Hei Tīmata: Monday night beginners Te Reo Māori

This 8 week course is for learners who have little or no experience in Te reo Māori. This fun and interactive course will cover a lot in a short amount of time. Learners will gain the key language structures to share and discuss the places where they have lived and grown up. They will also learn how to speak about daily activities and states of being. We also look at pronouns and practice structures around identifying objects and moving around objects. In every class, learners carry out a variety of activities that engage different senses and encourage teamwork. We learn new vocabulary and sentence structures using a co-creation process that relies on actions and gestures. How much new content we cover week to week will be matched to the ability of those in class. There will be karakia, games, waiata and conversations about how the topic content ties in with concepts of tikanga and Te Ao Māori.

He aha te kai ā te rangatira, he kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero.

- This whakataukī speaks to the value of communication. What is the food of our greatest leaders, it is well executed communication. When we communicate well, we give life to the rangatira within.

About your kaiako

Ko wai ahau?

Ko ngā pae maunga e tu nei

Ko Maungatautari te maunga tangata

Ko Maungākawa te maunga o ngā toanga

Ko ngā wai e tere nei

Ko Waikato, Ko Te Waihou

Ko Tainui te waka

Ko Ngāti Hauā rāua ko Ruakawa ōku iwi

Ko Ngati Werewere rāua ko Ngāti Tukorohe ōku hapu

Ko Kai a te Mata, rātou ko Ruapeka, ko Te Taumata ōku Marae

Ko Pearl Hotene tōku ingoa

I love working with people to create learning experiences with Te reo Māori that are meaningful,

collaborative, and transformative. I'm here to build confidence in our learners to kōrero Māori.

He aha te kai ā te rangatira, he kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero.