Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 13, 2017 16:38:24 GMT 12
MAORI LANGUAGE FOCUS FOR SOUTHLAND
Nearly 200 Southland children gathered in Winton for an afternoon of music and dance with the focus on Maori language.
In a programme coordinated by Southern REAP, North Island publishers and performers Sarah, Alan and Sophie Halt, of Te Reo Singalong, were brought to the province for a week-long tour.
Children's performances were also held in Te Anau, Lumsden, Winton, Mataura, Bluff and Gore, with a teacher workshop held in Invercargill during the weekend.
Part of the success of the programme was reaching children at an early age.
Government funding for te reo had been made available to allow the programme to proceed.
Later this month there would also be two Treaty of Waitangi classes focussing on implementing the treaty into the workplace and implementing it into schools, she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/90299774/maori-language-focus-for-southland
Nearly 200 Southland children gathered in Winton for an afternoon of music and dance with the focus on Maori language.
In a programme coordinated by Southern REAP, North Island publishers and performers Sarah, Alan and Sophie Halt, of Te Reo Singalong, were brought to the province for a week-long tour.
Children's performances were also held in Te Anau, Lumsden, Winton, Mataura, Bluff and Gore, with a teacher workshop held in Invercargill during the weekend.
Part of the success of the programme was reaching children at an early age.
Government funding for te reo had been made available to allow the programme to proceed.
Later this month there would also be two Treaty of Waitangi classes focussing on implementing the treaty into the workplace and implementing it into schools, she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/90299774/maori-language-focus-for-southland