whakawhanaketanga.
Kāhore ngā meneti mō ngā hui kaimahi e tohu ana i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero mō tēnā e whai hua ana ki te hōtaka, ā, i ngā āhuatanga hoki hei whakapai ake mō ngā rōpū ākonga. Ka whai hua te ako a ngā tamariki mā tētahi hōtaka e tāutu ana i ngā huarahi mō ngā kaimahi ki te whakapai ake i ā rātou ake whakaritenga ngaio.
Ko ngā akoranga tonu a ngā tamariki, ko tā rātou whai mātauranga hoki ā meāke nei, ka whai hua katoa nā tētahi mahere rautaki ka āta whakamaheretia e te whānau. E mōhio ana te whānau, e tika ana kia whakawhanakehia tētahi mahere rautaki e whakaraupapa ana i ngā kaupapa matua hei whakatupu, tae atu ki ngā pūkenga o te whānau i roto i te reo Māori.
I te wā o te aromātai, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Karepōnia i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Gloria Takuira
Acting Toka ā-nuku
27 Kohitātea, 2020
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Awanui, ki te Tai Tokerau |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
18882 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
01H082 |
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Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
17, kia tokorima ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
12, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 4 Tama tāne 8 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Hakihea 2019 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
27 Kohitātea, 2020 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Whiringa-ā-rangi 2016 Here-turi-kōkā 2013 Paenga-whāwhā 2009 |
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Karepōnia is marae based near Awanui. Over the past two years, there have been significant challenges, including roll drop and staffing changes. Whānau and kaumātua involvement has ensured that these challenges have been addressed.
Children interact positively with each other.
Children learn in an environment that supports te reo Māori development. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to develop children’s language including waiata, karakia and role modelling language in their conversations. Children can respond to basic questions and engage in simple conversations. Children are developing as speakers of te reo Māori.
Children learn about care and respect for themselves and others. Kaimahi promote positive relationships with others. They use praise to foster respectful interactions. Children take leadership roles in karakia and the formal morning programme. Children are caring.
Children experience learning that promotes knowledge about belonging and identity. Kaimahi provide children with opportunities to share their pepehā. This helps to reinforce children’s connections to their tūrangawaewae. Kaimahi encourage participation at marae events to expose children to the dialect of the tangata whenua. This helps to foster children’s understanding about the use of formal language and the importance of protocols and tikanga. Children know who they are.
The wellbeing and safety of children is a priority for the whānau. Whānau have suitable practices in place to manage the kōhanga reo. Hui are well-attended; decision making is shared and reports across most areas of operations are tabled.
The learning needs of children are important to the whānau. Kaimahi use planning templates that do not adequately reflect kōhanga reo curriculum expectations for planning. Current plans do not identify specific learning activities for the different needs, interests, ages and abilities of children.
Kaimahi are in the early stages of strengthening assessment practices. Not all children have a range of information in their portfolios to show learning across ngā taumata whakahirahira. It is timely for kamahi to identify ways to better document children’s learning progress and development.
Kaimahi hui minutes do not record discussions about what works in the programme and what may need to improve for groups of learners. Children’s learning benefits from a programme that identifies ways kaimahi can improve their professional practices.
Children’s immediate and future education will benefit from a well-planned whānau strategic plan. The whānau recognise the need to develop a strategic plan that sets out priorities for growth, including whānau capability in te reo Māori.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Karepōnia will be in three years.
Gloria Takuira
Acting Toka ā-nuku
27 January 2020
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Location |
Awanui, Northland |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
18882 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
01H082 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
17 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
12 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 4 Boys 8 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
December 2019 |
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Date of this report |
27 January 2020 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Education Review |
November 2016 August 2013 April 2009 |
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E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kareponia ki te taha o te marae o Karepōnia, ki te tapa o Awanui, i te Tai Tokerau. E tino tautokona ana te kōhanga reo e ngā kaumātua o tēnei takiwā. Ko te whakawhanaketanga i te reo Māori o ngā tamariki te kaupapa matua ki te whānau. He hou te kaiako, ā, he tokomaha hoki ngā whānau hou. E whakahaerehia ana te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Kareponia i roto i ngā tau e toru.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kareponia ki te taha o te marae o Karepōnia, ki te tapa o Awanui, i te Tai Tokerau. E tautoko tonu ana ngā kaumātua o tēnei takiwā i te kōhanga reo, ā, ka noho rātou ki waenga i ngā tamariki i ia rā. He hou te kaiako, ā, he tokomaha hoki ngā whānau hou. He muramura te āhua o te kōhanga reo, ā, he pai hoki tōna whakatakotoranga.
