Whanau Support Hui 27 May 2010
· Isn't it just schools? (How can we embrace our Maori community?)
· Are we going to be heard?
· Can we say what we want? Who will we offend?
· Why not open hui up to everyone?
· How do you think we should as a school identify our Maori students?
o What is the rationale for identification?
o Will it have some relationship to teaching strategy / learning?
o Maybe not comfortable to identify as Maori if they don't practise tikanga Maori
o Parents (Maori) are whakama to put selves out there / to come in to school and have a say
· What do you see as success for your child as Maori?
o Lawyer
o unlimited options – education so that they will be able to choose any path they wish.
o Whakapapa – standing to mihi to people – connecting to others – creating networks of whanau – develops confidence – stand tall, feel part of a larger group
o Give them Maori role models – sports, academic, artists etc who push academia
o Careers expo so they know what options are out there
· What is being Maori?
o Why not ask the kids?
o Library Resources (finding iwi / whakapapa)
o whakapapa – knowledge – giving them the avenues to find this – location
o Creating a marae – school based, real experience
o should be an evolving thing (not a 'fit in' model
o Manaakitanga – Food in the fridge, everyone is welcome here, whakawhanaungatanga
o Respecting elders
o Brown skin
o being staunch in things Maori
o Some parents haven't got the knowledge ingrained to pass on to their children
· I'm Pakeha – I want my kids to succeed. I'm not sure what to do.
· Pepeha – We also have barriers to this i.e. students not knowing/parents not knowing their lineage Library Resources (Finding Iwi/Whakapapa)
· Parents: Rules – hard to keep kids under control with all of the 'rights' – at a loss of what to do.
· Bilingual classes – possibilities
· Minor greetings schoolwide
· School Karakia in classes / assemblies etc (Start during Matariki)
· Karakia home to share with whanau (include translations)
· School wide teaching of tikanga, and maybe also share tikanga during whanau hui
· Ask whanau if interested in bi-lingual or Total Immersion class – probably bi-lingual to start
· Sports personalities and ….
THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH HUI –
Reporting back = newsletter so other whanau can get involved
= website
Meeting fortnightly