Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī

Te Aromātai

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī ki te marae o Korohe, ki te raki o Tūrangi. Ka kitea te manawa whakahī o ngā tamariki mō ō rātou hononga ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi, ā-marae hoki. He hihiri tā rātou ako, ā, he harikoa rātou ki te kōhanga reo. Ka maioha, ka whakanui hoki ngā tamariki i te ako i te reo Māori. Ka arotahi ngā hōtaka akoranga ki ngā tamariki me ō rātou ngākau nuitanga i roto i ngā akoranga.

Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

1 Te Horopaki

Kua nukuhia Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī ki te marae o Korohe, ki te raki o Tūrangi. I nukuhia ki reira nā ētahi take hauora, take haumaru hoki i tāutuhia e hāngai ana ki te whare i mua, ki Waihī. Ka whakawhanaunga ngā tamariki me te whānau ki te marae o Korohe.

He pai te whakahaere a te whānau i te kōhanga reo me ngā whakaritenga o ia rā. Ka arotahi te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whakapaitanga ake o te kōhanga reo hei oranga mō a rātou tamariki.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea rawa te tamaiti e whakaatu i tōna māramatanga ki tōna whakapapa?

He manawa whakahī tō ngā tamariki mō ō rātou hononga ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi, ā-marae hoki.

Mana Atua

Ka tūmāia ngā tamariki ki tō rātou taiao ako. Kua waia rātou ki ngā mahinga me ngā tikanga i te kōhanga reo e pā ana ki ngā akoranga ōkawa me ngā akoranga ōpaki hoki. Ka whakarite ngā kaimahi i ngā wāhi me ngā rauemi hei akiaki i ngā tamariki ki te whakatau i ā rātou whiringa ako. Ko ngā whakaaturanga o ngā mahi toi a ngā tamariki me ngā whakaahua o ngā kaupapa i te kōhanga reo, e tohu ana i tā rātou akoranga e pā ana ki ngā atua Māori. Nā te horopaki o te kōhanga reo, he whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o tō rātou marae. He hihiri te ako a ngā tamariki.

He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki ngā taunekeneke papai ki te taha o ētahi atu. Kua whakaritea e ngā kaimahi ngā hononga papai ki ngā tamariki. Ka manaaki ngā tamariki tuākana i ngā pēpi, ā, ka ngākau nui hoki rātou ki te taunekeneke ki a rātou anō, me te noho a te tuakana me te teina. Ko ngā karakia me ngā waiata e pā ana ki ngā atua Māori, e hāpai ana i te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki te manaaki me te tiaki. Ka tautoko ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te ako i te tū me ngā kawenga a te kaiārahi. He pārekareka ki ngā kaumātua ō rātou hononga ki ā rātou mokopuna. He harikoa ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo.

Ka rumakina ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. Ka akiaki rātou i a rātou anō ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Ka āta whakapuaki kōrero ngā kaimahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki. Ka whakatauira rātou i te kounga pai o te reo Māori mō ngā tamariki, te whānau, me ētahi atu. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā rautaki ka arotahi ki te ako mā te reo Māori. He pakari ētahi tamariki ki te whakapuaki māhorahora i te reo Māori. Ka maioha, ka whakanui hoki ngā tamariki i te ako i te reo Māori.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga i āta whakamaheretia kia whai pūtake ai. He mārama ngā tukanga a ngā kaimahi hei ārahi i te whakamahere hōtaka. Ka tāutu rātou i ngā taumahi ako a ngā tamariki, ngā rauemi e tika ana mō ngā taumahi, me ngā rautaki mō te whakapuakitanga o ngā kaupapa i te hōtaka. E ākina ana te whānau ki te whai wāhi ki ngā mahi whakamahere. He pārekareka te ako ki ngā tamariki.

Ko ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o te whakapai tonutanga. Hui ai te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ia te wā, ki te arotake i ngā whakahaeretanga ki te kōhanga reo. Ko te aromātai o roto e hāpai ana i te whānau ki te whakapūmau i te aronga ki ngā tikanga herenga ā-ture me te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kua whakatinanahia e te whānau ētahi pūnaha pūrongo, hei whakaatu i te ahu whakamua ki ā rātou kaupapa matua.

Ko te whakawhanaketanga o te tamaiti me tōna oranga e whakamōhio ana i te aronga rautaki o te kōhanga reo. Ka whakamahia te angamahi o Te Ara Tūāpae hei ārahi i te whakamahere rautaki. Ka whakatakotohia e te whānau ngā whāinga ā-tau hei hāpai i a rātou ki te aroturuki i tā rātou ahu whakamua. Nā ngā pūnaha pūrongo, e āhei ana te whānau ki te aroturuki i te whakaratonga o ngā rauemi e tika ana hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o ngā tamariki. Ko ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā tamariki tētahi kaupapa matua.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

E whanake ana ngā mahi aromatawai. Ahakoa ka whakaemi ngā kaimahi i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā mahi a ia tamaiti, kāhore aua mahi e whakahonoa ana ki ā rātou putanga ako. Kāhore ngā mōhiohio aromatawai a ngā tamariki e tino whakaatu mārika ana i tā rātou ahu whakamua me tō rātou whakawhanaketanga.

