Tag: Whare

Two Days at Te Whare Ruruhau: A Taste of Wild Perfection

Sep 12, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Education, entrepreneur, Maori

If you want to be inspired, then get out into nature. The more remote, the better. My friend Doug manages a Māori trust that looks after 6,950 hectares of mountainous terrain nestled between the Kaimanawa and Kaweka Forests in the central North Island of New Zealand. Recently, it was my great pleasure and privilege to…
Revisiting Te Whare Tapa whā for adult literacy and numeracy teaching

Apr 14, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in NCALNE, 21204, ALEC, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, NZCALN, NZDALN, Online assessment, Pathways Awarua, Professional Development, Qualifications, Whare Tapawha

Te Whare Tapawha Another concept from Te Ao Maori that you may also remember from your NZCALNE (Voc) studies is Te Whare tapawha, or the strong house. Dr Mason Durie’s Te whare tapawha model reminds us that we need to consider our learner as a whole person taking into account the many dimensions that make…