Ka kitea te māramatanga o ngā tamariki tuākana, mā tā rātou whai i ngā tohutohu, me tā rātou whakapuaki i ngā kupu me ngā kīanga kōrero. E āhei ana rātou ki te whakapuaki me te whakautu i ngā pātai māmā.
Ka kitea te mōhio o ngā pēpi ki ngā waiata me ngā karakia mā tā rātou whakamahi i ō rātou ringaringa, mā te āhua anō hoki o ō rātou kanohi i ngā wā e tika ana.
E pou here ana te whanaungatanga i ngā hononga katoa ki te kōhanga reo. Ka kitea e ngā tamariki ngā taunekeneke papai ki waenga i ngā pākeke. Ka atawhai, ka aroha hoki rātou i ētahi atu. Ka whakatinana ngā kaimahi i te aroha, te manaaki, me te āwhina i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ngā tamariki. Ka ako ngā tamariki i ngā tūmanako o te whanonga e hiahiatia ana, ā, ka aro tika rātou ki ēnei. Ka tautoko ngā tuākana i ngā tēina mā te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo huarahi. He harikoa ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo.
Ka ako ngā tamariki i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o tō rātou kōhanga reo me tō rātou marae. He tangata whenua ngā tamariki ki te marae me te kōhanga reo. Ka whakamahere ngā kaimahi i ngā haerenga ki ngā wāhi whakahirahira o te takiwā nei, ki ngā tūmomo huihuinga hoki i ngā marae, hei whakatairanga i ngā wheako reo Māori, ngā wheako tikanga Māori hoki o ngā tamariki. Ka kitea e ngā tamariki tō rātou mōhiotanga ki te whai pānga o te taiao māoriori ki ngā atua Māori. Ka kitea te aronga toi whenuatanga o ngā tamariki ki tō rātou marae. He tau ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo me te marae.
He pai te whakahaere i te hōtaka akoranga mā ngā tamariki. He riterite te whakatakotoranga o ngā akoranga i whakamaheretia ai, me ngā whai wāhitanga anō hoki mō ngā tamariki ki te kōkiri i ā rātou ake tākaro. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā pākeke ki ngā taumahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki hei hāpai i te reo Māori. I ngā tamariki e tākaro ana, e tūhura ana hoki, ka kōrero ngā kaimahi ki a rātou, ā, ka patapatai. E āhei ana ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou ake hiahia māmā, ō rātou ake matea māmā hoki mā te reo Māori. Ka whiriwhiri rātou i ngā taumahi o roto me ngā taumahi o waho. Ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki ki ngā tākaro auaha me ngā tākaro whakaaro pohewa, pērā i ngā kākahu whakaari, te mahi whakaari, me ngā waiata. Kua āta whakaritea ngā mahinga, ā, kua waia hoki ngā tamariki ki ēnei. He maha ngā wā ka whai wāhi atu ngā pēpi ki ngā taumahi ki te taha o ō rātou tuākana. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki te hōtaka e ahu nui mai ana i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga.
Ka ako ngā tamariki ki tētahi wāhi e whakamana ana i te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki mā ngā huarahi ngahau, pērā i ngā kēmu, te kōkiri i ā rātou ake tākaro, i ngā waiata, ngā whakawhitinga kōrero, me te kori tinana, hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki. Ka kōrero, ka whakawhiti whakaaro hoki ngā tamariki tuākana ki ētahi atu mā te reo Māori. He pakari tā rātou kōkiri i ngā wāhanga ōkawa o te hōtaka, tae atu ki ngā mihimihi. Ka tāwhai ngā tamariki nohinohi i ngā kupu kōrero me ngā nekehanga. Ka whai rātou i ngā tohutohu māmā me ngā tono māmā. Ka aro nui ngā pēpi mā ō rātou menemene me ā rātou nekehanga. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te mita o tō rātou iwi ki ngā horopaki ōkawa me ngā horopaki ōpaki. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou mārama i te reo Māori me tā rātou whakamahinga anō hoki i te reo.
He pai te whakamaheretanga o te hōtaka akoranga mā ngā tamariki tuākana. Ka tāutu te whānau i ngā kaupapa o ia tau, ā, ka whai haere ngā kaimahi i ngā mahere o te pae tawhiti me te pae tata. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaiako ki ngā tamariki, ā, e āta poipoia ana ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā pūmanawa ake o ia tamaiti. Ka tuhia ētahi āhuatanga o te ahu whakamua mā ngā kitenga me ngā pūkete mokopuna. Ka whakamōhio ēnei i ngā mahi whakamahere. Ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā kaiako mō te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki me te hōtaka akoranga ki ngā hui kaimahi. Ka tino whakamōhiotia ngā mātua o ngā tamariki tuākana mō te āhua o te ahu whakamua o ā rātou tamariki. Ko te whakawhanake i te reo Māori o ngā tamariki te aronga matua ki te hōtaka akoranga.
He pai te whakahaeretanga a te whānau i tō rātou kōhanga reo. Arotake ai rātou i ia te wā i ngā whakahaeretanga me ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo. He pai te tae ā-tinana atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, ka tuhia hoki aua hui. Ko te whai wāhi mai o ngā kaumātua ki ngā hui ā-whānau, ki te marae, ā, ki te kōhanga reo hoki e hāpai matua ana i ngā whakahaeretanga katoa. Ka whakamahia Te Ara Tūāpae hei whakamōhio i ngā mahere mō meāke nei. Ka aroturukitia ngā whāinga o te pae tata mā ngā mahere ā-tau. Ko te haere tonutanga o te whakawhanaketanga ngaio tētahi aronga matua ki te whānau. Whai wāhi atu ai ngā kaimahi me te whānau ki ngā akoranga reo Māori o tēnei hapori. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā te kaha o ngā mahi whakahaere ki tēnei kōhanga reo.
Kei te whanake tonuhia ngā mahere o te hōtaka me te aromatawai. E ako ana ngā pēpi ki te taha o ō rātou tuākana, engari kāhore i te mārama ā rātou whāinga ako. Mā te whakahāngai i ngā whāinga ki ngā tūmomo reanga, ka whai kiko ake, ka whai pānga ake ngā aromatawai ki te ahu whakamua o ngā pēpi, me tā rātou ako.
I te wā o te arotake, i whakamātauhia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te ratonga ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kareponia ki te taha o te marae o Karepōnia, ki te tapa o Awanui, i te Tai Tokerau. E tino tautokona ana te kōhanga reo e ngā kaumātua o tēnei takiwā. Ko te whakawhanaketanga i te reo Māori o ngā tamariki te kaupapa matua ki te whānau. He hou te kaiako, ā, he tokomaha hoki ngā whānau hou. E whakahaerehia ana te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Kareponia i roto i ngā tau e toru.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
18 Whiringa-ā-rangi, 2016
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Awanui, ki te Tai Tokerau |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
18882 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
01H082 |
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Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
17, kia tokorima ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
17, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 7 Tama tāne 10 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
10-11 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2016 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
18 Whiringa-ā-rangi, 2016 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Paenga-whāwhā 2009 Here-turi-kōkā 2013 |
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Kareponia is beside Kareponia marae, on the outskirts of Awanui in Northland. The kōhanga reo is well supported by local kaumatua. Children’s development in te reo Māori is a priority for the whānau. There is a new kaiako and a number of new whānau. The kōhanga reo is managed in the interests of the children.
The next ERO review of Te Kohanga Reo o Kareponia will be in three years.
Te Kōhanga reo o Kareponia is beside Kareponia marae, on the outskirts of Awanui in Northland. Local kaumatua continue to provide support and a daily presence among the children. There is a new kaiako and a number of new whānau. The kōhanga reo environment is bright and well organised.
Older children demonstrate their understanding by following instructions and independently using words and phrases. They are able to ask and answer simple questions.
Babies show their familiarity to waiata and karakia by using their hands and faces at appropriate times.
Whānaungatanga underpins all relationships at kōhanga reo. Children observe positive interactions between adults. They are kind and loving with others. Kaimahi display aroha, manaaki and awhina in their interactions with children. Children learn about expectations for behaviour and respond appropriately. Tuakana support teina in a variety of ways. Children are happy at kōhanga reo.
Children learn about tikanga and kawa of their kōhanga reo and their marae. Children align themselves with tangata whenua on the marae and in the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi plan haerenga to places of local significance and marae events enrich the children’s experiences of te reo and tikanga Māori. Children show an awareness of how the natural environment relates to Atua Māori. Children demonstrate a sense of belonging to their marae. Children are settled in the kōhanga reo and marae environment.
The learning programme is well managed for children. There is a balance of structured learning and opportunities for independent play. Adults engage in activities with children to provide te reo Māori support. As children play and explore, kaimahi talk to them and ask them questions. Children are able to express their basic wants and needs in te reo Māori. They choose activities both indoors and outdoors. Children participate in creative and imaginative play including dress ups, drama and music. Routines are well established and familiar to children. Babies often participate in activities alongside their tuakana. Children enjoy a balanced programme based on their interests.
Children learn in an environment where te reo Māori is priority. kaimahi use a range of strategies in fun ways through games, free play, waiata, conversations and kori tinana to support children’s language development. Older children talk and communicate with others in te reo Māori. They lead formal parts of the programme including mihimihi with confidence. Younger children can mimic the spoken word and actions. They can follow simple instructions and requests. Babies respond with smiles and gestures. Kaimahi model the dialect of their iwi in both formal and informal situations. Children are developing in their understanding and use of te reo Māori.
The learning programme for older children is well planned. Whānau identify annual kaupapa and kaimahi follow long and short term plans. Kaiako know the children well and children’s individual interests and strengths are catered for. Aspects of children’s progress is recorded through observations and mokopuna files. These are used to inform planning. Kaiako discuss children’s progress and the learning programme in kaimahi hui. Parents of older children are well informed of their children’s progress. Children’s te reo Māori development is a focus of the learning programme.
Whānau manage their kōhanga reo well. They regularly review the kōhanga reo operations and practices. Whānau hui are well attended and recorded. The presence of kaumatua at whānau hui, on the marae and in and around the kōhanga reo play a key role in all operations. Te Ara Tuapae is used to inform future planning. Short term goals are monitored through annual plans. Ongoing professional development is a priority for the whānau. Kaimahi and whānau attend local te reo Māori classes. Children benefit from a well-managed kōhanga reo.
Programme planning and assessment for babies is still developing. Babies learn alongside their tuakana but their learning goals are not clear. Age specific goals will lead to more detailed and relevant assessment of babies’ progress and learning.
During the review, ERO looked at the service’s systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection)
physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures)
suitable staffing (including qualification levels; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
Continue to raise the quality of all areas of operations including establishing assessment processes relevant to babies.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kareponia is beside Kareponia marae, on the outskirts of Awanui in Northland. The kōhanga reo is well supported by local kaumatua. Children’s development in te reo Māori is a priority for the whānau. There is a new kaiako and a number of new whānau. The kōhanga reo is managed in the interests of the children.
The next ERO review of Te Kohanga Reo o Kareponia will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
18 November 2016
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Location |
Awanui, Northland |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
18882 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
01H082 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
17 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo Roll |
17 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Gender Composition |
Girls 7 Boys 10 |
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Ethnic Composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
10 - 11 October 2016 |
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Date of this report |
18 November 2016 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review |
April 2009 August 2013 |
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