3 Te Whakataunga a te Kōhanga Reo ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te arotake, 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:

• te haumaru whatumanawa (tāpiri atu ko te ārahi mauritau, ko te ārai tamariki)

• te haumaru ā-tinana (tāpiri atu ko te mātakitaki tamariki; ko ngā whakaritenga whakamoe; ko ngā aituā; ko te whāngai rongoā; ko ngā whakaritenga akuaku; ko ngā kaupapa here me ngā tikanga haerenga whakawaho)

• te tū tika o ngā kaimahi (tae atu ki ngā taumata tohu mātauranga; te arowhai a ngā pirihimana; ngā rēhitatanga kaiako; me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti)

• ngā whakaritenga, tikanga hōneatanga e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua.

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. 

4 Ngā Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā:

kia whakawhanake, kia whakatinana hoki i ngā mahi aromatawai ka āta pūrongo i te ahu whakamua a ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī ki te marae o Korohe, ki te raki o Tūrangi. Ka kitea te manawa whakahī o ngā tamariki mō ō rātou hononga ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi, ā-marae hoki. He hihiri tā rātou ako, ā, he harikoa rātou ki te kōhanga reo. Ka maioha, ka whakanui hoki ngā tamariki i te ako i te reo Māori. Ka arotahi ngā hōtaka akoranga ki ngā tamariki me ō rātou ngākau nuitanga i roto i ngā akoranga.

5 Hei ā hea Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga arotake anō ai i te kōhanga reo?

Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī i roto i te toru o ngā tau.ī  

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

04 Paenga-whāwhā, 2016 

6 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Evaluation

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī is based at Korohe Marae, north of Tūrangi. Children show they are proud of their whānau, hapu, iwi and marae connections. They are excited in learning and happy in the kōhanga reo. Children appreciate and value learning te reo Māori. Learning programmes are focused on children and their learning interests. 

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī will be in three years.

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī has relocated to the Korohe Marae, north of Tūrangi. The reason for the relocation is due to health and safety issues identified on the original site, at Waihi. Children and whānau affiliate to the Korohe Marae.

Whānau manage the kōhanga reo and daily operations well. Whānau and kaimahi focus on ongoing improvements to meet the needs of their children.

2 The Review Findings

How well do children show their understanding of whakapapa?

Children show they are proud of their whānau, hapū, iwi and marae connections.

Mana Atua

Children are confident in their learning environment. They are familiar with kōhanga reo routines and tikanga pertaining to formal and informal learning times. Kaimahi organise areas and resources to encourage children to make choices in their learning. Displays of children’s art work and photos of kōhanga reo events show them learning about atua Māori. The kōhanga reo setting provides children with the opportunity to learn about tikanga and kawa of their marae. Children are excited about learning.

Children enjoy positive interactions with others. Kaimahi have established positive rapport with children. The older children care for and enjoy interacting with the babies as tuakana, teina. Karakia and waiata about atua Māori help children to understand manaaki and tiaki. Kaimahi support children to learn leadership roles and responsibilities. Kaumātua enjoy the relationships they have with their mokopuna. Children are happy at the kōhanga reo.

Children are surrounded by te reo Māori. They encourage each other to speak te reo Māori. Kaimahi clearly communicate with children. They model good quality te reo Māori for children, whānau and others. Kaimahi use a range of strategies that focus on learning te reo Māori. Some children show confidence to use te reo Māori spontaneously. Children appreciate and value learning te reo Māori.

Planning and Evaluation

Children participate in a purposefully planned learning programme. Kaimahi have clear processes to guide programme planning. They identify children’s learning activities, resources for activities and strategies for the delivery of programme content. Whānau are encouraged to contribute to planning. Children enjoy learning.

Children are the focus for ongoing improvement. Whānau and kaimahi regularly meet to review kōhanga operations. Internal evaluation supports whānau to maintain a focus on legislative requirements and the quality of children’s learning. Whānau have implemented a reporting system to show progress towards meeting their priorities.

Children’s development and wellbeing informs the kōhanga reo strategic direction. Te Ara Tūāpae framework is used to guide strategic planning. Whānau set annual goals to support them to monitor their progress. Reporting systems enable whānau to monitor appropriate resourcing allocations that support children’s development. Children’s interests and needs are a priority.

Key Next Steps

Assessment practices are developing. Whilst kaimahi gather information about what individual children do, these are not linked to their learning outcomes. Children’s assessment information does not accurately reflect their progress and development.

3 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

During the review, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo 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.

4 Recommendation

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

• develop and implement assessment practices that accurately report children’s progress in learning.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī is based at Korohe Marae, north of Tūrangi. Children show they are proud of their whānau, hapu, iwi and marae connections. They are excited in learning and happy in the kōhanga reo. Children appreciate and value learning te reo Māori. Learning programmes are focused on children and their learning interests. 

5 When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Waihī will be in three years.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

4 April 2016

6 Information about the Kōhanga Reo