Marau ā-kura
Localised curriculum
Mai i te taha wairua, arā, i te ao wairua, ko te pō. Koirā te wā i hangaia ai a Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku. Ka whakawehea rāua kātahi ka puta ko te ao mārama. Ko poutama, ko niho taniwha ētahi tohu o te ao wairua.
I hangaia ai te ira tangata. Heke iho, ko te whakapapa o te tangata, ki ō tātou tūpuna i Hawaiiki. I mōhio rātou ki tō rātou taiao. Mai i reira, ka haere mai ō mātou tūpuna, pēnei i te tohunga a Ngātoroirangi, ki Aotearoa, ā, he nui ōna takahanga.
Heke iho, he nui ngā rāwekeweke nā ō tātou tūpuna. Ko Tūwharetoa tērā. Ko Tūtetawha tērā.
Heke iho, nā wai rā, ka nukuhia mai te wāhanga o tō mātou wharepuni, o Te Ōhaaki, ki Ngāpuke. Me te aha, ka whakatūria te marae o Kauriki me te papakāinga o Ngāpuke.
Kotahi rau tau te roa e ora ana te marae o Kauriki, me te kura o Ngāpuke. Tokomaha ngā whānau nō te marae. He nui ngā uri whakatipuranga kua kitea i ōna wā rā, ā, he nui hoki ngā uri whakatipuranga ka kitea hei ngā rā e haere mai ana.
Kei Taumarunui tō tātou kura. Ko ngā iwi e toru o Taumarunui ko Te Atihaunui ā Pāpārangi, ko Ngāti Maniapoto, ā, ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa hoki.
Mā ngā uara, mā ngā mātāpono, i heke mai i te ao wairua, i te ao kikokiko hoki, e eke ai ngā uri whakatipu ki te tihi o angitu.
Mauri ora e!
The Marau ā-Kura o Te Kura o Ngāpuke School Curriculum sets the direction for student learning. Our Marau ā-Kura perspective comes from a vision of ‘ngā uri o Ngāti Hinemihi’ developing the competencies they need for study, work, and lifelong learning, so they may go on to realise their potential. Ultimately, this helps us to support and guide our development as cultural ambassadors. global citizens and kaitiaki of all that we as Ngāti Hinemihi hold dear for this generation and successive generations. This includes all things Ngāti Hinemihi borne of the heavenly realms that transcends from Rangi to Papa, to the sea and the land to mankind.
The Maraā-kura o Te Kura o Ngāpuke consists of 11 pou. These pou are described below and their importance for our uri as they grow and learn about themselves and the ever-changing world.
Ki te hoe!
Ngā Pou
Pou tahi:
Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku
Ranginui the sky father, Papatūānuku the earth mother, and their many offspring including the famous gods Tāne, Tāwhirimātea, and Tangaroa.
This pou explores the amazing connections to our people.
Pou rua:
Te Ao Mārama
The words refer to a world constantly emerging from darkness into light.
Tāne separating earth and sky, the means by which light came into the world. Tāne was the father of humankind.
Pou toru:
Poutama
This a traditional pattern that represents the stairway to heaven that connects mankind to heaven (the spirit world) and heaven to mankind.
This famous pattern is prominent in tukutuku panels. It symbolises the growth of man, striving ever upwards.
Pou whā:
Niho taniwha
Niho taniwha represents abundance. Having plenty. This is about thinking ahead. This is about knowing the environment, planning, being resourceful, working in sync with the seasons. It is also about being proactive.
Pou rima:
Taiao
The Taiao is the environment. The environment is the natural environment (land, forests, waterways, food, fauna, and flora).
Pou ono:
Ngātoroirangi
Ngātoroirangi was the tohunga of the Te Arawa waka.
Ngātoroirangi came from the ancient homeland of Hawaiki. He was a priest of the highest order.
Pou whitu:
Tūwharetoa rāua ko Tūtetawha
Tūwharetoa is the eponymous ancestor of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa people.
Tūtetawha is a descendant of Tūwharetoa.
Tūwharetoa and Tūtetawha are direct descendants of Ngātoroirangi.
Pou waru:
Whānau
Whānau have played an important part for the people of Ngāt Hinemihi, Kauriki marae, and Ngāpuke.
The community of Ngāpuke, the marae, the kura, was built by several families who settled in the region at the turn of last century.
Pou iwa:
Ngā whakatipuranga
Ngā whakatipuranga means generations. The older generations; our kaumātua and kuia, our pākeke; matua and whaea. The student’s generation (rangatahi) and younger generations of tamariki and mokopuna make up the generations.
Pou tekau:
Ngā iwi e toru
Taumarunui is known for having three major iwi in the area, known as ‘ngā iwi e toru.’
For generations these iwi have combined and worked together.
Pou tekau mā tahi:
Te Tihi o Angitu
Te Tihi o Angitu means success.
Success in all areas of school life is what we strive for, whether it's how we dress, how we apply ourselves in the classroom or on the sports field.
Te tuakiri
The eleven pou are the key aspects to be delivered in the school curriculum.
These pou encapsulate the identity of our uri as mokopuna of Ngāti Hinemihi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa.