Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 2, 2017 17:22:18 GMT 12
HUNDREDS SIGN UP TO STICK TO TE REO
More than 600 people have committed to speaking only in te reo Māori for either a full day, a week or the entire month in September.
Auckland Girls Grammar School Māori language teacher Rhonda Reedy Tibble decided she would commit to speaking Te Reo for the entire month regardless of who she was speaking to, or where she spoke it.
She sent an email to every staff member at the school to notify them in advance and has since received many messages of support.
She said although she was a fluent speaker of Te Reo, using it in a mainstream setting would be challenging.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/338478/hundreds-sign-up-to-stick-to-te-reo
TOLAGA BAY AREA SCHOOL TAKES UP MAHURU MĀORI
Tolaga Bay Area School and Kahukuranui are getting behind the kaupapa of Mahuru Māori, where only Māori is spoken for the entire month of September.
All teachers at the school are also encouraged to get involved regardless of nationality.
Pele Takurua says, "Because we have our European teachers here is it a challenge, but we can write things down on paper if they don't understand what we are saying. But some of them are really putting in effort with their pronunciation, phrases and words that they know."
The aim is to make Māori a normal part of everyday life no matter what month it is.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/tolaga-bay-area-school-takes-mahuru-maori
More than 600 people have committed to speaking only in te reo Māori for either a full day, a week or the entire month in September.
Auckland Girls Grammar School Māori language teacher Rhonda Reedy Tibble decided she would commit to speaking Te Reo for the entire month regardless of who she was speaking to, or where she spoke it.
She sent an email to every staff member at the school to notify them in advance and has since received many messages of support.
She said although she was a fluent speaker of Te Reo, using it in a mainstream setting would be challenging.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/338478/hundreds-sign-up-to-stick-to-te-reo
TOLAGA BAY AREA SCHOOL TAKES UP MAHURU MĀORI
Tolaga Bay Area School and Kahukuranui are getting behind the kaupapa of Mahuru Māori, where only Māori is spoken for the entire month of September.
All teachers at the school are also encouraged to get involved regardless of nationality.
Pele Takurua says, "Because we have our European teachers here is it a challenge, but we can write things down on paper if they don't understand what we are saying. But some of them are really putting in effort with their pronunciation, phrases and words that they know."
The aim is to make Māori a normal part of everyday life no matter what month it is.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/tolaga-bay-area-school-takes-mahuru-maori
